January 23rd, 2009 by graham

Just created a Squidoo lens on LCD enclosures and how they help protect against the weather. See it below.

Squidoo Lens on LCD enclosures.

Protect your valuable digital signage hardware with an LCD enclosure, call the only established UK manufacturer of LCD enclosures on +44 844 8841899.

January 22nd, 2009 by graham

There are several PC enclosure manufacturers in the UK, we have found from customer feedback, that customers prefer to deal with us than our competitors! Why? It’s due to the fantastic service and quality of product, they receive.

Here at Computer Security & Solutions our vast knowledge in manufacturing sheet metal enclosures for I.T. hardware separates us from our competitors, we aren’t a software house or a company selling atomic clocks who thought, “we can sell some of those computer cabinets

Each one of our employees is a time served engineer, who has at least 3 years experience in computing, so they understand the cooling and access requirements for each type of hardware. None of our competitors have any time served engineers as employees. Our customers choose us, as we offer cheap PC enclosures that are manufactured to a high quality.

When our Account Managers go to customers site to discuss actual requirements for projects, it shows that a customer can have the solution they want at the price they can afford, this is a major deciding factor in choosing us, as we will move mountains to get a cost effective solution for our customers.

In the past 6 months, every quote Computer Security & Solutions have prepared, they have won! The service does not end their…we have customers who contact us asking if we can supply replacement keyboards for enclosures we haven’t manufactured, we offer a solution and we end up supplying the keyboard because we are either more cost effective than the original supplier or the original supplier hasn’t given good after sales service.

To give an example, a new customer purchased 13 stainless steel PC and printer enclosures for their factory floor, it was a wash down area to IP66 (NEMA 4X), these were manufactured and delivered on time, 2 weeks later an engineer on site telephoned to purchase a spare set of hinges as one had been broken during the installation of the printer, we promptly sent out a pair of hinges on a next day service so the installation could be completed. The customer rang thanking us for the quick response.

Who would you choose to supply your PC enclosures? A company with flash salesman charging the earth for the enclosures, or a company who knows how to manufacture the unit from start to finish and offers excellent customer service?

If you want the best service at a cost effective price contact us on +44 844 8841899.

January 21st, 2009 by graham

After successfully completing a project for one of the UK’s major banks (before the credit crunch hit!), supplying 209 CPU enclosures to their branches throughout the UK, we have now won a project for 72 enclosures for the Disney Corporation for protecting the computers in the theme parks.

The CPU enclosures offer IP54 protection and are ideal for unauthorised access, reducing tampering and for putting CPU’s on factory floors.

CPU enclosure

I recall 1 company who had issues with staff accessing the CPU on the night shift, so they purchased some enclosures from a competitor, once they were installed the units, staff broke into the enclosures and smashed the CPU’s on 4 lines!

Bearing this in mind when we designed the enclosure, we designed it so that if you don’t have the key for the enclosure, you are not getting in to access the CPU. The unit comes complete with a 7 lever mortise lock for high security applications.

For more details, visit our website PC enclosures or call us on +44 844 8841899.

January 21st, 2009 by graham

We have managed to source a unique waterproof keyboard that is IP66 rated (NEMA 4X) and it also features an integral mouse. The keyboard comes with USB connector and is perfect for wash down or general manufacturing areas.

waterproof keyboard and mouse

waterproof keyboard and mouse

The keyboard and mouse can be washed down with water, alcohol or disinfectant. The robust construction  of the industrial keyboard enables a cost effective input device to be used on the factory floor were acid, dust and fluid are present.

We have 1 food manufacturer who purchases 40 keyboards and 40 individual mice every month, we offered these units and saved them £1,200 per month! They are also guaranteed for 3 years.

For more details contact us on +44 844 8841899.

The debate has been by small manufacturers if they actually needed PC enclosures to protect their computers on the shop floor. However 1 small manufacturer in Blackburn with 15 staff didn’t have any protection and when the production line stopped they lost £15,197 in 1 afternoon.

Since then, they have installed Industrial PC enclosures, 3 on every production line, just in case 1 breaks down, now the Managing Director can go to any terminal and see how much profit or loss the business in real time!

tihn client enclosure

thin client enclosure

Most companies look at the cost of enclosures as an issue, however the forward thinking company’s start asking questions such as: how long do they last? Can they add larger equipment in the future? These are the company’s who are thinking of the future, so they can future proof the factory floor.

Which would you rather have £400 in the bank and not knowing how much of your production was scrapped? Or, total control of your production figures down to which employee makes the most scrap! This is why more and more businesses are buying Industrial PC enclosures.

Our solutions protect standard computers, printers, thin client’s, TFT and LCD displays.

January 20th, 2009 by graham

A recent project for a local food producer who needed to protect their Intermec thermal printers in a wash down area, resulted in a large order from Intermec themselves who were working on a project for a global food processor that needed the same IP66 (NEMA4X) printer enclosure .

