Environmental projector enclosure.
Environmental projector enclosure units are what you use, when you are deploying projectors in hostile environments, such as in deserts or in extremely cold areas. These hostile environments usually exceed -30C and up to 60C!
Hostile environments and issues with hardware.
All computer hardware is designed to work in a comfortable office environment, now take that same hardware outdoors and you open up all sorts of challenges! Then take the same hardware to hostile environments and you try and get the same hardware working. You will have to overcome how to get the hardware to work at sub-zero or baking hot temperatures.
As you may be aware, computer hardware will stop working when it reaches a set temperature as the cold or heat will affect the hardware’s mother boards and circuit boards. This is why environmental enclosures are used, as they create their own micro climate for the electronic hardware.
Environmental projector enclosure.
An environmental projector enclosure from ProEnc is fitted with everything it needs to work in hostile environments when the temperature will be extreme. Their solutions include their thermostatic cooling and heating system that is unique to them, enabling successful installations in Texas, Nevada, Sweden, Africa and Finland.
Another reason ProEnc environmental projector enclosure is chosen, is that the patent pending design prevents water or sand ingress, this stops water entering the housing and causing condensation in the projector, resulting in corroded circuit boards that cause the hardware to fail, that is providing the bulb has not blown due to the condensation. Their product range can be seen at http://proencltd.com.
ProEnc Environmental projector enclosure –desert application.
ProEnc have worked with clients who deploy projectors in deserts, at tourist attractions. The main issue here is the heat and the sand. The environmental projector enclosure is fitted with filters to prevent sand entering the housing whilst cool air is drawn into the enclosure. The hot air is exhausted out.
Also air conditioning units can be fitted as an option, that can be monitored remotely and even enables the operator to power off the projector should they need to update software.
ProEnc have worked on 3 projects, 1 in Nevada, 1 in Texas USA and 1 in Australia. The average temperatures that these environmental projector enclosures operated in, was 56 degrees Celsius (132.8F!)
Environmental projector enclosure – sub-zero application.
Challenged with the freezing weather, this well-known mobile provider needed a solution to deploy 15 projectors in environments that normally see temperatures of -20C, so they contacted ProEnc who came up with a solution that works perfectly up to -30C.
ProEnc also have a solution that works at -60C but really, who’s going to be hanging around in those temperatures?!
The issue here in the sub-zero temperature, is if water did get into a housing and freezes, it is almost impossible to get into the housing to carry out maintenance. This client had used another UK supplier but their housing claimed to be IP rated yet it leaked water! When it froze the client would not access the projector for critical updates, this was when ProEnc was contacted.
The client confirmed ProEnc’s price was almost 50% less than the other UK provider and the lead time was much improved too!
The solution was specified, made and shipped. The client confirmed that after 6 months of sub-zero temperatures with an average of -19C, the ProEnc environmental projector enclosure was working perfectly with no issues, so much so ProEnc had a repeat order for a further 12 units.