More and more manufacturers are using LCD enclosures on dirty, dusty plant floors. With digital signage, management can communicate vital information efficiently to employees with a few clicks of a button.

Deploying an LCD in a warehouse or factory environment involves extensive planning. The same dangers that harm a computer or printer system will also exist for an LCD. Dust, humidity, liquids and temperature fluctuations can wreak havoc on a standard display. Manufacturers recognize the need for an enclosure to house a large commercial monitor, and enclosures are available in various shapes and sizes.

LCD Enclosure for Manufacturing Environments

1. Safety

Workplace safety is a top priority at any company, especially in manufacturing. Many companies are turning to digital signage as a fast and effective way to reach their employees. Digital signage is an easily managed tool to improve safety procedures. Michelle Hopkins, in the article, “10 Simple Steps to Improve Workplace Safety,” expresses the importance of signs, “… Signs are a cheap and effective way to quickly communicate important information. They’re usually simple and rely on pictures to detail hazards and proper procedures. These tools are good reminders and warnings for even the most experienced worker.” Digital signage can replace the old-fashioned bulletin board ‘signs’ in the lunchroom or on poles in the factory, saving paper and time. Human resources can now focus on more important issues!

2. Critical Processes

Digital signage can help manufacturers display critical production line information. The notion of “set it and forget it” programming is especially beneficial to plant managers. Utilizing digital signage on a manufacturing floor can help reduce response time for production quality issues. In the blog, ‘9 Scenarios of Common Assembly Line Issues,’ Dan McKiernan emphasizes the importance of having real time information for workers and managers, “Whether you need ongoing information, periodic status updates or data to observe a recent line change, it is imperative to have a tool to continually monitor and analyze your assembly line. [Digital signage] provides you with real-time, continuous and standardized task level data to provide analysis for every station in your assembly process. With a good understanding of your assembly line, you can easily identify problems and make accurate decisions to meet the changing demands of your assembly line.”

3. Performance

To keep employees motivated and attitudes positive, digital signage can also be utilized to display workplace goals and performance statistics. Keeping employees informed of key metrics, quality control or inventory levels can help drive enthusiasm. A simple daily ‘to-do list’ or real-time statistics on a digital screen will do wonders. According to the article, ‘Why Leaders Need To Embrace Employee Motivation‘ motivation is key, “Employees whose managers involve them in goal setting are 3.6 times more likely than other employees to be engaged… [Furthermore], Gallup estimates the cost of poor management and lost productivity from employees in the U.S. who are not engaged or actively disengaged to be between $960 billion and $1.2 trillion per year.”

Now more than ever, visual communication is a powerful tool to engage, educate and even inspire employees. Loud machinery and large open spaces with high ceilings can make real-time company communication (via a loudspeaker) a real challenge on the plant floor. Regardless if your goal is to improve performance, increase safety or empower your workforce, be sure to choose the right LCD enclosure that will keep your message running 24/7.

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Mt. Pleasant, Pa (August 30, 2017) – With a proven digital track record for over a decade, ITSENCLOSURES continues to deploy outdoor digital signage across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. The most recent installation occurred, this month, at Ohio Stadium, the home of the Ohio State Buckeyes.

The project took approximately 8 months from start to finish. In December of 2016, The Ohio State University (OSU), located in Columbus, Ohio, contacted ITSENCLOSURES regarding a potential new project for the university’s football stadium. OSU received the necessary funding for the digital signage project in the first quarter of 2017. With competition from two other enclosure manufacturers, ITSENCLOSURES won the business and secured the project based on cost, enclosure quality, and a previous successful relationship.

The digital signage project consisted of 28 passively cooled/vented ViewStation LCD enclosures that house 79-inch monitors. The majority (26) of the enclosures are mounted back-to-back on an I-beam to display game statistics in real time. Two additional enclosures are mounted to the wall. With the 28 recently installed enclosures, Ohio State University now has over 200 ITSENCLOSURES’ LCD enclosures mounted throughout the football stadium.

Before the units were fabricated, ITSENCLOSURES’ engineering team worked hand and hand with OSU to provide the necessary weights and loads of the enclosures. This data was needed to apply for the permits to install the lcd enclosures, in the stadium, prior to the 2017 football season. For fan protection and as a precaution against vibration, OSU installed safety chains attached to the I-beams for the dual-sided enclosures.

With football season right around the corner, the enclosures were installed the second week of August 2017. The first home game will take place on Saturday, September 9^th against the Oklahoma Sooners.

JT Spangler, the President and Owner of ITSENCLOSURES, said, “We love having our company’s enclosures installed at such a storied and respected football venue. The home of the OSU Buckeyes is one of the largest football stadiums in America. It is very humbling to know that our digital signage enclosures will be seen by over a hundred thousand football fans on Saturday’s this Fall. Our team could not be prouder with this particular enclosure project. It shows how ITSENCLOSURES and The Ohio State University can come together to engineer and fabricate a quality product that will endure for many, many seasons to come.”

The durable enclosures are shielded from any direct weather exposure, so ITSENCLOSURES was able to provide a vented LCD enclosure solution. The enclosure window is constructed out of an anti-glare, polycarbonate material.

The new digital signage screens replaced old, static game boards that displayed statistics for the fans.

Mr. Spangler continued, “Over the past few years, we have installed digital signage at various locations across Columbus, Ohio, and we are excited to continue our relationship with Ohio State University. Repeat customers know that they will be receiving heavy-duty enclosures that will protect the sensitive electronics that are housed inside.”

According to OhioStateBuckeyes.com, “Ohio Stadium is the fourth largest on-campus facility in the nation. Since the opening game against Ohio Wesleyan on October 7, 1922, more than 36 million fans have streamed through the stadium’s portals. Ohio Stadium is listed in the National Registry of Historic Places.”

During the football season, ITSENCLOSURES plans on following up with Ohio State to retrieve first-hand reaction from fans about the new signage.

For more information on ITSENCLOSURES’ large array of products, visit www.ITSENCLOSURES.com, send an email to info@itsenclosures.com, or call 1-800-423-9911.

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