Optical Bonding Facility Meets Growing Demand

Have you searched for a vendor to help with your optical bonding display requirements? Planar's optical bonding lab is fully functional and able to assist with all of your optical bonding projects. And, we've created an optical bonding vendor checklist to make your selection easier.

It's important to choose an optical bonding vendor that can provide comprehensive quality and engineering systems and has processes in place to certify their work. Planar's state-of-the-art optical bonding facility is a Class 10,000 certified cleanroom and has ISO 9001, MIL-Spec and FDA level quality systems in place.

Why do you care about optical bonding? Well, because it provides protection, clarity and viewability, improves resistance to shake and shock and fills the gap between the protective glass and LCD to keep out dust and moisture. And, you can learn lots more about the benefits of optical bonding in Planar's Optical Bonding FAQ.

Are you wondering what display applications would benefit from optical bonding? Displays used in avionics, digital signage, vehicle navigation, outdoor television, and hand carried electronic devices can generally benefit from better readability than is representative of the standard TFT offerings. In ambient light conditions, improved display contrast enables displays to be more readily seen without increasing backlight brightness and the associated unwanted higher power and higher operating temperatures.

Let Planar guide you through your optical bonding requirements and let us know what other performance films and coatings would be useful to your display project.

Mobile Communication System Aids Fire Department

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department recently installed a full-blown communication equipment package inside the department's public information vehicle. Tricked out with a keyboard, touch-screen monitor and flat-panel television which folds neatly in the rear of the sport utility vehicle, the County Emergency Operations Center can receive vital information in a matter of minutes.

With peak fire season on the horizon, the communication equipment will help provide faster updates to the public on any urgent evacuation messages and save valuable time. Planar's LX1200TI display was part of the communication package and is perfect for public safety vehicle applications. Key features like transflective AMLCD for daylight/night viewing, clear glass touchscreen and rugged design provide benefits critical in emergency situations.

What other emergency service vehicles would benefit from a communication display like this one?

Mobile Technology for Law Enforcement

The latest issue of Law and Order magazine recently published a great list of benefits from mobile technology. The list is targeted at police chiefs, but can apply just as easily to any organization with a field force that needs information deployed on location. Here are some of the highlights.

One United Kingdom police study showed that mobile data solutions saved officers an average of five hours per week and reduced the number of return trips to the station from two to one. That same study also showed that an average identification check conducted via two-way radio took more than four minutes, but was reduced to under 10 seconds when conducted using a mobile terminal. The numbers are compelling, but what else does a police chief need to know about selecting and implementing mobile technologies?

2. Providing mobile personnel with the ability to complete reports while in the field minimizes routine paperwork that must be done at headquarters, and maximizes officers’ presence in the field. A common complaint heard by police agencies around the world is, “How do I keep my officer out of the station and on patrol?” Mobile technology is one of the leading means of reducing the officer out of service time. Officers have the ability to quickly and efficiently enter required information into their reports and electronically forward to their supervisor for approval, all without leaving their patrol areas. This keeps the officers in the community where they belong, helping them to better serve their citizens.

See the complete article.

The rest of the list is worth reviewing. Our LX1200 product line was developed to help provide many of these same benefits by putting the information of the officers or service agents in the field.

Are there any other benefits that you are seeking that didn't make the list?