Type 6 Modular Enclosures
Last Updated: April 1, 2025
Description
Type 6 Modular Enclosures are designed to provide a degree of protection for enclosed equipment against incidental contact, falling dirt, hose-directed water, and the entry of water during occasional temporary submersion at a limited depth. They are also built to withstand damage from external ice formation .
Working Principle
Type 6 Modular Enclosures work by creating a sealed environment that protects the internal components from external elements. The design ensures that water and dirt do not penetrate the enclosure, even when subjected to hose-directed water or temporary submersion. This is achieved through robust sealing mechanisms and materials that resist corrosion and ice formation. These enclosures are useful because they ensure the safety and longevity of the equipment housed within, reducing the risk of damage and downtime .
Applications
Type 6 Modular Enclosures are suitable for both indoor and outdoor environments where protection against water ingress and environmental conditions is critical. Specific applications include housing electrical and electronic components in industrial settings where equipment may be exposed to water spray or temporary flooding. They are also used in environments where ice formation is a concern, ensuring that the enclosed equipment remains operational and undamaged .
Advantages over other Modular Enclosures
Type 6 Modular Enclosures offer superior protection against water ingress compared to other types, such as Type 12 enclosures, which are primarily for indoor use and do not provide the same level of protection against water. The ability to withstand temporary submersion and resist ice formation makes Type 6 enclosures particularly advantageous in harsh outdoor environments .
Limitations
One limitation of Type 6 Modular Enclosures is that they are not designed for continuous submersion or environments with high-pressure water jets. They are also not suitable for environments with extreme temperatures that exceed the material specifications of the enclosure .
Considerations
When selecting Type 6 Modular Enclosures, consider the initial cost, which may be higher due to the robust materials and sealing technologies used. Operating expenses can be minimized by choosing enclosures that require less frequent maintenance and have a longer lifespan. Durability is a key factor, as these enclosures are designed to withstand harsh conditions, reducing the need for replacements. However, regular inspections and maintenance are necessary to ensure seals remain intact and the enclosure continues to provide the intended level of protection .
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring a hinged opaque cover w/S.S. Lockable latch. Base includes 1/2 and 3/4 inch knock-outs. Including: Hinged cover. Base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, stainless hinge pin. Base with 1/2 and 3/4 inch knock-outs. Quick release latches. Enclosure... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 7.99
- Length: 10
- Depth: 5.98
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring an opaque screw cover. Base includes 1/2 and 3/4 inch knock-outs. Including: Screw cover. Base with 10-32 brass inserts, cover with formed in place PUR gasket and 4 stainless cover screws. Base includes 1/2 and 3/4 inch knock-outs. Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 5.98
- Length: 7.99
- Depth: 5
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring an opaque flat screw cover. Including: Flat screw cover. Base with 10-32 brass inserts, cover with formed in place PUR gasket and 4 stainless cover screws. Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel mounting. [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 8
- Length: 10
- Depth: 3
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring an opaque flat screw cover. Including: Flat screw cover. Base with 10-32 brass inserts, cover with formed in place PUR gasket and 4 stainless cover screws. Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel mounting. [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 8
- Length: 10
- Depth: 5
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring an opaque flat screw cover. Including: Flat screw cover. Base with 10-32 brass inserts, cover with formed in place PUR gasket and 4 stainless cover screws. Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel mounting. [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 10
- Length: 12
- Depth: 5
from Fibox Enclosures
Features an opaque flat screw cover. Including: Flat screw cover. Base with 10-32 brass inserts, cover with formed in place PUR gasket and 4 stainless cover screws. Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel mounting. [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 6
- Length: 8
- Depth: 4
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring a hinged opaque screw cover. Including: Hinged screw cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, cover with formed in place PUR gasket, stainless hinge pin and 2 cover screws. Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel mounting. [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 8
- Length: 10
- Depth: 4
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring a hinged opaque screw cover. Including: Hinged screw cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, cover with formed in place PUR gasket, stainless hinge pin and 2 cover screws. Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel mounting. [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 7.99
- Length: 7.99
- Depth: 4.02
