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]]>FRANK KAPR FUNERAL HOME SYNOPSIS:
In business for over six decades, the Frank Kapr Funeral Home is located on West Pittsburgh Street in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh, PA. The funeral home offers pre-arrangement services, burial services, cremation services, and pet services. According to the Frank Kapr website, they “embrace all faiths, traditions, creeds, customs and honor the rights of everyone’s personal choice.” In 1997, the Frank Kapr Funeral Home was recognized as Scottdale’s sole funeral home member by the Selected Independent Funeral Homes.
HOW DID THE FRANK KAPR FUNERAL HOME FIND ITSENCLOSURES:
The production manager of ITSENCLOSURES resides near the funeral home and noticed their attempt to use a consumer-grade, indoor television outside of their building. The ITS employee spoke with Frank Kapr about a functional solution, which includes a high bright LCD that is sunlight readable. Frank Kapr reviewed the ITSENCLOSURES website to get a better understanding of the enclosure company’s capabilities.
PROJECT:
By using digital signage, the funeral home desired to show up-to-date, current information on the front of the building, including obituaries and announcements. Frank Kapr was interested in a solution that would permit them to make real-time changes to the signage and revise content at their leisure. The original screen (intended for indoors) was mounted outdoors on the front porch railing. After preliminary testing, the television was found to be far too dim and nearly impossible to view during the day.
CHALLENGES:
Because of cold winters and sunny, hot summers, Western Pennsylvania weather conditions were a concern. Thermal management was discussed to combat the temperature fluctuations throughout the year. Also, Frank Kapr desired to use digital signage around the clock, so the proposed LCD enclosure solution needed to be operational 365 days a year. Because the current system was difficult to see, the funeral home turned to ITSENCLOSURES for a better solution.
SOLUTION:
After reviewing digital signage choices with ITSENCLOSURES, the Frank Kapr Funeral Home installed an all-weather, LCD enclosure, in the flower garden, at the front entrance of the building. The digital signage displays brief obituaries and announcements/events for the Scottdale area. The LCD enclosure is mounted in portrait orientation and includes a 46” high bright LCD (1,500 nits), and a heating/cooling system to guarantee operation in temperatures of -40° to 120°F with direct sunlight exposure. To modify content on a regular basis, a small form pc/media player is hard-wired to a computer in the funeral home’s office. The enclosure is mounted on a cement footer, surrounded by flowers and greenery, and can be seen by those taking a stroll or driving past the building. Frank Kapr also had the funeral home’s logo silk screened on the enclosure for customization and brand awareness.
SUMMARY OF PROJECT:
Frank Kapr, Owner of The Frank Kapr Funeral Home, was pleased with the deployment of dynamic, eye-catching digital signage at his funeral home, “We wanted state-of-the-art signage for our funeral home… something that could be seen from a distance. ITSENCLOSURES took the time to explain everything clearly to us and helped us make the best decision for our needs. We are ecstatic about our attractive sign and all that it can do. It is the right size for the exterior of the funeral home and the important message(s) can be read from a distance. We are happy with our investment!”
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In operation since October 2007, The Mall at Partridge Creek is an outdoor shopping mall covering approximately 640,000 square feet and located in Clinton Township, Michigan – a suburb of Detroit. The website for The Mall at Partridge Creek describes it as “an exciting open-air regional shopping center… It is home to nearly 90 distinctive stores (Nordstrom, Carson’s, The Gap, J. Crew) and restaurants. In addition, The Mall at Partridge Creek has amenities unique to malls in Michigan, including: bocce ball courts, free Wi-Fi, pop jet fountains, a TV Court, and a 30-foot fireplace.”
HOW DID THE MALL AT PARTRIDGE CREEK FIND ITSENCLOSURES:
The Mall at Partridge Creek desired to have outdoor televisions, in a courtyard, to show advertisements and for shoppers to watch pro-sports games, like the Detroit Lions or Detroit Tigers. Partridge Creek found ITSENCLOSURES through an internet search for outdoor digital signage providers who could fabricate weatherproof lcd monitor enclosures, which could be viewed outdoors.
PROJECT:
In the Summer of 2007, the Mall at Partridge Creek installed two 50-inch ViewStation Universal enclosures with 4,000 BTU air conditioners in its TV Court area. In 2014, the Mall at Partridge Creek decided it was time to upgrade the enclosures and LCDs.
One of the main reasons for replacing the enclosures was explained by Dennis Dettmer, Operations Director at The Mall at Partridge Creek, “The HVAC units were starting to fail, maintenance tracking showed more repairs yearly, and cost was a decisive factor. [However], the original units were very high-quality units [and] they performed admirably.” When the Mall at Partridge Creek desired to replace the 7-year-old enclosures with new LCD enclosures, ITSENCLOSURES suggested installing a more energy efficient, fan cooled, all weather unit. After reviewing the spec sheets and images from similar deployments, the Mall agreed to the technologically advanced enclosures and installation began in the summer of 2014. ITSENCLOSURES removed the original lcd monitor enclosures and installed the innovative, fan cooled units.
CHALLENGES:
Temperature extremes and sun are always one of the main challenges that exist when deploying outdoor digital signage. The previously installed enclosures required air conditioners to combat against the warm and cold temperatures. Frigid temperatures during the winter posed a challenge, especially with the mall’s proximity to Lake St. Clair. The Mall at Partridge Creek management stressed the need for brighter displays for better visibility outdoors. In addition, ITSENCLOSURES was tasked to create a custom bracket to mount the new enclosure to the existing post. Partridge Creek also requested the solution incorporate weatherproof speakers in the enclosure.
SOLUTION:
Designed around the use of a 47-inch high bright LCD (2,000 nits), the fan cooled digital signage eliminate the need for a large air conditioner on the rear of the unit. The high bright monitors have a higher heat tolerance, and therefore do not require as much cooling power as earlier models. The new enclosure design eliminates considerable maintenance and contains a filter that only needs to be replaced every 3-5 years! With internal speakers, ITSENCLOSURES eliminated the need for separate pole mounted speakers, creating a sleek and modern solution. ITSENCLOSURES also added a humidity/temperature control and 400-watt heater to protect against Detroit weather extremes.
SUMMARY OF PROJECT:
Dennis Dettmer, Operations Director at The Mall at Partridge Creek, is very pleased with the new LCD enclosures and explained that the high bright monitors are mainly used to display sporting events, but they also use them for another purpose, “They are advertiser driven. The sponsors’ messages are played at precise intervals.”
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