Why IP Clocks Do All the Work without All the Hassle

It’s not hard to imagine that keeping up with the maintenance in large facilities can be a tiring task. Between inspecting various systems periodically, making repairs and programming changes, facility managers and maintenance personnel are constantly jumping from task to task in order to not fall behind. One reliable system that eases this burden is…

The Configuration Station – Added Benefits

After years of development and testing, Sapling is proud to announce the release of the newest addition to our website – The Configuration Station. What is The Configuration Station? It is a tool that Sapling created for our dealers, architects and engineers, as well as the end users of our products around the globe to…

The Configuration Station – How to Use it

The time has finally come! Sapling is proud to announce the launch of the brand new Configuration Station on our company website. Beginning this week, visitors will notice a change to Sapling’s website. On the left hand side of the home page just above the Engineering Specifications and Live Chat feature, Sapling has added the…

Some Helpful Advice when Choosing Your Wireless Clocks

If you have decided to implement wireless clocks into your building or facility, by no means have you steered yourself wrong. However, if you are in the beginning stages of this very much “involved” purchase, which requires research, price shopping and installation, you will find that there are many more decisions to make down this…

Syncing Your Entire Facility with an NTP Server

The benefits of having synchronized time throughout a facility can be endless. Having all analog and digital clocks in a facility displaying the exact same time is proven to streamline workflows and increase the efficiency of the building. These are just the benefits to having a synchronized clock system, but what if you had the…

A Walk through Sapling’s IP Clock Monitor Software and Web Interface

Enjoying the luxury of IP clocks in your establishment? Then you must also enjoy the new found power and control you now have over your clock system. With Sapling’s IP clocks installed, users get the value-added option of Sapling’s IP Monitor Software and Web Interface as well. Using these resources is an easy task thanks…

Dictionary Series – Wired Master Clock System Lingo: A Reference Guide

Thinking about purchasing a wired master clock system but don’t know what questions to ask? When researching wired clocks, some of the terminology can be overwhelming to new users. Not fully understanding all the terms that are involved can leave you confused and keep you from asking the questions that truly help decide what kind…

3 Reasons Why Accuracy is Necessary in Time Sources like Wireless Clocks

Most of us can agree that checking the time becomes a rather mindless habit that comes as natural to us as tying our shoes or brushing our teeth in the morning. What we don’t stop to think about is just how much everything we do is determined by the alarm clock by the bed or…

Sapling School Clocks: a System Integrator’s Dream Come True

System integration is a key component in practically every modern construction project or renovation out there. Without the appropriate integration, various electrical systems, such as school clocks, within a campus can fail to work properly and efficiently. To combat these important issues, integrators are choosing advanced school clocks, such as Sapling’s, for their various educational…

Dictionary Series – IP Clock Lingo: A Reference Guide

Not sure what an IP clock system is or whether you even need one? Chances are you are not alone! An IP clock system is a grouping of clocks on one network of Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) infrastructure for the synchronization and display of an accurate time source. Understanding these IP clocks and how they function matters…

Wired Master Clock Systems – 3 Options to Choose From

Sapling is an industry leader in providing wired master clock solutions for business, manufacturing, education, healthcare and more. When our customers need a wired system that works for them, we have more than one selection to choose from. Choosing the right wired system for any facility is a piece of cake with the system options…

Three Options that Schools Won’t Want to Pass Up for their School Clocks

Synchronized time is, without a doubt, becoming a standard among schools kindergarten through 12th grade. Having extremely accurate time display throughout a school exponentially improves the operations that go on within and around the building. While making the upgrade to synchronized school clocks is always a worth-while endeavor, there are various options and upgrades to…

Dictionary Series – Wireless Clock Lingo: A Reference Guide

Trying to decide on a wireless clock system? If you are new to the world of synchronized timekeeping, this may not be the easiest task. Perhaps the first thing you should do is learn how to talk the talk. Learning how wireless clocks work and making necessary decisions when picking them out, however, can be…

What You Didn’t Know About Master Clocks

Hey, what’s that?! No it’s not the iPad or Xbox Kinect, it’s a Sapling Master Clock. What in the world is a master clock? Even though it’s not just your run of the mill clock that hangs on the wall, we don’t expect you to know as much about it as your MacBook either. Master…

What Users Can Accomplish with Sapling’s IP Clock Monitoring Software

Among all the great technologies and innovations the world has received through Internet Protocol, one that goes commonly overlooked is the development of the IP clock. IP clocks deliver the one thing that every facilities manager or maintenance worker needs: control. Having an IP clock system means the user has the ability to control each…

Affordable School Clocks for Universities

Due to the current economic climate, the State of Pennsylvania recently announced a significant budget cut for state school funding. This loss of funds, upon final approval, can seriously halter many of the plans that state colleges have in the works that require substantial sums of money and/or rely heavily on government subsidies. This can…