It’s not unusual for a prospective customer to ask me if our control room consoles are made of metal and when I reply that they’re not, the conversation either ends, or I have the opportunity to discuss the differences. That said, the type of material shouldn’t be the deciding factor when evaluating control room furniture regardless of the application. I’ve been in the business for many years and sold hundreds of control room consoles and know that the type of material has little Continue reading →

Ternium, a manufacturer of steel products in the US and Latin America has installed the third of three custom Americon control room consoles at individual manufacturing operations in Mexico.

As shown in the inserted photo, each console is a custom design with a steel integrated slatwall for connecting equipment arms. The base is designed to house full size CPUs mounted on front swing-out doors for easy access. Continue reading →

An experienced emergency manager recently said to me that he favored the multi-room concept for emergency operations centers over the “one room” concept. He preferred assigning separate spaces (all within arms length) for all identified emergency operations functions, and was “allergic” to the one room concept that typically signifies a central operations center where the participants are grouped in the same room. Continue reading →

Americon has just released the latest in its line of security consoles with high definition LCD video wall.

The OMNI security console is manufactured in both cockpit and linear styles, and is engineered to meet the needs of specialists working in the surveillance world. The console can be manufactured in custom sizes with many options available for equipment mounting and storage. These consoles are equipped with power strips and segregated cable management. Continue reading →

I’m pleased to say that our Plains All American Pipeline customer has chosen Americon to provide another control room furniture upgrade to an existing control room in California. My Plains customer took the time to visit us at our Southern California showroom several months ago to see our entire product line and discuss his vision for his project. We eventually provided detailed drawings which met his needs. Continue reading →

I just picked up an interesting CNNMoney.com article on Linkedin regarding the latest efforts by companies to stay on top of what social media is saying about their businesses. The article called out several companies for centralizing their efforts in newly established command centers designed to monitor and respond to inquiries. I find this interesting because it suggests a potential need for specialized command center furniture and video wall systems to assist in their efforts. Continue reading →