Enclosures
How wearable electronics could save your life…
…but only if the plastic enclosure housing them is tough enough to survive the danger threatening you. Robert Cox, marketing director, OKW Enclosures, explains why getting the case right is crucial to success in the wearables market
T
hink wearable electronics is just a fitness fad? Think again. This technology is saving lives every day.
Many extreme skiers owe their continuing existence to wearable avalanche transceivers that enable mountain rescue teams to locate them deep in the snow. Avalanche survival rates are measured in minutes: 92 per cent of trapped victims survive the first 15 minutes. Only three per cent survive 130 minutes. So every second counts in a rescue. Transceivers must be robust enough to survive these conditions – which is why the manufacturer tasks enclosures specialist OKW to supply the housings. But this is just one way that wearables are saving lives. Hospitals may
seem a world away from collapsing cornices and gaping crevasses but emergency geo-location technology is just as important here. Older people are depending increasingly on wearable care alarms and location devices – especially as dementia becomes more prevalent. Robust enclosures are as vital in the medical sector as they are in the mountains. Devices must withstand years of punishment by multiple users. Failure is not an option. Not when lives are at stake. Hampshire-based OKW sees a bright
future for wearable electronics. So much so that it has just added a dedicated section to its website and launched its first fully wearable standard plastic
enclosure. Tough new BODY-CASE (IP 65/IP 67) is designed to fit any standard 18 mm watch strap. So it is ideally positioned to capitalise on growing demand for smartwatch technology. It can also be attached to a lanyard or carried in a pocket. Comfortable curves, high gloss finish, soft touch sealing ring: BODY-CASE exudes quality. Wearables must look and feel great or users won’t wear them. That’s why specifying a proven standard case manufactured by an enclosures specialist is so much better than trying to start from scratch. Cases can be easily customised so your product will look distinctive. It’s much more cost effective these days – even on low volume batches. Mobile data recording, monitoring, emergency notification, bio- sensors, communications, stock and sales logging, control, automation… you name it, the possibilities are endless. BODY-CASE is building on a fine tradition of wearables at OKW. Its MINITEC range for personal electronics was winning plaudits long before the on-the-body technology went
mainstream. MINITEC scooped an iF Product Design Award and a Designpreis Deutschland nomination for its clever features. It fits lanyards, key rings, belts and wrist straps – and offers countless standard permutations. OKW’s other great wearable is body-
contoured ERGO-CASE. Its shape enables users to wear their electronics on their sleeve (or chest or waist). ERGO-CASE is larger than OKW’s other wearables so it brings hands-free benefits to bigger devices that would otherwise have to be carried. Features include a choice of battery compartments (AAA, AA, 9V) plus wall mounting for easy charging and data transmission.
www.okw.co.uk
18 July/August 2016
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