Cases & enclosures


walk past every day without giving them a second thought, these metal boxes, more often than not, contain highly critical equipment that is fundamental to our everyday life. Broadband connection, the controls of


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signalling on the railways, the important instructions on overhead motorway gantries, these functions and many more impact our daily activity. Whether we are working from home or travelling, the controls that make these things possible are housed out of sight and out of mind. That is not a bad thing - they are designed to be inconspicuous to the public. Outdoor enclosures need to be many


things - they have to be functional and flexible to house various forms of equipment, they have to aesthetically pleasing whilst also being secure enough to be placed in both remote and busy public spaces. Surviving the elements is another critical feature, they could be placed outdoors for in excess of 10 years whilst dealing with the hottest summers and harshest winters. So, whilst outdoor enclosures may seem a fairly innocuous feature there is actually a great deal of design and innovation in them. When equipment has to be placed


Walk on by! Outdoor enclosures


Simple ◾ Digital configuration ◾Consistent data quality ◾ Intelligent engineering


outdoors, it is not just one factor that has to be considered. Unlike indoor applications there are so many more variables that need to be taken into account. Let us talk about the weather, for instance.


Heat and humidity in the summer, cold and ice in the winter; not to mention the wind and rain. Faced with the elements the enclosure’s design, construction and material used needs to withstand everything the weather can throw at it. Using powder coated aluminium


utdoor enclosures, the ones you see beside the road, on the pavement, trackside on the railways. The ones you


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October 2021 Instrumentation Monthly


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