Category Archives: Electronic Enclosures

Electronic Enclosure Manufacturers

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Electronic enclosure manufacturers may not play the most glamorous role in industry, but they can take comfort in the fact that their contribution to industry is essential. Their products are comparatively simple, but their products’ applications are not at all trivial. There would be no electronic devices without electronic enclosures, so manufacturers of electronic enclosures can be seen as key supports in our industrial infrastructure. Consider for a moment what electronic enclosures do. The best way of conceptualizing this is to think of the electronic enclosure that is likely to be Continue reading →

Electronic Enclosures Are All Around You

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Compac Electronic Enclosures

Electronic enclosures image courtesy of COMPAC.

If you’re reading this on a computer, you’re very close to an electronic enclosure. The plastic or metal housing used to protect your computer from dust and other hazards is considered to be an electronic enclosure. Other electronic enclosures that may be near you could include a remote control, a plug assembly, a phone or even a web server. An electronic enclosure, by the loosest definition, is any product whose purpose is to enclose and therefore protect one or more Continue reading →

Metal Enclosures Protect Sensitive Components

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Equipto Metal Enclosures

Metal enclosures image courtesy of Equipto Electronics Corp.

Metal enclosures, like so many other industrial utilities, make a nearly anonymous contribution to industry. While the heavy machinery, high-tech fabrication tools and other more visible utilities get all of the recognition, metal enclosures hang in unlit closets, seemingly bland, seemingly boring. Metal enclosures may seem boring. But they’re also very important, and the companies that build them make a very meaningful contribution to industry. Their products make the Continue reading →

Plastic Enclosures: Economical and Effective

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Polycase Plastic Enclosure

Plastic enclosure image courtesy of Polycase.

Not all electronic enclosures are made of metal. Though steel, stainless steel and aluminum tend to come to mind before plastic as enclosure construction materials, plastic is a major player in the electronic enclosure market. Especially in the cases of small enclosures, enclosures that are intended for outdoor use and enclosures that are intended to be fitted with surface-level buttons, plastic can be a much more favorable material for enclosure construction than metal. Plastic is weather-resistant, which means that it can be used to make enclosures that will be Continue reading →

Stainless Steel Enclosures Make Sense

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Solutions Direct Stainless Steel Enclosure

Stainless steel enclosure image courtesy of Solutions Direct.

It makes perfect sense to use stainless steel as an electronic enclosure construction material. Consider the reasons why electronic enclosures are used. In industrial contexts, electronic enclosures are used to protect sensitive electronic equipment from the hazards endemic to industrial environments. Just a few of these hazards include dust and dirt exposure, aerosols and accidental impact. In commercial and institutional Continue reading →

Instrument Enclosures: Averting Crises

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If you don’t appreciate the significance of instrument enclosures after reading this story, I don’t know how you ever will.

A component of the Large Hadron ColliderA component of the Large Hadron Collider

The Large Hadron Collider is a 17 mile-long circular tunnel under ground, straddling the border of France and Switzerland. The tunnel houses a particle accelerator operated by the European Organization for Nuclear Research, which is known by the acronym CERN. Basically, the LHC is the world’s largest and most expensive Continue reading →

Computer Enclosures Make Industrial Environments Computer-Friendly

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It’s no secret that computers are sensitive devices. After all, they are complexes of advanced components, some of which involve complicated moving parts, that all perform in tandem to perform advanced functions for their users. In theory, an enclosure is not an essential component in the operation of a computer. They don’t serve any computational purposes, they don’t connect the computer’s components to Continue reading →

Custom Enclosures Meet the Varied Needs of Industry

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No two industrial operations are exactly the same. The needs of each company vary at least to a slight extent, which means that equipment that may be suitable for one company may not be suitable for another company, even if those companies are of comparable size and produce similar products. Different factory forepersons have different preferences, and there can be differences of opinion amongst management about how to maximize operational efficiency. This is good news for Continue reading →

Electrical Cabinets House and Protect Sensetive Electronics

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If you’ve ever seen the inside of a complex electronic cabinet, you understand immediately why the enclosed electronic components have to be enclosed. Electrical cabinets keep their contents safe from nearby hazards. They are employed in all kinds of contexts – homes, places of business, factories, warehouses. Each of these contexts merits the use of electronic cabinets in different ways. Each place requires access to electricity. Each place has varying levels and types of needs for Continue reading →

Why Aluminum Enclosures are Popular

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If you’re reading this, you’re benefiting from at least one electronic enclosure somewhere. Any time you turn on your computer, any time you plug in a lamp, any time you use any electronic device whatsoever, unless it is battery-operated, you are making use of an electronic enclosure, if only indirectly. In case you’re not sure what an electronic enclosure is, it’s very likely that you’ve been passing by them all your life, never giving them much thought. They’re the metal housings that enclose the fuse boxes in your Continue reading →