Tag: industrial monitors

Digital Signage in Manufacturing – Protection

Manufacturing is an important aspect to the economy. While manufacturing has declined over the last decades, especially in the UK and United States, governments have pinned hopes on manufacturing to help boost economies and return their nation’s balance books back into the black. Modern manufacturers face huge challenges, though. With stiff competition from the Far […]

Industrial Digital Signage

Digital signage is proving to be an incredibly popular form of advertising and messaging. Nearly everywhere you go these days there is a screen providing information of advertising content, from airports to shopping centres, and even the UK high streets are now filling up with outdoor digital signage. The advantages of using screens for relaying […]

LCD Enclosures and the Uses of Outdoor Digital Signage

LCD enclosures have helped in the expansion of DOOH (digital out of home) advertising outdoors with all-weather protection that has increased the number of applications that outdoor digital signage has been used for. Whilst still a new media, digital signage has traditionally been an indoor method of advertising and information, however, thanks to LCD enclosures […]

Alternative Solution to Outdoor Digital Signage

The use of modern TV technology in the signage industry has increased dramatically as the prices of LCD and plasma screens have plummeted in recent years. The technology has also increased in performance with better picture quality and more durable components making them more reliable and allowing their use for advertising and signage purposes. Digital […]

NEMA Codes Explained

When selecting an enclosure whether it is for an industrial computer or other type of electrical advice it is important to understand what protection it offers here is a list of the American NEMA codes that signify the protection the enclosures offer. Here are some of the most common NEMA codes used in the industrial […]

Industrial Computers and NEMA Codes

With industrial computers it is important to understand in what conditions the machines can be used in and what elements they offer protection against. NEMA codes are similar in effect to the European IP rating system (Ingress Protection) but are established by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) of North America. However, unlike the European […]

The Most Commonly Used IP codes

Here are some of the most commonly used IP codes in the industrial computer enclosure industry. The IP codes signify how much protection the enclosures offer against the penetration of foreign bodies and permeation of water. The two digits signify the protection against solid objects (the first digit) and liquids (the second digit. The greater […]

Industrial Computers and IP Ratings

It is commonplace in the industrial computer industry to keep coming across the term ‘IP rating,’ this article will examine the IP rating system, explaining what it means and where it is used. IP stands for ‘ingress protection’ and is usually assigned to enclosures and in industrial computers this is the enclosure that houses the […]

Industrial Computer Enclosures – Common Questions

What is an Industrial computer Enclosure? An industrial computer enclosure is put simply a box that protects a housed computer. It does not necessarily take the place of a normal PC enclosure but acts as a containing unit where an entire PC can be installed inside to gain protection from the elements of an industrial […]

Alternatives to an Industrial Computer

Computers are as essential a tool for manufacturing and industry as they are for the office environment. However, the requirements for an industrial computer far out-strip those of a conventional desktop PC. An industrial computer needs to be able to withstand such hazards as dust, dirt, grime and water, whilst still being rugged enough to […]