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Cost-Cutting Cover Up: April 2003, Automation Design

From FIBOX Enclosures USA
 

 
When discussing enclosure packaging, it's typical for a design engineer to have strong opinions about how to package a specific design. After all, who doesn't want a new device to have the best packaging possible? Whether that package is intended to be an ergonomic beauty that aids (and impresses) the end user or an enclosure for protecting delicate electronics in hostile environments, the OEM design engineer wants it a "certain" way. Wanting something a "certain" way, though, can be expensive - especially with plastic enclosures. Even though injection-molding costs have declined in recent years, a custom plastic enclosure can be pricey in both monetary cost and time to market. However, with careful planning, an engineer can gain both the looks and features of a custom solution while enjoying the lower costs associated with standard enclosures. Added benefits such as lower capital investment, faster time to market, and much fewer risks are possible.
Products & Services
Industrial enclosures are used to house electronic components, equipment and devices. They are designed to protect personnel from accidental injury and to prevent the ingress of environmental contaminants. Search by Specification | Learn more about Industrial Enclosures
Modular enclosures consist of smaller components that can be assembled to create custom enclosures, often for temporary or mobile systems. These modular components are available in standard sizes and allow modular enclosures to be used for a variety of purposes. Search by Specification | Learn more about Modular Enclosures
NEMA and IP enclosures are used to house and protect electrical devices and electronic components. NEMA enclosures are rated by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and designed for hazardous or non-hazardous locations and indoor or outdoor use. Ingress protection (IP) enclosures provide protection against foreign objects and moisture. Search by Specification | Learn more about NEMA and IP Enclosures
Terminal and junction boxes are used to house electrical components and facilitate wiring. They are T-shaped or rectangular, made from a variety of materials, and available in many different sizes, sealing configurations and mounting styles. Search by Specification | Learn more about Terminal and Junction Boxes
Pushbutton enclosures are either rectangular or wedge shaped (sloped front or top surface) and have cutouts for mounting pushbuttons. They are usually mounted on walls or pedestals. Search by Specification | Learn more about Pushbutton Enclosures
Product Announcements
Equipto Electronics Corporation - Uncommon help purchasing electronic enclosures
The experience and knowledge behind the engineering of extraordinary electronic enclosure challenges -- high attenuation, seismic resistance, shock and vibration, unique designs -- is available to you... (read more)
Matric - Electromechanical Assembly (Box Build)
Matric design services cover the entire spectrum of capabilities required to produce a complete product. Custom housings are routinely developed in conjunction with PCB form factors to produce a... (read more)
Topics of Interest
Sometimes an engineer's decision to use a plastic enclosure is clear-cut, for example when the installation will be in a paper mill, where chemical attack will rapidly destroy a metal enclosure. In... (Read More)
Space is a premium in the markets for instrument cases. Whether it's a lab,hospital, industrial setting, or on a naval ship, instruments need to be smaller and smaller. In designing instrument cases,... (Read More)
Standard enclosures do not remain standard for long. In no time, engineers put holes, cutouts, and recesses into pristine boxes. This process is necessary to make the enclosure functional. There are... (Read More)
Moving technology into the field demands enclosures that can withstand a hostile environment while protecting interior electronics. Plastic has always met that need, but the rapid move to wireless... (Read More)
The advent of COTS opened the market for ruggedized electronic enclosures to manufacturers of commercial enclosures. But the fact that products can be "Off-The-Shelf" does not preclude them from... (Read More)
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