Enclosures keep circuits clear of sewage

A Fibox product story

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Jul 16, 2002

Pulsar Process Measurement selected the Cardmaster ll range of enclosures for its Pulsar Ultra Level Star range of noncontact level measurement systems.

The growth in intelligent distributed control systems has resulted in the highest quality electronics technology being located in the most aggressive working environments.

Local control is increasingly exercised at the point of acquisition of prime data with the traditional links to central management systems now delivering full backup, data archiving facilities and access for remote programming.

As control circuits are no longer dependent on cross-site links, reliability has improved dramatically and attendant whole life costs have fallen.

Systems now being installed can significantly reduce the demands made on operations and maintenance personnel, but this improved comfort factor cannot be attained without consideration of the quality of enclosures.

Equipment boxes are now being located in sewerage systems, on process plants, including positions inside vessels, and in other harsh environments.

Metallic materials have given way to that polyglot of materials known as plastics, unfortunately, however, not all plastics are suitable.

Performance and durability characteristics vary massively and selection requires considerable care.

Fibox, the international enclosure specialist, has worldwide experience in design and manufacture and a continuous research programme that ensures suitable materials are available to meet the needs of individual applications.

All customers have access to the Fibox Centre of Excellence to make sure that the correct specification is identified for every job.

Almost 40% of Fibox customers use the centre, which has experts to give detailed advice and information on the performance of materials and their compliance with the standards of almost every country.

A service that guarantees that end users really do reap the benefits of reduced lifetime costs by avoiding unplanned maintenance and renewals of enclosures and their contents.

Cardmaster II is the new generation of impact-resistant enclosures from Fibox that is already being used in severe applications to house essential control equipment.

The high quality performance characteristics have resulted in Cardmaster II being adopted as a standard housing by suppliers of instrumentation and control systems.

Pulsar Process Measurement, of Worcester, manufactures a wide range of intelligent devices, and selected the Cardmaster ll range for its Pulsar Ultra Level Star range.

Level Star is a noncontact level measurement system used for both solids and liquids, everything in fact from cement to sewage.

Based on the time-of-flight-through-air ultrasound technique, Level Star is a programmable controller that has a clear face panel for viewing performance data and for access for interrogation and set point adjustment.

The enclosure includes a security feature that prevents access by customers to the electronics.

Keith Flint, Marketing Manager of Pulsar Process Measurement, commented recently, "Fibox provided the production advice so essential in the international market.

Their ability to engineer enclosures specifically to our needs has contributed significantly to the success of the Pulsar Ultra range.

The enclosures are attractive and the availability of such a wide variety of colours together with specialised printing and paint finishes is really appreciated by customers".

Manufactured in both polycarbonate and ABS, the Cardmaster II range has been designed for use with modular components.

The system has built-in pillars for mounting printed circuit boards, and a separate compartment for terminal wiring.

The range is available in a wide range of sizes for which Fibox provide full customisation, from machined openings through to moulding modifications and customised tooling.