Quarter-turn locks adapt to new applications
An
EMKA UK product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Oct 31, 2005
The innovative 1000 series of quarter-turn insert locks from Emka has been a mainstay of electrical/electronic enclosures and cabinets in Europe for nearly 40 years.
The innovative 1000 series of quarter-turn insert locks from Emka has been a mainstay of electrical/electronic enclosures and cabinets in Europe for nearly 40 years, and has been considered a major advance in design by virtue of their common housing section, which enables rapid installation via single hole fixing, using standard Emka 20mm square cutout.
The 1000 series now includes many recent technical developments and a large number of additional variant types so that it is probably the most comprehensive modular locking system available to specialist panel builders today.
The 1000 series offers protection levels of IP65 and IP54 for applications as diverse as: steel/GRP/plastic/multilayer enclosures, cabinets, lockers, machine guards, access panels, covers, roadside cabinets, industrial desking, workstations and secure waste containers.
The 1000 series features a large variety of different inserts including: triangle, square, double bit, and key type.
Key lockable options include barrel locks, wing handles, T and L handles as well as a Key captive version, which prevents the key being left in place.
Tamper and vibration proof requirements are met by an unusual "safety" variant with a number of insert options.
Special inserts may be provided throughout the range to suit custom requirements and the standard housing comes in a variety of lengths to suit material thicknesses or door depths.
Many types permit padlock operation and there are also a variety of items for high security applications and to suit specific key requirements, eg special automotive and railway applications where ASSA and KABA specifications may be called for.
An exceptional selection of standard cams is an important feature of this programme - when combined with various housing lengths standard configurations can be provided to suit almost all applications up to 92mm long.
Once again special cams are available and custom designs can also be supplied to customer specification.
Continuous development has ensured that these simple quarter-turn locks are suited to many environments - with finishes to suit outdoor or hazardous environments, eg stainless steel for salt spray, polyamide for wet environments and wash down areas.
In addition all key barrels have front plates in stainless steel and are shuttered to reduce ingress of dust and water.
Since the range was first introduced as a single point locking solution, multipoint locking has also been introduced to enable two- or three-point closure (and more if required) by use of heavy-duty latches and cam operated rod systems.
Other recent options include powder coating to match customer colours and the addition of a customer's logo on certain housings.
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