Mobile computers come in all shapes and sizes. They can be handheld, wearable, drone-mounted, or vehicle-mounted. They also optimize daily operations for the commercial, logistical, manufacturing, and healthcare industries. Designated mobile computers are generally more robust and purpose-built than a standard smartphone. They scan barcodes and stay in communication with your team while on the job. They keep track of everything from parcels to medications, or take photos or videos for record on your ERP software.
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With our ability to create custom screen protectors and privacy filters, you'll be sure to find the perfect protector for your business needs. We offer multi-piece discounts and quick turnaround times by utilizing high-tech speedy laser machines.
Save Your Company Money with Photodon Screen Protectors
Your business depends on so much to be successful. One of the most important things that ensures profitability is your production schedule; getting your product to your customers is of utmost importance. Many situations can happen to alter that schedule, and we know how inconvenient the lost money and downtime can be. If your machinery or devices suffer a damaged or broken screen, know that Photodon can help!
Continue readingIndoor-Outdoor Shade Monitor Hoods: From Tradeshows to Shop Floors
Grease-, water-, and dirt-resistant, these indoor-outdoor hoods are made specifically for your device.
Using a digital device of any size in a brightly–lit environment can be tricky because the glare makes it difficult to see the screen, right? Plus, bright light and reflections can make the eyes hurt and cause headaches. Not only that, but greasy hands or dirty work gloves do not play well with fussy materials. Think waitress and waiter stations at an outdoor restaurant, or industrial monitors mounted on a shop wall.
Traverse City, MI, Small Biz Makes Face Shields To Help Save Lives
When owner Don Basch listened to Michigan's Governor Gretchen Whitmer address citizens on March 23, 2020, he, along with everyone else in the state, heard the news that all non-essential businesses were ordered to close their doors until at least April 13th. That night, Don went home, got on the internet, and researched what he could do to help protect the medical and emergency responder professionals in his Traverse City community.
“I found a local group that shared a Google doc showing PPE items that hospitals are needing to help keep doctors and nurses protected. One of the items was face shields with a suggested design.” Don went to the Photodon shop and got to work making a shield using some materials he had in stock. After tinkering with the shield pattern, he constructed the first shield. He also ordered some additional supplies needed to make the shields.
“We now have supplies on hand to make about 1,500 shields,” Don said. Photodon plans to provide as many shields as they can and currently have face shields ready to deliver. “We just want to do what we can to help with what we are capable of doing,” Don said.
Interested organizations should contact Photodon by emailing [email protected] or calling us at 847-377-1185, M-F 9:00a.m – 5:00pm EST.
Clean Photodon Screen Protectors with Bleach and Sanitizers
What Hospitals Need to Know About Our Products
Now that the coronavirus has arrived, electronic devices are being cleaned regularly, especially ones used in medical facilities. To ensure these devices are cleaned properly, hospital-grade type disinfectants are being used directly on expensive digital screens which, if not protected, can cause damage to the screen. Our screen protectors hold up to harsh chemicals and can save your device screen’s life. Below you’ll see what we did to prove this.
The Test – HSC and MXH Screen Protectors and Anti-Bacterial Cleaning Solutions:
Our Photodon lab technicians created a bleach test to see how our HSC and MXH screen protector materials would hold up to being regularly cleaned with hospital-grade Clorox Bleach Germicidal Wipes.
We used a standard office monitor and wiped down the screens two times daily with the bleach wipes for a period of 30 days. The results were clear: the screen protectors' clarity and protection were not compromised, which means the screen itself was not either!
Features and Specifications of Photodon’s HSC and MXH Screen Protectors:
Our screen protectors can be part of your company’s cost-reduction program by avoiding the need to replace expensive screens, whether it be for medical equipment screens that can be damaged by regular and necessary cleaning requirements especially at this time, to manufacturing-type devices, laptops, monitors, TVs, or any other device screen.
