Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory Case Study

Dust Free PC has produced quality America-made NEMA-rated printer enclosurescomputer enclosuresserver enclosures, and more since 1999. With over 35,000 units deployed in multiple industries and environments, we customize unique enclosures to maximize the uptime of mission-critical systems, offering a solution to fit any need.

Custom enclosures can benefit operations across a wide variety of industries. Read on for a case study on how one of our customers used them in a challenging outdoor environment.

Problem

The Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) of the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) faced significant challenges in protecting sensitive computer equipment. As research hydraulic engineers, their work involves building scaled physical models in uncontrolled outdoor environments.

These settings are often dirty, humid, and subject to extreme temperatures, leading to frequent computer malfunctions and equipment failures. Mississippi’s high humidity and fluctuating temperatures made the problem even worse, making it crucial to find a solution to protect the computers and ensure uninterrupted data collection.

Strategy

Dust Free PC’s strategy involved creating robust and adaptable enclosures to protect the CHL’s sensitive computer equipment. Our team developed and produced customized enclosures tailored to the laboratory’s specific needs.

We designed enclosures to shield computers from extreme temperatures, humidity, and dust for CHL’s outdoor research environments. We collaborated closely with their team to understand their requirements, resulting in enclosures with ample space for multiple PCs and external drives. These enclosures were equipped with air conditioning and heating elements to maintain stable internal conditions.

Dust Free PC successfully created and delivered CHL’s custom enclosures, meeting and exceeding expectations. “The customization options were crucial for us,” said CHL employee Gary Bell. “Our needs are always changing, and Dust Free PC’s flexibility allowed us to tailor the enclosures precisely to our requirements.”

Outcome

The custom enclosures from Dust Free PC have significantly improved the durability and performance of the computers used by CHL. The enclosures have proven to be highly effective in protecting the equipment from harsh outdoor conditions, including high temperatures and humidity. 

As a result, the computers have remained operational, enabling continuous data collection and preventing equipment failures. “The products have performed exactly as needed,” said Bell. “I strongly recommend Dust Free PC for their ability to provide tailored, high-quality solutions.”

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