Top tips for buying enclosures – How to ensure the quality of design

Protecting computers, printers, touch-screens and LCDs from the perils of shop floor or industrial environments is relatively simple. Industrial computer enclosures or LCD enclosures fro digital signage is now being produced from a multitude of manufacturers at a variety of costs and quality. In searching for an enclosure there are some important aspects to bear […]

When Flexibility Matters: Industrial Computer Enclosures Prevent Production Downtime

Industrial computers have been around almost as long as the office PC automating and computerising industrial processes just as they have done for office tasks. However, office environments are a lot different to industrial areas that often contain many hazardous elements, unfit for an office PC to be used in. Dust, dirt, grease and the […]

Screenmedia Expo Demonstrates Exciting Future for Outdoor Digital Signage

The 2009 Screenmedia Expo in London’s Olympia over the last few days has provided a glimpse of some of the new technologies and applications for digital signage. As LCD enclosure specialist’s, Armagard we were especially interested in many of many of the new applications and innovations for outdoor digital signage. With exhibitors from across the […]

Waterproof and Dustproof Computer Protection

IP65 is the European standard that governs the protective capabilities of an electrical enclosure.  IP stands for ‘Ingress Protection ‘and the two-digit number represents the amount of protection afforded by  dust particles (first digit) and water (second digit). An IP 65 enclosure is the standard enclosure suited for a wash down environment making it a […]

Protecting displays in hazardous locations

Display devices such as LCDs and plasmas are no longer just used for computer and televisual applications. The price of modern display devices ahs fallen to such a level that the use of such devices in applications such as digital signage is now widespread. Displays such as LCD and plasma are ideal for signage purposes […]

LCD Enclosures for Digital Outdoor Signage

Digital advertising now seems to be everywhere. You may have noticed the information booths on your high street and in your local supermarket; the digital screens on buses and trains; or the point of sale adverts at checkouts. Digital signage is now the fastest advertising media, with sales of LCD screens for digital signage purposes […]

Industrial Computers in Washdown Environments

Computers are an essential tool in manufacturing and production – they increase efficiency, reduce waste and increase production. They are now found in almost every industry from steel production to cake making. Yet computers don’t find many of these environments easy to work in. a good example is food production where computers not only have […]

Stainless Steel – Sheffield’s Gift to the World

Sheffield is a name famous throughout the world and synonymous with the manufacture of steel throughout the 19th century. And while the locals may suggest there is far more to Sheffield than just steel production, it is steel that not only put the English town on the map but also changed the shape of the […]

Challenges in Food Manufacturing – Computerisation

Food processing is one of the most challenging sectors in manufacturing. Governed by endless laws and guidelines the difficulties in food preparation plants do not end there. Hygiene understandably plays a large part in food manufacturing with the need to keep surfaces, floors, walls and equipment spotlessly clean. For this reason nearly all equipment has […]

Will Digital Signage work for my Business?

The term digital signage has become a buzzword in the advertising sector. Recent reports on the industries growth and its forecasts for the future have caused increased excitement towards what is still regarded as a new media. But is this type digital advertising really worth it when compared to other forms of media such as […]