Outsourcing enclosure customisation and assembly

If production volumes are likely to be high enough, a bespoke enclosure can always be manufactured to suit the application, says Graham Fox, MD of Spelsberg UK.

To stay ahead in fiercely competitive markets, the most important factors to OEMs of electronic equipment and electrical systems designers are the ability to produce innovative new products quickly and at a minimum cost.

By shortening the time taken to produce a saleable or useable product, extra pressure has been exerted on design teams across industry, often requiring that functioning prototypes be supplied as part of the initial design proposal.

If a designer has to specify an enclosure or junction box, it is worth speaking to a knowledgeable supplier at the initial concept stage.

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