Evans Consoles Blog

When Is It Time to Upgrade Your Control Room?

When a Control Room Becomes an Operational Liability Most control rooms show their age gradually, through systems that are harder to support, rising maintenance demands, recurring workarounds, and technology that no longer meets current operational or cybersecurity needs. Any one of these issues may be manageable, but together they signal a larger problem: the control room is beginning to limit the operation instead of supporting it. That is when upgrading becomes a business decision, not just a facilities project.

Utilize Evans' 2000+ Years of Experience & Meet Operational Requirements

When you choose Evans, you get more than just quality state-of-the-art console equipment. You get our entire team which has over 40 years of experience designing and building control rooms. You get our team that prepares all the documents and drawings you require to meet operational standards. This includes our manufacturing team, project managers, designers, modelers, regional sales managers, shipping experts, and installers.

Evans Shipping Accident: Did our Console Survive the Damage?

How do we know Evans consoles are built to last? Earlier this month we got to see just how tough they are. One of our tradeshow demos was in an accident while in transit, a 700-pound crate was dropped on our console. Our consoles take a significant amount of time to design and manufacture, and we look forward to showing them off. Unfortunately for us, the shipping crate took significant damage due to the accident. How did our console do inside the crate?

What You Can Learn From Your Corporate Partners: Intertech

We value our partners here at Evans and we enjoy working with each of them. Sometimes things go so well and our partners say kind things about us. We have some nice things to say about Intertech as well, a solid partner of ours for 20 years and counting. So before we quote what they said about us in their latest success story, we wanted to share our testimonial about Intertech from our CEO and COO:

Evans Tampa Showroom Grand Opening (June 22, 2021)

Here we grow again! Evans has added to our world class showrooms designed to let you explore leading the technology available in mission-critical operations. In partnership with Planar and Extron we are excited to announced the grand opening of the Emerging Technology Center in Tampa, Florida. This 5,500 foot facility showcases the latest in Evans consoles, like our flagship Response NextGen, along with integrated technologies in this state of the art showroom.

7 Evans Control Room Solutions to Untangle Cable Management Nightmares

Mission-critical centers include a lot of equipment and thousands of feet of cable. How do you manage these cables without it turning into a complete nightmare? Surely, you don't want your operators tripping over mismanaged wires, hot cables that create a fire risk, or the dreaded rats' nest of tangled cables. Wire management is essential to keep your control room organized.

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Join us in Welcoming our Mid West Regional Sales Manager!

Evans Consoles is pleased to welcome Chris Banner to the position of Regional Sales Manager – Mid West.

Top 3 Ways a Control Operations Center can Reach its Full Potential

Supervisors, managers, and directors are always looking for different ways to run theiroperation control centers at their fullest potential.The top 3 target improvements generally tend to be cost reduction, increase in quality, and time reduction to meet goals. Leadership teams consistently have these objectives top of mind when running their day-to-day operations and when designing or retrofitting their control rooms with new consoles and equipment.

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Consoles vs Office Furniture – Part 2

Part 2 of our two-part series: Consoles vs Office Furniture.

Consoles vs Office Furniture

When it comes to consoles and office furniture, the number one question asked: Is there really a difference between office furniture and consoles?

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The Importance of Cleaning and Maintaining your Consoles

Without proper workspace maintenance and cleaning, your consoles are at risk. From debris to dust and mold, dirty consoles become harmful to your employees’ health and safety, work environment, and equipment performance, not to mention being less durable over time. Your consoles, chairs, accessories, AV systems, and other equipment are an investment in your operations center – don’t you want it to stand the test of time?

Acoustics in the Control Room

Most people do not realize the important role acoustics play in a control room. It can have a humongous impact on employees and their performance.

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