How important is a site survey when planning an outdoor digital menu board project?

Many digital menu board installations are retrofits for existing sites. Most stores or quick service restaurants will require prep work to install an outdoor digital menu board. A site survey is extremely important and will eliminate the guesswork when preparing for the upcoming project. There are a number of important items to consider during the site survey to ensure a smooth transition from static to digital menu boards.

Looking to purchase a new enclosure to protect electronics? Ask the right questions.

There are many things that one must consider before placing a purchase order. For example, what is the temperature of the environment that the enclosure will be stationed? Is it a dry area? Will dust and dirt be in abundance? These are just some of the items one should consider when planning for a deployment.

How do temperatures affect an outdoor digital signage solution?

Temperature extremes play a major role in deciding what kind of outdoor digital signage your company may need. If the LCD or media player overheats, your equipment could malfunction or necessitate an expensive on-site repair. This could cost an excessive amount to fix. Obviously, weather and geographic location are extremely important when reviewing the many different outdoor digital signage solutions available in the marketplace, whether it be an outdoor digital menu board for your quick service restaurant, or an LCD enclosure displaying when the next train is arriving (see image above). Being able to regulate the temperature inside the LCD enclosure is vital.

Is your planned outdoor digital menu board installation modular and serviceable in the unlikely event of a failure of one of the components?

Will your menu board continue to work properly, even though someone is servicing the back of the sign? This is an important question to ask, when deciding from which company to purchase your new and innovative outdoor digital menu board. As you know, if you are down for even 30 minutes, it could mean substantial loss of revenue. Being able to access and quickly service your menu board - and continue to take orders - is essential for any quick service restaurant (QSR).

As technology progresses, it is more and more vital to have computers on the factory or plant floor.  However, if they are not properly protected in a computer enclosure, the shelf life of the computer could be very short. Dirt, dust, and even liquids can ruin a tower rather quickly and it will cost time and money to repair or completely replace.  

Some applications may not require an "all-in-one" industrial enclosure that has enough space for the PC, monitor, keyboard or printer.  If all you need is to keep the PC safe, a desktop or tower pc enclosure will be your most efficient and cost effective solution.

If you don't know where or what to look for, finding the right enclosure protection can be rather difficult.

Change is good.  It keeps life fresh and exciting.

Change is also good when it comes to changing your outdoor messaging in your drive-thru menu.  Has your company considered Quick Service Restaurant digital menu board enclosures with drive-thru lanes in mind?  Being able to quickly and efficiently change your menu’s options, pricing, specials, calorie information, and more is an easy change to make with digital.  Outdoor digital menu boards provide your company with the most attractive and functional solution for all of your outdoor messaging.  It also gives your customers an all-new drive-thru experience, which makes your restaurant more appealing and hip.

"I will provide the LCD for my outdoor digital signage project."

If you are in the manufacturing field, you have probably used a Zebra barcode label printer. 

When it comes to printing out multiple labels in various sizes, colors, and shapes, Zebra is top of the line, not to mention very innovative.  With just a few quick keystrokes, your company can have slick, branded labels for all of your shipping boxes and packaging.

Zebra printers are usually located on a plant floor, exposed to dirt, dust, soot, coffee, and various other harmful elements.  Although the printer is meant for industrial applications, it cannot withstand a dirty environment with extreme hot and cold temperatures.  Utilizing the correct zebra printer enclosure will be just the ticket to maximizing the lifetime of your printer and protecting against costly downtime.