By Dave Bradley
When any electronic marketing equipment is fitted, no matter if it is indoors or outdoor digital marketing every now and then you have to mount over an almost impossible void, let us guide you through this.
Some times in an deployment the roof is too high and the floor is too far down such as in a shopping mall, over the escalators with the need to mount the monitor at a height the only option to be had is to mount the unit from an adjacent wall.
The only dilemma here is that the weakest link is the mounting between the wall and the mount, so getting this exact is crucial. As these mounts bolt to the wall using anchor bolts in the mounting plate and this has a heavy duty re-enforced arm that is positioned in the right position and locked into situ then the display is added.
Outside digital signage deployment.
The matching method is utilized for out-of-doors dynamic signage, nevertheless the anchor bolts are more often than not more significant as the total weight of the system in a LCD monitor enclosures can be up to a substantial 180lbs, in turn the bracket is produced from heavy gauge steel offering a solution that is strong and will withstand the weather.
Normally for outdoor installation the mounting units come in 2 portions, the first is fastened to the wall then the other is bolted to the rear of the LCD enclosure using special anti theft bolts, then both elements are matched up and coupled offering a solution that is durable to theft as well as the elements.
There are several types of mount from floor mounts, roof brackets, flat wall brackets, angled wall brackets and cantilevered wall brackets, giving the av engineer total control over the deployment procedure.
Many of the mounts feature cable raceways were the power and feed cables can be supplied to make the deployment look complete without any wires hanging loose.
