GlobalSpec has asked its users about the latest design trends and features related to NEMA and IP Enclosures. They have also shared their product applications and tips on how to buy and use these products.
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What are some of the applications you have used NEMA and IP enclosures for?
20 answers
Water/Waste Water installations; PetroChem Instrumentation and Controls; Transportation applications; Utility Power Plant & Solar installations; Telecommunications & Wireless Data Retrieval; Security equipment applications; various other OEM applications
~Marty S, Sales Mgr., Canton, OH
- Advanced metering with meters and electronic transmission equipment submerged in sea water
- Sensors in mining industry with IP rating specified and atex approvals
~General Corporate Mgmt, Bucuresti, Romania
I have supplied many varieties of enclosures over the years , mainly using IP ratings. The deal with most manufactures is cost in relationship to UV stabilization.
~Chris Wood, Queensland Regional Manager, Brisbane, Australia
These enclosures are used for Automation and drive panels, Scada panels, Starter panels in Industrial atmosphere
~ASHOK M, Marketing/Sales, MUMBAI, India
Our corrosion instrument product base to certification Ex ia IIC T4 and Ex d IIC T4 at least Nema 4 IP65
~Research & Development, Jakarta, Indonesia
Electrical installation
Switchgear Mfg
Indoor, out door & Underwater lighting
~Adam Limbada, Marketing/Sales, Duabi, UAE
Enclosures for outdoor electrical devices, waste water treatment plants, explosion proof locations.
~Engineering, Consulting, Cambridge, MA
I have used NEMA enclosures to keep in safe place solar devices like controllers and batteries
~OLAF ALVAREZ, Engineering Consultant, TOLUCA, MEXICO
Installation of Switchgear, Junction Boxes, Terminal Boxes, Power Supplies etc.
~Syed J, Engineer, Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Wellhead control panels, explosion proof junction boxes, junction boxes
~Dave Ramjeawan, Design Engineer, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Motor control centers, duplex pump controls, HVAC control systems
~Marketing/Sales, Mobile, AL
Outdoor phone line enclosures, Network equipment enclosures
~Mark N., Chief, cook, and bottle washer, Surprise, AZ
Control panels, wiring termination/distribution boxes, etc
~Manufacturing, Shah Alam, Malaysia
For rouged free Industrial applications
~Abhinav A, General Management, New Dlehi, India
Electronics housing for turbine meters
~Marketing/Sales, Winsford, Great Britain
Used on ovens, nc machines, salt tanks
~Maintenance Electrician, Wichita, KS
IP 15 and NEMA Enclosures
~Engineering, Consulting, Abudhabi, United Arab Emirates
Marine monitoring systems
~Christian G, Design Engineer, Dublin, Ireland
Electrical panelboard
~Engineering, Process/Production, JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia
Electrical Enclosure
~Engineering, Process/Production, Lima, Peru
Please share with us any “non-standard” applications that NEMA and IP enclosures have been used for.
6 answers
Technicians normally don't use IP rating enclosures for wind, hydro and solar applications
~OLAF ALVAREZ, Engineering Consultant, TOLUCA, MEXICO
Aluminum or Stainsteel material, internal diameter size must be 100 cm.
~Research & Development, Jakarta, Indonesia
--Lighting products; telephone housings; emergency equipment stations
~Marty S, Sales Mgr., Canton, OH
L V Panel, Feeder panel. food & fuel storage
~Adam Limbada, Marketing/Sales, Duabi, UAE
Installation of non-IP enclosures
~Syed J, Engineer, Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Mining sensors
~General Corporate Mgmt, Bucuresti, Romania
Do you know of any disastrous mistakes that occurred due to the incorrect usage of NEMA and IP enclosures?
6 answers
There are common disasters due to selection, or pushing the ratings to their max due to cost. If there were a greater degree between the LP levels it would over come this problem.
~Chris Wood, Queensland Regional Manager, Brisbane, Australia
IP enclosures of correct ratings have been used without taking into consideration the site temperature requirements. This caused the enclosures to warp and also crack.
~Syed J, Engineer, Jubail, Saudi Arabia
--Non hazardous enclosures in hazardous areas can be lethal.
--Low grade materials in corrosive or wet atmospheres can be costly in terms of safety and maintenance.
~Marty S, Sales Mgr., Canton, OH
I have seen many that were not properly mounted to walls that have fallen off. Especially in Arizona when people attempt to mount a box on stucco.
~Mark N., Chief, cook, and bottle washer, Surprise, AZ
ABS enclosures used for Street light pole box application and the boxes melted at old hyd airport.
~ASHOK M, Marketing/Sales, MUMBAI, India
Loss of electronic equipment
Malfunction of solar devices
~OLAF ALVAREZ, Engineering Consultant, TOLUCA, MEXICO
