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Olea, JCDecaux kiosk project joins form and function

Olea Kiosks was recently approached by JCDecaux, an outdoor advertising company, to engineer and manufacturer a digital charging station kiosk.

January 20, 2015 by Frank Olea

Olea Kiosks was recently approached by JCDecaux, an outdoor advertising company, to engineer and manufacturer a digital charging station kiosk. The company presented designs for a state-of-the-art digital kiosk that would be jam-packed with electrical hardware technologies for an engaging user experience.

The end result was the development of a digital kiosk that is a showcase of both design and function, featuring the following:

• The unit is 8-feet tall, with a thin body only inches thick and less than two feet wide.
• The kiosk is dual-sided, with the same charging features available on both sides of the device.
• Each shelf features two QI wireless chargers (four total), four 110-volt outlets (eight total), and three USB outlets (six total).
• The kiosk showcases Verizon branding, highlighted by a 32-inch monitor runs that runs Verizon video commercials.
• The side panel features a 3/4-inch plexiglass piece that is illuminated by RGB LED lighting that is controlled by wireless remote. The LEDs can be set to any color and animated with a variety of transitions – flash, strobe or basic fade transitions.
• The device has a full circuit breaker panel to manage the two 20-amp, 110-volt power systems – one used to power the digital hardware, the other used to provide power to the charging hardware.

JCDecaux originally approached Olea with a concept design, but relied on Olea’s engineering experience to develop and execute the technical specifications to bring the kiosk to fruition. In addition to the engineering challenge, JCDecaux also presented Olea with a very tight deadline to create a prototype, pass UL testing and ultimately manufacture and deploy the finished kiosk.

Olea welcomed the challenge to create this new kiosk and developed the initial prototype in 8 weeks.

In addition, Olea had to engineer the kiosk to meet certain requirements specific to JCDecaux. The bottom panel, which houses the circuit breaker and power system, was developed to hide all components and allow access only through the use of special JCDecaux tools, similar to how Apple’s techs work with an iPhone. Further, the kiosk can be managed remotely, including the ability to update contact, cycle power, and shut down the system as needed.

The final outcome of the project was the manufacture of 200 kiosks that have been deployed to Miami, Newark, JFK, LAX and Houston airports. A special stainless steel version, which is also more compact, will be rolling out in the international terminal at LAX in the coming months. Future deployments to additional east coast airports are also in the works.

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