Enclosures

Flexible, thin keypad controls access to enclosures

Coreless servomotors position an antarctic telescope and never need greasing once in place.

The handheld BOS Streamline enclosure, constructed of ABS plastic, is designed for use in mobile data recording and processing.

Engineers are cramming more and more electronics into factory-floor control cabinets, and heat trapped in those enclosures can turn them into potential saunas.

In heavy-manufacturing environments, sensitive electronics and process-control systems need sealed, temperature-controlled enclosures.

Ruggedized 19-in., shock-isolated electronics enclosures from Electrorack Inc. house and protect data network and command and control equipment in LPD 17 San Antonio Class ships.

Testing six cabinets leads to four lessons.

ICs in today's laptop computers generate about 50 W/cm2 of heat. To prevent overheating, a fan, often a noisy one, blows heat down onto a copper heat sink on the bottom of the computer, which can really warm up the users lap.

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Newall Electronics, Columbus, Ohio, designed their Spherosyn digital linear encoder so that none of the mechanical or electrical components are exposed.

All-electric molding machines enhance productivity while slashing energy costs.

Hooking-up sensors, actuators, photoelectrics, and valves is claimed to be quicker and easier now using a new distribution box from Murrelektronik Inc.