Designing the Right Mount
No commercially available, off-the-shelf mount could handle all of Cedar Fair’s specifications. Through an iterative process, Premier Mounts engineered and fabricated a custom solution that could handle a variety of outdoor environments that suited each of the geographies of the nationwide amusement parks.
The mount was designed with a unique ability to tilt and rotate to accommodate the myriad close up angles that exist in an amusement park. It also features an integrated shade hood that can be used in bright sun scenarios. The mount can be doubled up easily for poles where Cedar Fair wanted to mount two 110-pound displays back to back. Overall, from initial design meeting to delivery of 300+ finished mounts, the project took about 60 days.
Long-term outdoor durability was an essential factor in delivering an acceptable mount to Cedar Fair. Premier Mounts approached this requirement with several proven
methodologies designed to test the long-term electrochemical properties of the prototype material.
“An outdoor mounting solution that develops rust is a big problem,” said Rich Pierro, co-CEO, Premier Mounts, “A mount that isn’t coated properly can corrode and decay, which creates liability that you don’t see until it’s too late.
We test our products to Underwriters Laboratories (UL) standards, but then go beyond them with four times the recommended weight capacity to ensure that they deliver the best quality, using only the strongest weather-resistant materials in outdoor environments where the elements attack metal.”
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