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Why An IP Rated Projector Enclosure Is Necessary

ProEnc’s IP rated projector enclosures are deployed throughout the world in sports stadiums, at airports, on cruise liners and even in backyards. Learn why these weatherproof projector housings are essential.

Recent weather pattern changes have changed the way we live.

In the past we have had some exceptional weather, long hot spell but now these are so changeable. One day it can be glorious and the next you can’t venture out because it’s raining so hard! These changes on the global weather conditions are now affecting our lifestyle. Times that we spend with the family chilling out is the real quality time we have, so we have to make it special and maximize on this no matter what the weather. This is one of the main reasons for using an IP rated projector enclosure for an outdoor home cinema or outdoor advertising for a business.

Why an IP rated projector enclosure?

IP stands for Ingress Protection, and the numbers following the initials IP refers to the protection for solid particle and fluid ingress.

The first number after the letters can at a glance be a guide, for example, IP6 this means it is dust tight (no dust will enter the protective housing once closed), an IP5 housing is not dust tight, but restricts dust.

The second number after the initials stand for fluid ingress, so an IP65 indicates the housing can be washed down with water jets with no harmful effects to the hardware inside.

So as you can see, it would be pointless to put a projector outside and not protect it, but finding the correct IP rating is essential, otherwise you may end up with an outdoor projector cabinet that has no IP rating and the hardware fail in no time!

Points to be aware of when discussing IP ratings with manufacturers.

If a company offers a custom or bespoke projector enclosure they cannot guarantee the IP rating, as each product that has been tested and passed the IP rating process is for that specific product. If a customer needs to have a custom unit with the official IP rating for their installation they would have to pay considerably more, in most cases twice the price of the enclosure! Making the project not viable due to the large initial investment.

Also ask probing questions about how the IP65 enclosure is vented, as the hot air has to leave the enclosure otherwise it will cook the projector! The same goes for the IP56 units, anything less than an IP56 unit is not worth considering as this will result in a damaged projector!

Also ask if there are filters on the enclosure, to prevent bugs entering the housing, which in turn they can get into the body of the projector and cause damage. Also are they projected? As most have a filter in an open frame and once wet with rain, they will let rain into the housing causing water ingress that will cause problems further down the line.

If you want to discuss an IP rated projector enclosure contact us today at http://proencprojectorenclosures.co.uk

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Hitting The Beach? Check Your ABS Boxes Are IP Rated

There is a conversation that is played out thousands of times in camera shops around the world, usually in the summer months. It starts with a customer asking the assistant why the expensive camera they bought a few months ago now no longer works. To which the assistant simply replies: “Have you been using it on the beach?” Cameras don’t like sand. You don’t even have to drop them – they can react badly to very fine windblown sand and moisture. Not just cameras either. Many electronic devices can be fragile but their portability means users are now more likely to use ABS boxes packed with expensive circuitry in more challenging environments. So designers need to worry much more about whether their products will need to be housed in dustproof and waterproof enclosures. They must also consider precisely how tough each waterproof enclosure will need to be: •    IP54 – splash-proof for indoor environments •    IP65 or IP66 – more robust, able to withstand harsh industrial or outdoor conditions. Consistency of quality is absolutely vital. All the enclosures in each IP rated batch must reach the standard – which is why it pays to consult specialists such as OKW. OKW tests its ABS and polycarbonate enclosures in accordance with the international standards VDE 0470 PART 1/EN 60529/IEC 529. For more information, view OKW’s ranges of IP rated waterproof enclosures or contact OKW’s Sales And Marketing Director Robert Cox, [phone].

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Plastic Enclosures: The Power Of Being First

Being first is crucial – and being first to market is even more important. Sometimes being first to market means creating that market from nothing. Before you – before your innovation – there was no market. Your product simply did not exist. The commercial rewards for innovating such a progenitor product – the vital spark that defines a whole new market – can be extremely lucrative to say the least. So in this case, being first is not just the main thing. It’s everything. The world is yours, a wide open playing field – or at least until your terrified competitors eventually catch up. Nowhere is this more true than in the fast-moving world of electronics. Every day, week or month that you can shave off development time can mean the difference between getting to market first or not. And if you’re creating a brand new type of electronics product, the chances are it will need a completely new type of enclosure – designed from scratch, from the ground up. But what if it didn’t? What if you could use standard plastic enclosures that didn’t have that ‘off the shelf’ look? Ones that were so elegant, so hi-tech and so easily customisable that they looked absolutely purpose built? You can – OKW’s standard plastic enclosures (including IP65 enclosures) are helping electronics designers all over the world to solve the ‘standard v custom’ dilemma. Want to be first to market? Need help with IP rated enclosures? Contact OKW’s Sales and Marketing Director Robert Cox, [phone], [email protected]