Cases & enclosures


ENCLOSURES HELP UPGRADE TELEMETRY NETWORK


Modernising existing infrastructure is a big challenge for utilities. One water company is currently undertaking a large upgrade of its telemetry assets, entrusting the project to its multi-disciplined engineering solutions provider. Part of the upgrade involved selecting reliable custom enclosures for critical network communications equipment. Consequently, the contractor approached leading enclosure manufacturer, Spelsberg.


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n the past, the water company’s telemetry assets have transmitted key information via the public switched telephone network (PSTN). Data regarding pump operation, water levels and more is sent to a main control room, where operators respond accordingly to information received. To modernise its network, reduce downtime and eliminate the


maintenance associated with physical lines, the water company is currently upgrading to digital communications for this equipment. Initiating the project, the water company approached its framework contractor, which needed to source custom enclosures to house a battery, universal power supply (UPS) and a 3G or GSM router.


SOURCING A BESPOKE ENCLOSURE An engineer at the framework contractor, who was tasked with designing a solution, commented: “These sites vary wildly, from full size brick buildings to small roadside kiosks. This meant the enclosures had to be compact to fit within all these pre-existing installations. They would be located


February 2025 Instrumentation Monthly


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