Wall boxes, also known as wall-mounted enclosures, are reliable enclosures designed to be mounted on walls. They are ideal for housing a variety of components or equipment. They feature a panel door for easy access to components through a panel door with locks for security purposes. There are various wall-mounted types of wall enclosures with transparent doors for easy visual box content identification.
Furthermore, these enclosures are perfect for indoor and outdoor use and withstand high impacts with an extensive, varied range of sizes and configurations. In addition, various models are available that meet the precise requirements regarding safety requirements and installation space.
Materials for Wall Boxes:
Various materials are used to design these robust, secured wall-mounted enclosures, from the family of enclosures, storage, and material handling. Materials include metals, stainless steel, and plastic.
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Stainless Steel enclosures:
These enclosures are ideal for housing electrical equipment in harsh or hazardous situations and applications.
Wall-mounted metal enclosures are the standard choice, with common varieties comprised of carbon steel and sheet metal. For door panels, aluminium is widely used.
They are very popular enclosures in terms of indoor and outdoor applications. Most customers favor them for outdoor environments due to their lighter weight than other enclosures.
Types of wall boxes:
There are various types of wall-mounted enclosures on the market, whether domestic or industrial. Some of them include:
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Lockable electrical enclosures:
These lockable enclosures are widely favored due to their security and added protection locking mechanisms. They are available in various enclosure forms with variable locking mechanisms, including:
- Single lock wall-boxes
- Double bar locking wall-boxes
- Quick-release lockable wall-boxes
- Cam locking enclosures
- Padlocked wall-mount enclosures.
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Weatherproof wall enclosures:
Weatherproof boxes are typically designed as wall enclosures for electrical equipment and house external or outdoor electrical circuits, switches, and other items.
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Vented wall-mounted enclosures:
Wall-mounted enclosures typically have vents with a series of grilles or grooved cutouts on the sides or door panels to provide better product thermal control and secure the product.
Applications of Wall Boxes:
The possible uses for wall enclosures in enclosures, storage, and material handling family are limitless and are ideal for many domestic and industrial applications. They are commonly found in various indoor and outdoor environments depending on the accessories for which enclosures are used. Some of the typical applications include:
- Storage and protection of electrical switches, fuses, and terminal compartments
- Computer components (Wall-mounted data enclosures, CPU enclosures)
- Storage of crucial or potentially hazardous items
- Telecoms and networking centers
- Industrial power and control systems
- Safeguarding and weatherproofing security equipment
- IP protection for swimming pool and sauna systems, and
- Other general tooling or hardware security requirements.
