Enclosures

Electronics packaging specialist Schroff, one of the leading members of the PICMG consortium, has compiled a new 88-page guide to the AdvancedTCA, MicroTCA and AdvancedMC open computing specifications. These emerging standards were originally developed for the telecoms market and are now gaining momentum in other industry sectors where high availability and high data transfer rates are key requirements.

Schroff has launched a range of plastic clip-in blanking panels that provide a quick and easy way to prevent hot air from recirculating through the gaps between equipment mounted in a 19in. cabinet.

Elma Electronic, manufacturer of commercial, ruggedised and COTS enclosures, subracks, backplanes and systems, has moved into a new 30,000 sq. ft. purpose-built green field facility in Bedford. The new facility brings together under one roof the Elma Electronic commercial products business, which has relocated from Hampshire, and the Mektron Systems ruggedised systems business.

Combining the processing power of the AMD LX800 500MHz CPU and up to 1GB of RAM, the new AHM 6xx3 embedded HMI system from Datasound Laboratories has NEMA 4/IP65 rated front panel which makes it ideally suited to many industries that involve the use of liquids such as food, marine, chemical, and factory automation.

Schaffner Ltd, a leader in EMC filters and electromagnetic compatibility, has announced the addition of the Seifert Electronics range of high efficiency heat sinks to its product range. Established in 1965 Seifert Electronics offer standard and custom solutions for cooling components and modules. The product range encompasses single component PCB mounted heat sinks through to high-performance, fan cooled heat sink assemblies and liquid coolers. ...

For enclosures, which are situated outdoors, Rittal has introduced a range of heaters to protect the electronics housed within from any temperature fluctuations. Available with 400W and 800W outputs, the heaters prevent the temperature inside the enclosure from dropping below operational level.

Camden Electronics has added a size 12 enclosure to its versatile modular DIN rail mounting range offering 30% extra capacity. A logical addition to the range, the new CNMB/12 snapfit DIN rail enclosure is 210mm long compared with 160mm for the CNMB/9. It is supplied complete with 12 terminal guards as standard, eight perforated on 5.08mm pitch and four solid. The additional length allows users to include larger electronic printed circuits in a s...

A new high performance ADDA DC fan from Aerco has been produced in the larger frame size of 127 x 127 x 38mm to meet the high cooling requirements of modern computer server equipment and other high density equipment cabinets.

TEKO have extended the TEKAL range of extruded aluminium enclosures. These versatile housings have been designed for hand-held, desktop and wall mounted electronics. Typical applications will include mobile data recorders, test and measurement devices and control equipment.