Technology is undoubtedly a wonderful thing. From the fact that you are reading this on a device that has more power than space agencies could only hope to muster only a few decades ago to be able to store untold amounts of data in devices more petite than your fingernail…there is a lot to love about the ingenuity of the human mind. However, with all of this extraordinary power at your fingertips comes the unfortunate fact that, in most cases, the technology you use on a regular basis is far more fragile than most people give it credit for. Fortunately, along with the rise of various technologies, industries have also blossomed and are dedicated to protecting them and ensuring that they remain functional and secure against even the clumsiest of users. In this post, we are exploring the protective side of technology that often gets pushed to the side in favor of articles about the latest and greatest tech but is vital for all the tech you currently use to keep functioning as intended.
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Customizable Options For Varied Applications
Because of the accessibility and proliferation of modern technology, industries have also emerged (or at least have risen alongside) dedicated to designing and manufacturing enclosures and cases that protect whatever it might be that you need to keep safe. Moreover, according to the custom enclosure pros at www.budind.com/custom-enclosures/, if you opt for custom solutions to your technology protection needs, you could even add value. By opting for custom cases over off-the-shelf solutions, you will ensure that each protective enclosure perfectly meets the dimensions of your products, providing far more efficient use of space and a much higher level of protection. When you choose to invest in a customized enclosure, you are able to keep all of the most delicate components safe. This is particularly relevant when it comes to things like computers and servers since they can often come in all manner of shapes and sizes, and choosing a standard case can leave parts exposed or crushed up against the wall of the enclosure, both of which could result in severe damage.
Protecting Devices From Physical Impacts
Although physical impacts are far less of an issue than they used to be during the hard drive era of technology, it remains one of the leading causes of damage for various devices. When you drop or bang into something like a computer, you can shift the different components inside, causing damage that ranges from an easy-to-fix reattachment of whatever was dislodged to more critical failures if you cause permanent damage to the more vital parts. A case can go a long way in ensuring that all of the delicate parts inside the enclosure are protected as much as possible from accidental impact. While no case can be 100% protective, they can mitigate many of the issues that result from different forms of impact damage.
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Preventing Dust And Dirt Intrusion
Dirt, dust, and other contaminants are things that really ought not to be inside or to touch any part of a delicate electronic device but have a tendency to work their way into even the most minor parts. Ingress of these sorts of contaminants isn’t going to cause immediate damage to your devices, but left too long, they can clog up fans and cause things to overheat, which absolutely can cause severe degradation over time. When you invest in the proper enclosure for whatever technology you’re attempting to protect, you will keep a lot of it out and away from the delicate gubbins that make up the device. You need to remember, though, that you will never be able to altogether avoid things from getting inside as there usually needs to be some entrance and exist for fresh air to enter and heat to escape from. Nevertheless, you will avoid the vast majority of the usual pollutants in the air from coming in contact with the interior part of the appliance.
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Reducing Moisture Damage
Moisture is the antithesis of a well-functioning electronic machine. Moisture can cause a vast range of problems with anything that relies on an electronic circuit to function, and if left unchecked, can cause:
- Short circuits: Water is a conductor of electricity, and when it makes contact, it can cause short circuits that will cause mild to serious damage to the device. In some instances, this will be irreversible.
- Corrosion: Moisture can accelerate the corrosion process of metal components within electronic devices. Over time, this corrosion can degrade the performance of the device and eventually cause it to fail.
- Battery damage: If the device uses battery technology, moisture can seep inside and cause it to swell, leading to an actually pretty serious issue. Even if it doesn’t get inside the battery, it can still corrode the connections and cause damage, as mentioned in the previous point.
- Data loss: Even though SSDs have improved massively over the past decade and pretty much relegated HDDs to raw storage usage, they are still prone to damage from water that could lead to data loss.
Utilizing the correct casing, you can almost eliminate all moisture from the interior and keep it safe from all of the aforementioned issues. Depending on the situation, you might also be able to find enclosures with an integrated dehumidifier.
Ensuring Temperature Regulation
Modern tech works extremely hard, and ever since we have broken through the famous Moore’s Law regarding transistor sizes, devices have continued to generate more and more heat. Although this is becoming less of an issue as chips become ever more efficient, other components can still cause significant amounts of heat that will degrade other parts of a machine over time. One primary reason to use protective casing is thanks to the incorporated cooling features that many include. These might be passive in the sense that they have plenty of space and opening for the heat to escape, or active, whereby fans and other cooling techniques actively work to keep vital elements at peak operating temperatures.
There are myriad ways in which the right cases and enclosures can keep your technology safe, ranging from impact resistance to keeping the temperatures at peak levels. The case you opt for will depend heavily on the devices you’re trying to protect and what sorts of issues they are most likely to face.
