iPad suitable for 18X7 environment? An industrial application needs a barcode scanning kiosk and upload scans 18 hours a day,7 days a week.  Users are not expected to touch the display, however, the display will be on broadcasting instructions and providing feedback that scans are successful.  

Has the iPad been tested or used in 18X7 duty cycles or similar high duty cycles?
Our iPads in factory settings are less expensive, faster to interact with and break less than all the other hardware we deploy. This includes corrosive atmosphere environments, metallic dust and all manner of things that tend to short out gear. Even if they failed at a rate twice of computers, they’re still cheaper to replace than other options we could use for our application.

The resale value of lightly used iPads is so high I’d start a pilot program immediately if you’re on the fence.