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Digital signage comes in for a landing at Palm Springs Int'l Airport

AV mounting solutions designer and manufacturer Premier Mounts recently helped the Palm Springs International Airport integrate three six-by-two video walls and four back-to-back enclosures in the airport baggage claim area, the company announced today.

December 8, 2015

AV mounting solutions designer and manufacturer Premier Mounts recently helped the Palm Springs International Airport integrate three six-by-two video walls and four back-to-back enclosures in the airport baggage claim area, the company announced today.

In 2015, Corey Airport Services searched for an easy-to-install digital signage mounting solution that would fit within the strict architectural guidelines for the Palm Springs Airport, and meet its strict budgetary goal. Corey Vice President of Operations Brigham Newman scoured the floor at the 2015 Digital Signage Expo to find a solution and after meeting with Premier Mounts' Solutions Group, and listening to several suggestions for stock and partial-custom mounting solutions, along with project management and installation support options, he selected Premier Mounts as partner for the project.

Integration efficiencies for an after-hours install

Due to the fact that the installation would need to take place in the middle of the night, when outside support might not be available, ease of installation was critical to the success of the project. Premier Mounts' Solutions Group incorporated this into their drawings for "Good, Better and Best" mounting solution options, the company said. From the choices given, Corey Airport Services picked the LMVS Press & Release Pop Out Ultra-Slim Mounts for their three six-by-two video walls, as well as a custom design for four back-to-back enclosures on the baggage claim carousels.

Aesthetic approvals and fast fabrication

Corey Airport Services submitted the design drawings for the Palm Springs architectural review process, where each design was carefully critiqued. After one slight revision request, Premier Mounts' engineers took the final design to their in-house manufacturing facility to build each of the four enclosures to ship with the 36 LMVS stock mounting solutions.

The back-to-back custom enclosures were designed to work with NEC Display Solutions P463 displays, using intake and exhaust fans on the inside face of the enclosures to dissipate display heat and maintain an optimal enclosure temperature. They feature a sleek stainless steel exterior for an aesthetically appealing appearance. Each NEC display uses BroadSign software to showcase advertising in the baggage claim carousels of the airport, entertaining customers as they wait for their luggage to arrive.

The stock solution LMVS Press & Release Pop Out Ultra-Slim Mount showcases ADA compliance for public spaces, the company said, and it also features Premier Mounts' engineered Press & Release access design, allowing service access in under five seconds with a press to the edge of the display. The LMVS' top-adjustable fine-tune mounting brackets also offer easy post-installation panel alignment. Each video wall used 46-inch NEC X464UN displays and BroadSign digital software, showing advertisements on a single content stream across all 12 displays.

All mounting solutions were delivered in time for the project to remain on schedule, and Angel Ramos, the owner of Halo A/V, performed the installation after airport business hours without running into any complications, according to the announcement.

"The LMVS was the ideal mounting solution for these video walls," said Ramos, "The simplicity of the design, model-specific spacers and post-installation leveling allowed me to complete the installation quickly, even though I had no previous experience with the product."

A smooth landing for a digital signage solution

According to the announcement, the project was such a success that Corey Airport Services contacted Premier Mounts to replicate it in Dallas Love Field Airport in Texas, where the company successfully installed four back-to-back enclosures using Samsung DM82D 82-inch displays for the baggage claim area of the arrivals gate.

"We've been thrilled with our Premier Mounts partnership," Newman said. "They offered us a fantastic product right up front, and really understood our needs with the design aesthetics and installation timeframe. Simplicity of installation is so important with projects like this, where we needed to work in the middle of the night. You can't always call installation support after business hours, which other manufacturers might not consider, but it was so important to the efficiency of the project. Premier really understood that requirement, and made sure that we were able to complete the project with ease."