Enclosures

Hammond Electronics' Eddystone thin wall range of die-cast aluminium enclosures has been extended with the addition of three sizes and a further two reduced height variants of existing plan sizes. The Eddystone range, which is said to provide excellent EMC performance and good mechanical protection for the housed components, now extends to 24 different models ranging in size from 50 x 50 x 25mm to 188 x120 x 82mm.

Schroff has introduced a new hybrid backplane that has been designed to facilitate the transition from CompactPCI to the new CompactPCI Express standard by combining the two bus architectures on to a single backplane.

Designed to keep the air moving in a confined space, the new ODB5009 blower from Solid State Supplies is only 50mm square and 9mm deep yet moves three cubic feet of air per minute. Designed to provide directional airflow, the device is ideally suited to spot cooling applications.

Spelsberg has developed two new ranges of Ex rated enclosures designed to assist systems installers and equipment designers in meeting the ATEX requirements for zones 2 and 22 explosion endangered areas. The new Black Abox Ex, and TK Ex boxes offer moisture ingress protection to IP65 and IP66 respectively. Both employ tough reinforced polycarbonate bodies to protect electrical control and instrumentation systems from fire, dust, knocks and chemic...

Schroff has introduced a range of complete systems to meet the requirements of the PICMG MicroTCA standard, which defines a system architecture that allows AdvancedMC mezzanine boards to be plugged directly into a backplane without a carrier board.

Aerco now supplies from stock a range of AC fans meeting IP ratings up to IP54 that complement the IP rated DC fans that are also stocked at Horsham.

Schroff has announced the availability of a new edition of its comprehensive Electronics Packaging catalogue. With more than 850 pages, Edition 22 provides an indispensable source of information for anyone involved in specifying or purchasing electronics enclosures or related products and services.

Schroff has expanded its range of VME64x system cases with the introduction of two new tower versions suitable for use in test and measurement applications.

Schroff has expanded its system integration facilities to provide a comprehensive service aimed at customers who are looking to reduce overheads and product development times by outsourcing some or all of their design and manufacturing activities.

Omeg has adapted its 16mm ECO potentiometer to accept its Type IL switch. Previously, Type IL switches were only available with Omeg's metal cap potentiometers. This new development meets a continuing demand for plastic bodied PCB mounting, switched potentiometers where the shaft is parallel to the board.