Nov
Public Access Kiosks – Protection They Need?
When a public access kiosk is deployed outdoors or in a heavy usage area, they could be compared to a suitcase from the old Samsonite suitcase, kiosks as well as suitcases are normally placed in conditions that prove tougher over long term.
It is possible to develop a kiosk that will cope with whatever Mother Nature or Human beings through at it – literally!
Creating an outdoor kiosk has its own issues.
When designing a kiosk for deployment, it is often a hard decision to what protect it from most, do you protect it form the weather or protecting it from users rough hands?
Protection from the weather.
This group of people find the weather the most important thing to protect the kiosk from, with extreme weather conditions pose the greatest impedance to outdoor kiosk deployment. So the best kiosk is the unit that is like an ATM, with part of the unit being indoors and in a climate controlled environment with only the front façade exposed.
Protection from rough human use.
These people feel that protection is needed for human abuse, one major concern with an outdoor kiosk is the low level of supervision and a high incidence of vandalism.
So no matter if you are protecting the kiosk from snow, rain and wind, or curious hands providing protection for an outdoor kiosk is essential to its success.
When an outdoor kiosk is being designed, you need to take into account people who for some reason want to jam gum in the machine and insert glue in card apertures.
With that in mind, there should be no accessible fasteners on the exterior of the unit and the unit should be manufactured either from steel or aluminium, with the computer housing manufactured form cast aluminium.
If you bear the following points in mind when looking for a suitable vendor for your kiosk deployment:
• No accessible fasteners on the outside of the unit
• Semi rigid bumpers are fitted to all contact areas
• Tight fitting parts, including toughened glass, mild steel that is powder coated, stainless steel or aluminium
• A fully welded internal skeletal frame –for maximum strength
• Steel and aluminium finished in either powder coating or enamel baked
• No wood or particle board used – this will break down in the weather
• Suitable plinth to ensure there is no water wicking whilst being cleaned
• Any airways filtered with appropriate filters
• Ample forced ventilation
• Cable management raceways throughout
• Easy access to all internal components
• Industrial grade connectors used
Following these guidelines will ensure what ever route you go down, the outdoor kiosk solution will be a success and these points have been noted to help you make your digital signage campaign a success.
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