From NEMA ratings to outdoor installations, here is what the spec sheet won’t tell you  An electrical enclosure is the unsung hero of any system design, the bodyguard that nobody notices until it stops doing its job. Whether you’re housing a relay panel in a factory or junctions mounted to an outdoor pole, the enclosure you choose determines how long your equipment lasts, how safe your installation is, and whether you’ll be troubleshooting a failure at 2 a.m. or sleeping soundly.  Bud Industries has manufactured electrical enclosures for nearly a century. My blog post covers the fundamentals: what…

While most immediately think of Bud Industries when they have an enclosure need, people often don’t think of Bud for the final touches such as NEMA Glands.  So what is a NEMA cable gland?  Put simply, when a hole is drilled in a box for cable access, the assembler needs a way to protect the interior and integrity of the box while still installing the cabling.  The cable gland is that device Cable Glands come in all sizes to meet…

One of the most frequent questions we are asked is to clarify the NEMA rating system for enclosures.  There are many misconceptions about the ratings including that a higher number rating means a greater  level of protection or that all ratings suggest that the products are waterproof or dustproof.  For today’s blog, I am going to focus on two of the outdoor ratings and describe what they mean, how they are tested and what the difference are.  These are the…