When specifying electrical enclosures for wet or outdoor environments, understanding NEMA ratings ensures equipment protection and longevity. Two commonly specified ratings—NEMA 6 and NEMA 6P—offer robust water protection, but knowing the distinction can prevent costly equipment failures or over-specification. What does NEMA 6 Mean? NEMA 6 is a rating established by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association indicating an enclosure’s ability to protect electrical equipment in wet locations. This rating confirms that an enclosure can withstand rain, washdowns, and temporary submersion…

Bud’s Din Rail Multi-Board enclosures allows up to 3 boards and makes your connections quick and easy Bud Industries has a unique solution to mounting your PC boards on a din rail box.  Our new Din Rail Multi-Board Box is created for rapid assembly and multiple uses, creating the perfect flexible enclosure for an endless number of applications. Helping to ease your assembly process, the unit requires no fasteners, with all components snapping together.  It accepts up to 3 PCB’s,…

Continuing our review of our best-selling plastic enclosures, the Plastic Rack Mount Chassis is a definite winner.  Customers have been mounting equipment into 19” panel width cabinets and racks for nearly 100 years.  Often, rather than mounting equipment itself into the rack, such as power supplies, they are looking for an enclosure to mount their boards and other components in so that they can be easily used in the racks, such as server racks.  Most of these rack mount chassis…