• • • ENCLOSURES • • •


Standard enclosure hardware to suit specialist electrical engineering sectors


Andy Billingham, managing director of EMKA(UK), says a notable feature of the enclosure hardware market is the way that standard design ranges have blossomed into multiple sectors, so ensuring that enclosures of all types can be fitted with the most appropriate, up to date and cost-effective hardware to directly suit the application


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n our latest website guidance, we are delighted to address the closure issues of control cabinets and enclosures in mechanical


engineering, where they must meet the most diverse requirements, primarily of course the criteria of safety, locking and operating convenience as well as durability even under demanding conditions. Specialist panel builders serving this industry


generally require that modular locks, handles, hinges, gaskets and swinghandles, in addition to offering protection against the ingress of dust and water, are frequently needed with grounding protection, vibration resistance or a lock position indicator. EMKA contend that specialist enclosure


hardware for mechanical engineering should also meet specific challenges regarding fire protection, compression and extreme power


transmission, in high doors or through large sheet thicknesses. Such applications benefit from our wide range of products for all types of installation. Designed for purpose locking solutions ensure that customers from the mechanical engineering industry can concentrate on their own core competences of development and construction of high-quality machines and systems. Quick assembly and simple installation,


convenient operation and, above all, a secure locking system are required in this industry. Because on highly dangerous machines, personal protection plays a particularly important role. A professional locking system secures the highly sensitive electronics and electrical control systems in control cabinets on the one hand, but also protects the operators in areas of a machine where safety may otherwise be endangered.


In these situations, EMKA offer products which


comply with the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, regarding protection against dust and water, with the desired IP protection classes or which are equipped with UL certification. These apply to all types of doors, flaps, access panels or other operating elements. Our online guide highlights common choices


of safety quarter turn locks with tamper and vibration proof options, e.g., compression latches, with insert and head chrome plated or stainless steel. Safety inscription on the housing or pad printed identification or labelling is also offered. In terms of cabinet production clip-in quarter turns are indicated for quick assembly without tools, offering cost savings due to simple fitment within seconds. Allied to use of quarter turn latches EMKA now


offer a new eCam electromechanical cam lock which provides a universal, electromechanical latch with small internal footprint on new and existing systems. This German Innovation Award Winner 2019 incorporates locking/unlocking as a stand-alone solution with keypad or RFID card reader – it may be integrated into access control systems or machine controls and has a mechanical emergency opening function. Matching peripherals are conveniently linked on


the website – such as hinges, torque hinges, edge protection and door sealing gasket, bow handles and aluminium framed windows for fitment to cabinet doors for inspection purposes. For high-end biometric security, EMKA now


offers a Data Centre Biolock demonstration kit which allows engineers to explore and evaluate since in many cases there is no real alternative to a physical, hands-on demonstration or test run. The innovative EMKA Biolock system for server racking is one such example – so to enable interested data centre security engineers to see for themselves – EMKA have created a demo-in-a-case which can be sent out on request. The Biolock demonstration kit comes complete


with hardware as decided upon during the initial consultation housed within a heavy-duty aluminium case, together with a laptop which contains the user software with the demo system already registered onto it. All that remains to be done is for the client to add some users and then start to get used to it.


16 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING • MARCH 2022 electricalengineeringmagazine.co.uk


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