LCD Enclosure Global

Our outdoor LCD enclosure was primary designed and developed for the outdoor digital signage market, however more and more organisations are seeking to use large flat panel TV’s in manufacturing facilities – Why?

We all have need for information in this “must have it now” world, this is why digital signage in outdoor locations has taken off so well helped by the increase of aps from Apple and other mobile device vendors. But now companies see that they can use large TVs in manufacturing facilities to assist the production team in organising their day and monitoring production.

We all know that an outdoor LCD enclosure is perfect for protecting dynamic signage outdoors, especially with the protection from the climate and potential vandal risk, however a factory or manufacturing environment is a total different ball park, as there are many different types of hazards that will kill the screen just like a vandal hitting an unprotected screen with a baseball bat.

Factory use for our outdoor LCD enclosure.

When a business invests into a data capture solution for the factory production it is not entered into lightly, as the financial costs are high as well as the time and effort planning and deploying a system is also time consuming.

But installing a standard screen unprotected is foolish, this is why the sigma six team or manufacturing information system management team insist that the electronic hardware that is used in a factory is protected. The plant may use corrosive coolants in the production of their products such as in a steel plant, or the production floor may be cleaned every night or at the start of every shift by a mixture of chemical cleaner such as a diluted bleach and water, fed through a high pressure water jetting machine.

As you can see from these two examples, both are hostile and both will affect the internal components of the computer hardware, so by fitting the hardware into an LCD enclosure these provide protection from fluid and dust ingress as well as protecting the factory investment in the project.

LCD Enclosure Global have a vast knowledge and experience manufacturing protective enclosures, their range of LCD enclosure is supplied to many top level integrators throughout the world, for outdoor digital signage and at the same time to major manufacturing companies for factory information system protection.

For the most affordable solution in the market, contact us on 888 460 3573 toll free from the USA.

Digital posters have proven to increase sales in quick server restaurants, so where else can these be used?

Well the digital poster is designed to work indoors due the components not been waterproof and would certainly fail if left outside, so this does restrict their use to indoor use but there is a way to waterproof them (read more later).

So an indoor digital signage solution can range from a video wall costing $10,000’s or a 40” digital poster costing less than $1,000 and it really depends on the actual application. For example in a shopping mall a video wall would be more acceptable as the costs could be spread throughout the advertises, on the other hand a nail salon or a coffee store could promote their own products on a cost effective digital poster, due to the content being fairly constant. Meaning that normally in a nail salon the products and services are constant throughout the year with specials being advertised during the months leading up to the holidays.

What makes a video wall?

These are banks of large screens or LED panels bolted together and the content is run through a media processor that arranges the video and audio to synchronise and create a seamless image on the large screen.

These are totally different than a smaller less expensive digital poster, however the digital poster cannot have new content uploaded to the media player by the internet, it has to be on a memory card and inserted to the media player.

Making a digital poster weatherproof.

A special sealed housing is needed, similar to an LCD enclosure, these housing protect the LCD screen and the digital poster from the weather and possible abuse. These must offer protection from the rain and excess heat as well as providing adequate ventilation otherwise the poster will over heat and fail?.

LCD Enclosure Global manufacture a range of outdoor LCD housings for digital posters as well as their range of LCD enclosures that are used by the outdoor digital signage market for protecting them in high and very low temperatures.

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Outdoor digital signage has to be seen to ever have a chance of a decent return on investment, if not the project will fail, so one of the main challenges is how to protect outdoor digital signage networks.

When researching into deploying an outdoor digital signage network, as well as considering the different types and sizes of screens, you also will have to consider a media player, this can either be a wireless solution or a wired solution, allowing the audio visual manager to maintain and update the advertisements on the network.

With these screens ranging from $2,000 and the media players costing any where up to $1,500, this investment has to protected not only from the weather but also from vandalism and theft.

There are specially designed and manufactured LCD enclosures specifically for the outdoor digital signage market, these outdoor LCD enclosures are robust and come complete with a thermostatically controlled cooling and heating system that will cope with the most demanding temperatures Mother Nature can through at them. Some units even come with high security locks, actually approved safe locks but make sure you do not lose the keys!

