US enclosures come to UK

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Apr 12, 2006

UK distributor appointed for US range of non-metallic enclosures for use as instrument housings or junction boxes.

Spelsberg has been appointed UK distributor for a range of non-metallic enclosures from US firm Stahlin, one of the best known non-metallic enclosure brands in the US.

The company has been manufacturing tough moulded composite enclosures for 50 years and has a portfolio encompassing 12 product lines and thousands of configurations.

Jeff McIlroy, Stahlin International Business Manager and VP of parent company Robroy Industries, said: "We interviewed several potential partner companies in the UK and were in no doubt that Spelsberg was our first choice".

"Spelsberg is already established as the UK's largest ex-stock supplier of non-metallic enclosures, but with a range of polycarbonate and polystyrene enclosures that are complementary to our fibreglass moulded products".

"The sales and marketing experience, stock policy and in-house build and modification service offered by Spelsberg gave us great confidence, as it mirrors the Stahlin US operation in many ways, ultimately providing a great fit".

Graham Fox, MD for Spelsberg, said: "The Stahlin range represents an excellent opportunity for us, it broadens the Spelsberg range and provides considerably more access to areas of industry where our existing range would not be ideal; specifically hazardous areas, chemical process industries, oil and gas, mobile plant and harsh outdoor environments".

"The Stahlin range is well proven in some extremely tough applications and does provide very high resistance to weathering, corrosive atmospheres and physical impacts".

Four of the most popular Stahlin ranges of enclosures are available from stock straight away; these include Diamondsheild, J Series, Durabox and Classic ranges.

All are for use as instrument housings or junction boxes.

The J Series has more than 300 configurations and 13 sizes from 150 x 100mm to 500 x 400mm with submersible ratings up to IP68.

All Stahlin products are moulded from the company's Solarguard material formulation, delivering protection from ultraviolet degradation.

The Solarguard system fights polymer degradation by making it much more difficult for UV light to attack molecular bonds of primary chains and crosslinks.

A UV absorber is added to the Solarguard formulation, which acts to absorb UV energy, then to release it without damaging the polymer chain.

The neo-pentyl glycol isopthalic based resin system also ensures UL 94 5V fire retardancy and provides a stronger bond of the polymer chain resulting in improved weathering resistance.

All enclosures are available through Spelsberg's customisation and assembly service.

Spelsberg's in-house customisation service offers enclosures ready fitted with Din rails and busbars, circuit breakers, colour coded clip-on terminals for rail mounting and a selection of cable entry devices from simple push-in protection up to fully clamping IP68 cable glands.

Modifications include anything from milling, drilling and engraving to custom cable entries, brand logos or simple instructions.