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring a hinged opaque cover w/Plastic quick release latch. Including: Hinged cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, and stainless hinge pin. Quick release latches. (Latch options available.) Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 10
- Length: 10
- Depth: 6
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring a hinged opaque cover w/Plastic quick release latch. Including: Hinged cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, and stainless hinge pin. Quick release latches. (Latch options available.) Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 8
- Length: 10
- Depth: 4
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring a hinged opaque cover w/Plastic quick release latch. Including: Hinged cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, and stainless hinge pin. Quick release latches. (Latch options available.) Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 10
- Length: 12
- Depth: 6
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring a hinged opaque cover w/Plastic quick release latch. Including: Hinged cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, and stainless hinge pin. Quick release latches. (Latch options available.) Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 5.98
- Length: 7.99
- Depth: 5
from Fibox Enclosures
Features a hinged opaque cover w/S.S. Lockable latch. Including: Hinged cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, and stainless hinge pin. Quick release latches. (Latch options available.) Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 10
- Length: 10
- Depth: 6
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring a hinged opaque cover w/S.S. Lockable latch. Including: Hinged cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, and stainless hinge pin. Quick release latches. (Latch options available.) Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 8
- Length: 10
- Depth: 4
from Fibox Enclosures
Features a hinged opaque cover w/S.S. Lockable latch. Including: Hinged cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, and stainless hinge pin. Quick release latches. (Latch options available.) Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 5.98
- Length: 5.98
- Depth: 4.02
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring a hinged opaque cover w/S.S. Lockable latch. Including: Hinged cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, and stainless hinge pin. Quick release latches. (Latch options available.) Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 5.98
- Length: 7.99
- Depth: 5
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring a hinged opaque cover w/S.S. Lockable twist latch. Including: Hinged cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, and stainless hinge pin. Quick release latches. (Latch options available.) Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 8
- Length: 10
- Depth: 4
from Fibox Enclosures
Features a hinged opaque cover w/S.S. Quick release latch. Including: Hinged cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, and stainless hinge pin. Quick release latches. (Latch options available.) Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 8
- Length: 10
- Depth: 4
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring a hinged transparent Cover w/Plastic Quick Release Latch. Including: Hinged cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, and stainless hinge pin. Quick release latches. (Latch options available.) Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 8
- Length: 10
- Depth: 4
from Fibox Enclosures
Features a hinged transparent cover w/Plastic quick release launch. Including: Hinged screw cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, cover with formed in place PUR gasket, stainless hinge pin and 2 cover screws. Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel mounting. [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 5.98
- Length: 5.98
- Depth: 4.02
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring a hinged transparent cover w/S.S. Lockable latch. Including: Hinged cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, and stainless hinge pin. Quick release latches. (Latch options available.) Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 10
- Length: 10
- Depth: 6
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring a hinged transparent cover w/S.S. Lockable latch. Including: Hinged cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, and stainless hinge pin. Quick release latches. (Latch options available.) Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 8
- Length: 10
- Depth: 4
from Fibox Enclosures
Featuring a hinged transparent cover w/S.S. Lockable latch. Including: Hinged cover base with 10-32 brass inserts, latched cover with formed in place PUR gasket, and stainless hinge pin. Quick release latches. (Latch options available.) Enclosure mounting foot kit. Accessory 10-32 screws for panel... [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6; Type 6P; Type 12; Type 13
- Width: 8
- Length: 10
- Depth: 6
from Fibox Enclosures
Features an extra high base, grey cover. Including: Base with PUR gasket, screws for mounting plate/DIN-rail and cover with polyamide cover screws. [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 1; Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6
- Width: 5.12
- Length: 7.09
- Depth: 3.35
from Fibox Enclosures
Features a high base, grey cover. Including: Base with TPE gasket, screws for mounting plate/DIN-rail and cover with polyamide cover screws. [See More]
- NEMA Rating: Type 1; Type 4; Type 4X; Type 6
- Width: 3.15
- Length: 5.12
- Depth: 3.94