Our HSC and MXH Materials:
- Are resistant to yellowing, even when cleaned with harsh chemicals
- Are touchscreen-compatible
- Are an affordable solution
- Are great protection for your screen and offer different finishes. HSC is a clear, glass-like option, where MXH offers an anti-glare, matte finish
- Protect your devices from scratches and blunt force impact
- Withstand daily wipe-downs with hospital-grade disinfectants, including bleach wipes
- Can be custom-cut for any device (up to 40.5” tall)
- Are easily removable with no residue left on the screen
- Come with installation kits and detailed instructions for an easier installation
Photodon’s Advice:
Replace the screen protector – not the screen.
While we have not tested our other materials, we believe that our other screen protector material types would respond the same way if tested with the bleach wipes. Should chemicals degrade the PET material over time, it can be inexpensively replaced, while the same cannot be said of replacing the actual device screen.
The Bottom Line:
Touchscreen use is increasing in medical-type environments from patients using equipment to check in and check out, to doctors, nurses, lab technicians, and other staff. It pleases us to know that we can provide a high-quality, affordable option for protecting these heavily used and expensive devices. We specialize in custom solutions, and we offer 11 screen protector materials and 3 privacy filter materials. We have quick turn-around times and will work with you to get you what you need when you need it!
You can contact us at 847-377-1185, M-F 9:00a.m – 5:00pm EST, or email us at [email protected].
Photodon's Growth Leads to a Big Move
What better way for a business to start out a new decade than to move into a big, beautiful building? After 20 years of expanding and 8 years of renting, Photodon's owners, Don and Jeanette Basch, decided it was time to invest in their own building. "We've known for quite a while that the business was growing out of our rented space. We just needed to find the right fit," said Don. Continue reading
Fascinating Features of Microfiber Cloths
What is a Microfiber Cloth?
The word "microfiber," as you can imagine, means small fiber. How small you ask? I could go on and on using words such as denier, decitex, and micrometers, but who really knows THOSE words? So instead of making you go to the web (unless you're smarter than me), I’ll put it in layman’s terms: Most microfibers are about 1/5 of the diameter of a human hair. These synthetic microfibers are most commonly made from polyester and polyamide.
Privacy Protection for Rugged Tablets – A Case Study
Introduction
The Mascoutah Police Department of Mascoutah, IL, came to Photodon for help with solving a privacy problem. Since coming up with custom solutions for our customers is what we do best, we were well-equipped and happy to help.
Police officers use computers in their police cars so that they have ready access to information. A great deal of public information is retrieved through these computers — information necessary for them to do their jobs effectively. Why? Sometimes they need to get the position of other police officers in the area, or they need to look up suspect information at a crime scene. These computers — often ruggedized tablets –are also used for record-keeping and tracking vital data such as license plates.
The Mascoutah Police Department's Challenge: Help Us Keep Public Information Protected
Lieutenant Matt S. called us and said that his department's Motion R12 Rugged tablets were installed on the dash of their squad cars. The problem? When the officers leave the car, the screen is left in plain view, leaving the public's personal information in the database vulnerable to wandering eyes.
He wondered if we had any suggestions as to how to help keep information on the screen from being seen by people outside the car. He explained that it is their duty to protect the public's private data.
Photodon's Advice
We offered to send 5"x3" samples of our privacy filter materials to Lieutenant Matt so that he and his colleagues could decide which of our filter options would work best to solve their problem. We offer three types of privacy filters from which they could choose:
Choice #1:
2-way adhesive privacy filters (P2S) — meant to be installed one time and left in place; offers privacy from left to right;
Choice #2:
4-way adhesive privacy filters (P4S) — also installed once and left in place, offering privacy from left to right and top to bottom;
Choice #3:
2-way non-adhesive privacy filters (P2L) — has the option to be taken on and off of the screen several times; offers privacy from left to right.
Results
After receiving the samples, the team of police officers decided to purchase the 2-way adhesive privacy filter for the computers in their squad cars. Problem solved. Here is what Lieutenant Matt had to say:
Hello Jolynn,
Conclusion
We love helping our customers solve problems, especially in protecting their digital gear from damage, glare, and visual data breaches. We can customize privacy filters for first responders, emergency personnel, fire departments, and more. If we don't have a particular privacy filter on our website, we will custom cut the filters for your device. Custom is what we do.
Have similar needs?
You can call us at 847-377-1185, M-F 9:00a.m – 5:00pm EST, or email us at [email protected].