An outdoor LCD enclosure will protect any digital outdoor signage network from abuse and will ensure your investment has a high chance of a good return on your funds.

With screens ranging in size from 36” up to and including 108 inches, finding a solution to protect the screen could be difficult however this is were a video wall comes into play, as you can arrange 46” screens to provide a massive wall of entertainment and still have the hardware protected.

One thing is certain when you complete a digital signage solution, you do not want to be wasting man hours having to send engineers back to site to make sure the screens are still working or they have not been damaged or stolen, this way an outdoor LCD enclosure would save you thousands in wasted labour costs.

LCD Enclosure Global manufacturer a range of LCD enclosures specifically for outdoor digital signage protection, their range of products will protect screens from 17″ up to and including 80″ screens, their LCD enclosure range have been supplied to theme parks, hotels but mainly to signage integrators.

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Liquid crystal displays, or LCD’s, is a technology far beyond that of a CRT or cathode ray tube display, which was the normal computer monitor of the 1990’s. The LCD rapidly became better known and implemented in normal procedures and led to the rise of industrial LCD monitors. These monitors have usually been specially crafted to withstand incredible problems they may face. It is an interesting thing to note that LCD monitors use up to two thirds less energy to run and if treated properly will outlast any CRT you have to compete with. They are also proven to cause less eye trouble and take up space up to 90% less than a CRT.

Then there are the high end TFT LCD monitors. The TFT, thin film transistor, LCD’s are just a higher quality image LCD screen. They are commonly found in TV’s, flat computer monitors, and projectors.

The first LCD screens were originally installed in laptops before the technology was increased to allow use with every day computers. An industrial LCD monitor greatly differs from that of your friend’s 26 inch HP LCD monitor, in fact, it is superior in every way except maybe image quality, and even then, it proves to be a challenge to beat. The industrial LCD monitor world is tough as the monitors must endure heat enough to melt the plastic of normal monitors, they need to be able to go underwater (try that with your LCD tv), they must be able to be dropped, stepped on, tossed, and even sometimes shot, as the military now uses industrial LCD monitors for their work.

A feature that frequents the world of industrial LCD monitors is a touch sensitive screen. These are more common in the military setting and the aquatics setting than any other industry. The loss of needing a keyboard and mouse is huge for some industries, which is why aquatic companies sometimes use these. Another feature some of these LCD monitors have is being sunlight readable monitors. In other words, there is no reflection. This can be huge for construction companies that need to be able to evaluate what is on the screen without having to worry about the sun blurring their vision. To do this, sometimes the companies have increased the backlight. Other companies have taken this several steps further by adding a highly reflective backlight which increases the reflection of ambient light. It also eliminates the need for extra cooling units and just as a side positive to this feature, it requires no additional energy.

A digital poster can come in all different types, they can be run in either landscape or portrait depending on your application and are the most cost effective digital advertising solutions available.

These come with a commercial standard screen with a built in media player this stores the content locally on a memory card and the content can be updated using the USB port on the media player.

This is then locked and secured to prevent anyone removing the media card, the only restriction is that the content cannot be updated remotely. However this can be achieved by connecting an external hard disc drive using the USB port on the internal media player. Then connecting the media player to the internet so you can update content remotely, this makes life so easy and is more affordable as you don’t have to pay engineers to drive to locations and update the content, it can be done from one office over a network of signs and this is not limited to country, you could even have a global network.

Digital advertising is one of the fastest growing industries as all businesses need to advertise and this is one way to get attention grabbing content that will compel customers to buy the products promoted.

The next step from a digital poster is an LCD advertising display, the main difference are these are floor standing and are ideal in reception areas, these increase in size with digital posters from 17” to 32” with the floor standing units starting at 40 and increasing to 72”.

LCD Enclosures Global supply a range of digital posters that are perfect for indoor applications as well as LCD enclosures that are used for outdoor digital signage applications.

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