Rack Cabinet Guide

Plastic Enclosures

Plastic or Metal Enclosure? Choosing the Body Material

Plastic or metal is not a question of which is stronger. There are four criteria, plastic wins two and metal wins two — which of them outweighs the rest is a question about the environment, not the material.

13 November 2026 · 4 min read

Office Enclosures

Small Wall Enclosures: Four Cases Where a Rack Cabinet Is the Wrong Answer

Buying a wall rack for every small network job means paying for 450 mm of depth the job does not need. Our FTTH termination box is 120 mm deep — and the reason is exact.

13 November 2026 · 4 min read

Stainless Steel Enclosures

When Is a Stainless Steel Enclosure Required? 304 Grade and Monoblock Bodies

A stainless enclosure is not bought because it is "better" but because the alternative does not survive. Yet there is one installation mistake that rusts even the best stainless body within a month.

13 November 2026 · 5 min read

Fiber Cabinets

Choosing an Outdoor Fibre Cabinet: Capacity, Depth and Protection

What sets capacity in a fibre street cabinet is not the fibre count but the number of panels and splitters terminating it. And the commonest fault inside one is not a break but a bend.

13 November 2026 · 4 min read

Plastic Enclosures

Choosing an ABS Plastic Enclosure: Size, Module Count and Lid

The module arithmetic is simple: an MCB is 1 module, an RCD is 2. The real issue is that IP65 is lost at installation, not in manufacture — one hole drilled without a gland is enough.

13 November 2026 · 4 min read

Industrial Cabinets

Industrial PC Cabinet: Protecting a Computer on the Production Floor

What kills a computer on a production floor is usually not impact but the conductive metal swarf its own fan draws in. That is the problem an industrial cabinet solves — without hiding the screen.

13 November 2026 · 4 min read

Outdoor Cabinets

Single or Double Wall? Solar Load on an Outdoor Cabinet

What heats an outdoor cabinet is usually not the electronics inside it but the sun falling on it. A double wall meets that load before it reaches the inside — and does it without using any power.

13 November 2026 · 5 min read

Outdoor Cabinets

IP54, IP55, IP65, IP66: Which Rating Does an Outdoor Cabinet Need?

The datasheet says IP65, a fan goes in on site, and the cabinet is IP54. This article covers what the two digits mean, the real difference between them, and why ventilation and sealing eat each other.

13 November 2026 · 5 min read

Floor-Standing Rack Cabinets

How Many U Should a Rack Cabinet Be? Choosing the Right Height

The first question in every rack purchase is the same: how many U? The answer is not a table but a two-line calculation — and getting it wrong usually means buying a second cabinet six months later.

13 November 2026 · 5 min read

Rack Shelves

Choosing a Rack Shelf: Fixed, Sliding or Cantilever?

The difference between the three shelf types is not cosmetic but mechanical: a cantilever hangs from the front posts alone, a fixed shelf spans front to rear. The wrong choice comes back six months later as a bent sheet of steel.

13 November 2026 · 4 min read

Patch Panels

Choosing a Patch Panel: 24 or 48 Port, Copper or Fibre, Loaded or Empty?

The commonest mistake when ordering a patch panel is not the port count but never asking whether it ships loaded or empty. An empty fibre enclosure arrives with no adapters in the box.

13 November 2026 · 4 min read

Floor-Standing Rack Cabinets

Rack Cabinet Depth: 600 mm, 800 mm or 1000 mm?

Choose the height wrong and the cabinet fills up. Choose the depth wrong and the equipment does not go in at all. The difference between the three standard depths decides far more than it appears to.

13 November 2026 · 4 min read