IP66 printer enclosure

IP66 printer enclosure

The enclosure had an internal roll out tray for ease of maintenance, with a cable management arm to prevent any cables being trapped - something Intermec had never seen in the industry. The enclosure was manufactured from food quality stainless steel and the cables entered the unit via waterproof cable grommets. Protecting the expensive thermal printers from the high power water jets, that are used at the end of every shift to clear the process areas down.

Our custom solution was more cost effective than a standard product from our competitors, we were told by Intermec.

If you wish to discuss our industrial printer housings, please contact us on +44 844 8841899.

We are truly amazed, that the top article directory on the Internet has awarded us “Expert Status” for our articles on Digital signage and LCD enclosures, as these go hand in hand and our experience with major projects has put us there.

Check it out for yourself! LCD enclosures for digital signage protection Experts.

If you want any advice on LCD enclosures, or dustproof computer cabinets contact us on +44 844 8841899.

It makes it worth the effort for the past 15 years, advising businesses on how to protect their valuable electronic equipment.

January 19th, 2009 by graham

We are offering discounts on various enclosures for our clients, to help them secure the projects they need to succeed in this economic climate. Our resent contract wins has put us in a position that we can offer discounts throughout January.

We currently have large projects in Massachusetts, Idaho and New York - USA, Dubai, Egypt, Australia and Sweden.

Use our knowledge and experience to win the contracts you need to survive.  Contact us on 0844 8841899 and ask for Graham.

Our Industrial PC enclosures have been supplied to company’s such as Nestle, Northern Foods, Corus, US Military, Paccar Trucks and Harley-Davidson! With our LCD enclosures being used globally by knowledgeable advertising agencies, as they find our enclosures the best on the market for protecting LCD displays in hostile areas.

Every business needs to advertise their product or services, it is essential for businesses to make the sales, so that the employees are paid and to make a profit, even more so in an economic slow down, marketing your services in an affordable way is essential to business survival.

Now with the digital age, it is possible for businesses to advertise anywhere, even on the beach! Digital signage is appearing every where, in airports, train stations and even the local dentists.

Digital signage is a cost effective way to get your marketing message across to potential customers, no matter if you are a large multi-national corporation or a local store, there is an affordable solution for you.

The basic equipment needed for any digital signage solution is an LCD display, a PC, digital signage software and depending on the location an LCD TV enclosure. Normally 95% of signage solutions are housed in a protective enclosures, this allows them to be left unattended on a set and forget methodology.

So let us got through each component to understand what’s required.

PC – any standard computer is ideal for digital signage, the faster the better; the computer must have either wireless or wired internet access so that the media content can be updated remotely – more on this later.

LCD display – this depends on the location the sign will be positioned, any LCD display from 26” up to 60” can be used. You could even tile 9 TV’s together to cover the side of an entire building, if you had the budget.

Digital Signage Software – this is the software that creates the media that plays on the computer, getting your marketing message to potential buyers. The idea is that media content is created and then uploaded via the internet or wireless connection to the PC and updated as and when required. This reduces labour and content production costs.

LCD TV enclosures – these are essential if the signage is going in an outdoor or hostile area
The units can protect the digital signage hardware from sand, rain, snow, direct sunlight and unauthorised access. We offer free content media creation software with every LCD enclosure purchased.

Our LCD enclosures for digital signage, are extremely cost effective and protect the internal hardware to IP66 (wash down with a high pressure water jet) and NEMA 4X.

In this economic climate, all business have to work together to ensure it is a win-win situation, if we can help other’s we should.

Computer Security & Solution are an established manufacturer of protective PC enclosures, having supplied the top 100 of the world’s manufacturers. They are big enough to care and small enough to help!

A UK IT reseller contacted Computer Security & Solutions with a project for a new customer; not having an account with a manufacturer would normally raise several issues, however Computer Security & Solutions worked with the Reseller to ensure their new customer got the solution they needed and were happy in the limited time frame available, as they needed the computer enclosures on site before Christmas and this was the 2nd week in December!

Computer Security & Solutions Manager, Graham Gallagher commented: “It was instilled into me by a former employer, that giving excellent customer service is paramount to succeed, this I took with me when I started CSS and we learned in the early days that giving great customer service with an excellent product makes for a fantastic business formula. In this day and age, we believe that helping people is the best way to win business.”

The Resellers customer took delivery of the industrial computer cabinets on the 18th December and was amazed at how fast we all worked together. On the back of this another order was given for a further 37 units, on a scheduled delivery.

As the year 2009 opened, CSS decided to offer some cost savings to their customers, coupled with a buy back program, customers can save over £300 per enclosure throughout the month of January. Their PC enclosure January Sale is now on!