Kiosk enclosures
Custom Kiosk Enclosures
Floor-standing, counter-top and wall-mounted kiosk housings built from CNC-cut plastic panels over a metal frame, with bezels, card-reader slots and printed graphics in place. Custom kiosk enclosures without a mold, from a single pilot unit to a full rollout.
Built for the floor, not the shelf
Custom kiosk enclosures that scale past the size of a sheet.
A kiosk enclosure is larger than most plastic housings and gets touched by the public all day, so it has to combine size, stiffness and a finish that survives cleaning. Toolless builds kiosk enclosures by combining CNC-cut plastic panels into housings as large as the design needs and mounting them over a metal frame that carries the load. The plastic provides the shape, the color and the cutouts; the frame provides the structure.
Because there is no mold, a pilot unit for one location costs the same to set up as the hundredth for a rollout. The design can change after the pilot, from a taller screen to a different printer slot, with a program edit rather than new tooling. Banking equipment and point-of-sale stations are the kiosk types we have built most.
What we build into a kiosk
The parts of a kiosk that need a custom answer.
Screens, payment hardware and branding are where off-the-shelf kiosk enclosures fall short. Each is a machined or printed feature in our process.
Display bezels and windows
Bezels machined to the exact active area of the touchscreen or monitor, with acrylic or polycarbonate windows bonded in. Curved and sloped fronts are formed on our rolling equipment. See monitor and display enclosures.
Payment and peripheral cutouts
Card reader slots, receipt printer openings, barcode scanner windows, keypad recesses, speaker grilles and cable pass-throughs, all milled from the flat panel before bending so they line up with the hardware behind them. See point-of-sale enclosures.
Branding and instructions
Full-color UV digital printing puts logos, step-by-step instructions and accessibility markings straight on the panel, with white ink on dark colors and raised TEXTUR3D prints for tactile cues. Two-tone panels from stock colors need no paint.
From pilot to rollout
How a kiosk project moves through the plant.
Hardware list and frame
Screen, computer, payment devices, printer and power supply define the interior. Our engineers model the plastic shell and the metal frame together in SolidWorks so service access and cable routing are decided before the first cut.
Panel design
The shell is broken into panels that fit the sheet, with joint lines placed where they read as a design feature. Sheet thickness, corner doublers and ribs are chosen for a housing that gets leaned on.
Pilot unit
The first kiosk is cut, bent, bonded, printed and assembled over its frame in the same process the rollout will use, in 3 to 21 working days from an approved model.
Rollout
Feedback from the pilot site becomes program edits. Units ship in the quantities the deployment schedule needs, up to 10,000, on a blanket order with three-week releases.
Proof
Enclosures for Amazon's Just Walk Out technology.
In 2023 Toolless built custom plastic enclosures for Amazon's Just Walk Out technology at Lumen Field in Seattle, installed at concession stands and the stadium's Pro Shop outlet. Our engineers worked with the AWS technology team from concept to delivery, and the no-mold process let the fit and finish be adjusted for each installation site as the project progressed. Read the Just Walk Out story.
The kiosk enclosure portfolio also includes banking equipment and self-service display units. Browse the kiosk gallery for finished units.
Specifications
What a kiosk enclosure manufacturer needs to tell you.
Kiosk enclosures run thicker than desktop housings and lean on the frame for stiffness. The materials and options below are the ones we use most on public-facing units.
Materials selection- Shell material
- General-purpose ABS (UL94 HB) or flame-retardant ABS (UL94 V-0); polycarbonate and acrylic for windows
- Sheet thickness
- 2 mm to about 12 mm; heavier gauges for large panels and leaned-on surfaces
- Structure
- Plastic panels over a metal frame; panels combined for housings larger than a single sheet
- Surfaces
- Flat, sloped and curved in one direction; joint lines placed as a design feature
- Finish
- UV digital printing, engraving, painting, two-tone panels, EMI/RFI coating
- Hardware
- Hinges, latches, magnets and brass inserts for service doors and access panels
- Quantity
- 1 pilot unit to 10,000; no tooling at any quantity
Related
Other public-facing housings.
Point-of-sale and signage
Card readers, terminals and signage housings from the portfolio.
Learn moreMonitor and display enclosures
Bezels and shells for screens of every size.
Learn moreBezels and shrouds
Custom bezels and shrouds as standalone parts for existing kiosks.
Learn moreWall mount enclosures
Wall-hung housings for compact self-service units.
Learn moreHow large can a kiosk enclosure be?
Larger than a single sheet. We combine parts to make the housing as big as the design needs and mount the plastic over a metal frame that carries the structural load, so floor-standing units are routine.
Can you make one pilot kiosk before the rollout?
Yes. A single unit carries a setup charge but no tooling, and it is built by the same process as the rollout, so what you learn at the pilot site applies directly to production. Changes after the pilot are program edits.
Can the kiosk have curved surfaces?
Yes. Our rolling equipment forms curves in one direction, which suits wrapped fronts, sloped screen bezels and rounded tops. Compound curves in two directions are not possible with the process.
How are graphics and instructions applied?
By UV digital printing directly on the panel, in full color with white ink available for dark surfaces and raised TEXTUR3D prints for tactile markings. Printing can be done on flat panels before bending or on the assembled unit. Engraving is available for permanent legends.
From the portfolio
Kiosk enclosures we have built.
Why engineers choose Toolless
Trusted for enclosures since 1998.
Startups, OEMs and medical device makers across the USA, Canada and Australia come back for the next run. Read more testimonials.
- Years without molds
- 25+
- Certified quality system
- ISO 9001
- Units per order
- 1–10,000
- Sq ft in Everett, WA
- 13,000
“We initially considered injection molding, but with our volume the cost of tooling would never be recovered. It took only a week to settle on a design and get a prototype, and we were in production a week later.”
“I spent 9 years as a quality engineer at Rockwell and tend to be a perfectionist. Your professionalism and diligence in helping evolve our cover is greatly appreciated.”
“After a number of orders, Toolless have become our preferred supplier. Even though we are located in Australia, all deliveries have been fast and hassle free.”
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