1.      Evaluation & Design;

Each customer that approaches us has a project requirement or idea that they need to implementand deploy successfully. CtrlKiosk evaluates the project requirements and uses their expertise to recommend certain components and/or different kiosk designs that will meet the aesthetic needs of the customer. We will create photorealistic renderings to portray the finished product and layout of the proposed components. Additionally, the customers’ budget numbers are taken into consideration and timelines of project completion. All these details are laid out on the table to make sure we have a good plan going into engineering the solution.

2.      Engineering;

Here is where the details of the kiosk solution are put together by the in-house engineeringteam. The components, kiosk design and budget all factor into how the kiosk will be engineered and fabricated. The team goes through what we call a “value engineer” process where we come up with a variety of ways to decrease cost, but without taking away from the value of the finished kiosk product. Again, there is a lot of back & forth between customer and CtrlKiosk. All details are supplied in CAD drawings (submittal drawings) showing exact layout of components, dimensions of every detail, how parts are accessible, etc. The customer puts their “stamp of approval” on this submittal drawing before we move forward to prototyping.

3.      Prototype;

Once the customer provides approval of all the engineering details we can move forward with our in-house prototype fabrication. It’s important that you know all of this takes place in our facility so we have complete control to keep within budget and timelines. You can even come by and watch the metal being bent andwelded together! The electronic components that were approved in the engineering phase are purchased and brought in-house and then assembled into the kiosk enclosure as they come off the production line. Since this is a first run at the kiosk solution we sometimes have pieces that don’t fit perfectly,this is another reason why we have a huge advantage with fabricating in-house.We can make some engineering “tweaks” and re-fabricate parts quickly and easily. In the end we come out with a prototype that meets your requirements and expectations.

4.      Production;

Most customers take some time to test their prototype models and most of the time they come back with other ideas and additions they want to implement, but most of the time these are small changes and can be implemented into the production models instead of creating a brand new prototype. Production runs can be as small as10 units and as much as thousands of units. We work closely with our customers to ensure that we can meet their timeline requirements. There a lot of workingparts and logistics that come into play with sourcing all the materials necessary to complete the kiosk solution. We have dedicated project managers, purchasing managers and production managers all working together to manage this process successfully.