After a difficult few years, government statistics are showing that manufacturing in the United States is slowly recovering to pre-credit crunch levels. This is great news, but complacency is something no manufacturing company can afford, which is why making manufacturing processes as efficient as possible is an important aspect of the modern American factory floor. Read the rest of this entry »

Computers are now an essential tool in most manufacturing businesses. Ideal for controlling machinery, ensuring processes are running as efficiently as possible and reducing waste, few factories and industrial centers can function without a PC. However, factory and distribution locations are not the type of location in which most desktop PCs were designed to operate. All sorts of elements prevalent in manufacturing and distribution centers can easily disable a standard PC system, and one of the most common of these elements is dust. Read the rest of this entry »

Most computer administrators are aware of the problems dust can cause to computers and other electrical equipment. Even in the relatively dust-free environments of our offices and homes dust will permeate a computer enclosure. Armagard specialize in protection for computers against so called ‘dust bunnies.’ Read the rest of this entry »

While indoor digital signage is everywhere, from gas stations to convenience stores, airports to shopping malls, outdoor digital signage is not as ubiquitous. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s no doubt that flat screen TVs have fallen dramatically in price. When plasma and LCD screens first emerged on to the market they were fairly expensive devices with large-sized screens a thousand dollars or more. Now, a decent size flat screen TV is available for a few hundred dollars. As a result, flat screen TVs are now used for all sorts of applications from information screens at airports and train station, to advertising screens around shopping malls and stores. Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to digital signage there are a lot of decisions that need to be made. From the size and type of display, the software platform, not to mention the type of content, but one aspect of digital signage projects that many integrators don’t give enough thought into, is the digital signage display enclosure. Read the rest of this entry »

Whether it is for outdoor digital signage, outdoor information screens or installing a TV in the backyard or rear of a bar for entertaining customers, any screen used outside will need to be protected from the elements. The difficulty with weather protection for outdoor TVs is that different locations have different demands for using an outdoor TV. Read the rest of this entry »

The restaurant and fast food industry relies on impulse purchases. In such a competitive industry, finding new and innovative ways of tempting customers into a diner can make a huge difference to revenue. Outdoor digital menu boards are an engaging and eye-catching method of generating custom that has so many benefits over traditional menu systems. Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to providing information in public arenas, such as train stations, outside colleges and schools, or even churches and other religious buildings, flat screen TVs hooked up to media playing systems provide a far better solution than traditional notice boards and printed signs. Read the rest of this entry »

Outdoor TV enclosures are a simple and cost effective way of using a TV screen outdoors and keeping it protected from the weather, variations in temperature and physical threats such as vandalism. Since the rise of the flat panel LCD display, taking a TV outdoors has become a common occurrence. Read the rest of this entry »