Aluminium Enclosures for Electronic Projects

Great heads up!

I'm enjoying the explanatory fastener videos at

http://www.minitecframing.com/Products/MiniTec_Products.html

(no affiliation I'm in UK, there's suppliers here I'll consider)

Robert

Hi Robert,

Thanking you for taking the time to respond to my post.

The products you mentioned are heavy duty.

I have used these types of aluminum extrusions for over 30 years in factory automation systems. They are easy to use, robust to work with.

When my book(s) are released and you get a free copy, compare what I am showing and your system. I always believe, that you use whatever system suits your purpose.

When you have a copy of the book, I hope there is something in the book that you find useful and can apply to your electronic case projects.

Regards
Stephen

Stephen,
can you tell me where to get the extrusions that you show in the image you posted Jan 13th 2014 .  I have seen something like it from Germany and am trying to figure out where to get hold of some

Does anyone know where to locate this type of enclosure?  The ability to mount edge connectors inside is nice.
Thanks!

boji said:

Does anyone know where to locate this type of enclosure?  The ability to mount edge connectors inside is nice.
Thanks!

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Several companies make them. Schroff and Fischer both in Germany come to mind.

There's a bunch available from Farnell for instance:

https://uk.farnell.com/c/enclosures-racks-cabinets/enclosure-rack-cabinet-accessories/19-plug-in-units?brand=schroff

These are expensive. I imagine you will find more cost effective local suppliers.

Cheers

Ian

Sometimes computer server enclosures have some funky options???

Thanks Ian, yes, they look expensive. I'll check around.

Come to think of it, I bet there's some modular synthesizer hardware that would work.  Heck even the extruded cnc hardware kit might work, the ones where the mounting bolts slide in the x beams.

Sometimes computer server enclosures have some funky options???

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Thanks Scott, yeah I have quite a few cheap ones, where the top brace hangs fans. The internal suspension stuff is generally not sturdy enough for my taste. I'll check ebay tho!

boji said:

Thanks Ian, yes, they look expensive. I'll check around.

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They are expensive which is one reason I cam up with my own design using those little blocks we spoke about before.

Buerklin used to do do some of the Fischer extruded aluminium enclosures but I cannot seem to find them on their web site any more.. They are a bit cheaper but still a significant part of the cost of a mixer module.

DIY synth modules tend to be little more than a front panel attached to a PCB.

Cheers

Ian

ruffrecords said:

Several companies make them. Schroff and Fischer both in Germany come to mind.

There's a bunch available from Farnell for instance:

https://uk.farnell.com/c/enclosures-racks-cabinets/enclosure-rack-cabinet-accessories/19-plug-in-units?brand=schroff

These are expensive. I imagine you will find more cost effective local suppliers.

Cheers

Ian

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If you get lucky you can find them 2nd hand on ebay for little money. Those are not very popular.

Michael

stephen said:

...For more information www.enscase-enclosure.com.

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Stephen, this link leads to some Versace advertisement when I click it. Are you hijacked or is it me?

Michael

His was a fairly old post so maybe a dead link by now...... I got the same

I am interested in a very plain fronted case simply to mount a passive volume control potentiometer. I have considered using T-Slot extrusions with screws on the front and rear panels. Top and bottom plates can be mounted using the T-Slot grooves.

The slotted extrusions are relatively inexpensive.

Roger Hardcastle said:

I am interested in a very plain fronted case simply to mount a passive volume control potentiometer. I have considered using T-Slot extrusions with screws on the front and rear panels. Top and bottom plates can be mounted using the T-Slot grooves.

The slotted extrusions are relatively inexpensive.

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[I am interested in a very plain fronted case simply to mount a passive volume control potentiometer] -- Is it possible for you to provide either some kind of a sketch, image or even a link that would more descriptively detail what it is that you are looking for? In addition, how about some approximate and/or relative dimensions?

[Top and bottom plates can be mounted using the T-Slot grooves] -- There are various off-the-shelf aluminum extrusion enclosures available that somewhat work in this manner. Again, some basic dimensions (H x W x D) would certainly be useful.

The image down below is a small enclosure module I have designed for another member of this forum. So, while this enclosure is -- custom-designed -- based upon their specific requirements, the overall Height/Width/Depth dimensions all also correspond to predefined "industry standards" to where this module will be plugged into.



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