Enclosures

Minicom Advanced Systems, a leading developer of IT & KVM remote access and management solutions, announced that Electrorack Enclosure Products, which designs, manufactures and delivers quality, market-leading enclosure solutions, has joined the Data Center Alliance (DCA).

The 16:9 format 7 inch diagonal screen is emerging as the new standard for numerous portable test, measurement and input devices spanning all industrial sectors - logistics, transport, medicine, vehicle manufacturing and repair, the hotel trade and catering, etc - and various consumer applications such as pocket PCs, media players and electronic picture frames.

Rittal has released a CD of its popular catalogue for Electronics Enclosures and associated products. Customers faced with the size of Rittal’s Handbook 32, were demanding a more portable look up system which complemented the information available on the website.

Rittal has introduced two ranges of guide rails for Printed Circuit Boards which can be made to suit any depth of PCB insertion. Utilising plastic end pieces which include a funnel entry to ease PCB insertion, the new guides can be equipped with clips to discharge static charges from the board prior to full insertion. The end pieces are simply pushed into a central aluminium section which can be varied in length to suit any application.

Sunon has developed the latest generation of the 40mm x 40mm x 28mm Super Green Fan (SG4028). The design of the Super Green Fan features high efficiency, low power consumption, low vibration and low noise. Dedicated to low energy use, Sunon's sealed-motor technology raises the air flow and increases the air volume by 10 per cent.

Verotec manufactures and supplies, from the original tooling, the Vero Electronics families of metal enclosures, system components, power supplies, backplanes and configured hardware solutions for open system architecture, general purpose and ruggedised electronic applications. A new 300 page full colour hard copy and PDF product catalogue is now available, giving full technical and application details of more than 4000 standard products.

The well proven EMKA 1000 series of quarter turn locks has received a very significant upgrade which enables an improved level of sealing. Customers may now order the new IP66 option, with the result that panel builders can now readily achieve higher sealing specification for completed cabinets, which is demanded for food processing industries and outdoor environments where high levels of sealing are required to meet safety considerations so as t...

Intent on capitalizing on the success of their W Series heatsinks which utilize a clever attachment scheme while remaining competitively priced, Ohmite have introduced black anodized versions which when used in still air, will give customers as much as a 30% increase in thermal performance.

We are all aware of the need to protect electrical installations from the weather, and with the increasing use of electronic equipment in external, and often remote, locations, most enclosure manufacturers provide adequate protection from the elements for the internal products.

EMKA’s 1022 program quarter-turn locks – popularly known as “mini-locks” have the style and capability of their big brothers in a miniature package suitable for smaller cabinets, wall mount enclosures, access panels or other housings. They are very useful where space and design limitations demand easy operation as well as a good level of rugged serviceability. The 1022 program locks are also available with additional seali...