Buckeye Shapeform Builds Highly Modified Enclosure and Chassis for Theft Detection

    COLUMBUS, OH, June 13, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Business owners install ATMs at their retail locations to increase store traffic and provide customers with a convenient and quick bank withdrawal. But when money is involved, the risk of theft is ever present. Retail owners want to deter potential burglars from tampering with or stealing their ATM and to rest assured that if a burglar strikes, their ATM will be easily and securely recovered.

Citywide ATM, a nationwide seller, distributor and processor of ATMs, contacted Buckeye Shapeform to design and finish a modified enclosure and chassis with a flawless appearance and American-made quality that could effectively house its ATM PitBull alarm system.

The ATM PitBull alarm system has multiple points of detection and is fitted with electronics, including GPS live tracking, that can be controlled with an external keypad. During its search for a modified enclosure, Citywide ATM found that many manufacturers could not fulfill one or more of the project's required engineering constraints, while those manufacturers with comprehensive capabilities demanded costs that were extremely prohibitive to the project's budget.

"Too many compromises were necessary to use any other enclosure that we researched," Citywide ATM Engineering Manager Bruce Laurian said.

The size and dimension configurations were the most limiting factors. The ATM PitBull alarm system is best suited to a vertical orientation, which requires minimal shelf space. The internal components are similarly influenced and require slightly more length than found in commonly available standard-size enclosures.

Upon calling Buckeye Shapeform, Laurian learned that Buckeye Shapeform's E-Series (build-a-box) extruded aluminum enclosures allowed the most flexibility in customizing an enclosure and chassis to the project's exact specifications, providing Citywide ATM with minimal costs to accomplish its goal.

"After receiving the production prototype for (quality assurance), I realized we made the right decision in going with Buckeye Shapeform. Every aspect of the resulting equipment was either as expected or better," Laurian said. "It was a truly professional job at a cost much less than expected."

Buckeye Shapeform's E-Series enclosures provided easy access to the internal electronics of the ATM PitBull alarm system and facilitated assembly and post installation internal access. Horizontal slots were provided, allowing a custom chassis made by Buckeye Shapeform to be slid in and out like a drawer. This allowed for convenient assembly, future servicing or upgrading and limited internal access to end users by the use of front and rear cover panels. To finish the ATM PitBull alarm system, Buckeye Shapeform screen printed each enclosure with the company's pit bull logo.

"For anyone in search of fabrication of this type, I would encourage them to give Buckeye Shapeform the opportunity to provide them with the peace of mind I received on this project," Laurian said. "I thought price would have been the primary factor, but after my dealings with Buckeye Shapeform, I realized the value of their service as well."

About Buckeye Shapeform
Founded in 1902 as the Buckeye Stamping Company, Buckeye Shapeform includes Buckeye Enclosures, Buckeye Novelty Cans, Buckeye Knobs and Buckeye Deep Drawn Technology. Buckeye Enclosures offers a complete line of off-the-shelf instrumentation enclosures as well as services for modifying standard enclosures and creating completely customized solutions in either metal or plastic material that's widely used in the military, medical, audio/visual and telecommunications industries. For more information, please visit www.buckeyeshapeform.com.

About Citywide ATM
Citywide ATM is a nationwide seller, distributor and processor of ATMs. Its ATM PitBull alarm system has multiple points of detection and is fitted with electronics, including ear-piercing sirens and GPS live tracking that can be controlled with an external keypad. For more information, please visit www.citywideatm.com.

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