hammond aluminum enclosure

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Foshan Blunt Sensing Force Metal Technology Co., Ltd

3 year

Product details

Coastal salt air and constant drizzle corrode poorly sealed cabinets fast. Every custom OEM aluminium enclosure for UK converter programs we build is machined IP65-sealed entirely in-house. Extrusion, CNC machining and anodising under one roof cut rework and deliver in 7 to 10 days.

Program highlights at a glance:

Single-setup CNC aluminium enclosure machining holds ±0.05 mm on every opening
Continuous gasket seam with conductive strip for IP65 sealing and EMI containment
RoHS certificate, SGS report and batch CMM data ship with every order
Samples in 7 days, production in 7 to 10 days, MOQ-friendly trial batches

Product Specifications

Our reference build is an IP65 rated extruded aluminium instrument case RAL 7035 configuration; every dimension after that follows your drawing:

Parameter	Specification	Localized for the UK
Material	6063-T6 aluminium alloy, tensile ≥350 MPa	Alloy designation per EN 573 / EN 755; metric mm throughout; mill certificate enclosed
Outer dimensions	100–200 × 80–150 × 30–60 mm, wall 1.5–3.0 mm	Cut to your drawing; DIN-rail / top-hat rail mounting provisions machined in
Machining tolerance	±0.05 mm on cutouts and hole positions	CMM dimensional report attached to every batch
Surface finish	Type II anodising 15–20 μm or powder coating	RAL 7035 light grey to UK panel-building convention; any RAL colour available
Sealing & compliance	Silicone gasket groove + conductive EMI strip	IP65 = UK outdoor minimum; CE-RoHS certificates enclosed, UKCA guidance available

Applications Across UK Industries

Each corrosion resistant aluminium enclosure for data converters we supply to the UK is matched to a specific British operating condition:

✅ Rail infrastructure and lineside signalling integrators. De-icing salt and constant vibration punish trackside cabinets. Our 6063-T6 instrument cases hold ≥350 MPa tensile strength with ±0.05 mm cable-gland cutouts, keeping connectors sealed through 20+ years of service exposure.

✅ Coastal telecoms and 5G network operators. Salt mist from the Atlantic and North Sea corrodes painted steel within months. Our anodised finish passes 480-hour salt-spray testing (ASTM B117) with no red rust, while aluminium's ~205 W/m·K conductivity — roughly 4 times steel — lets each housing shed converter heat fanlessly.

✅ Instrumentation and test equipment OEMs. Britain's instrument-making heritage demands clean, EMI-quiet benchtop housings. Conductive gasket seams give full-perimeter shielding, and matte RAL 7035 keeps every anodised aluminium parts surface laboratory-grade.

✅ Utility DNOs and smart metering integrators. Outdoor feeder cabinets face year-round rain. Continuous gasket seams deliver true IP65 ingress protection for converter boards mounted in exposed substations.

✅ Panel builders and automation integrators. Every precision CNC machining order leaves our plant with DIN-rail or top-hat rail provisions already machined, so each CNC aluminium enclosure drops straight into standard UK control-panel builds with no on-site drilling.

corrosion resistant aluminium enclosure for data converters

Customer Case: A Rail Signalling Builder Near Bristol

A Bristol-based signalling equipment builder (name withheld) supplied converter cabinets along coastal routes in Devon and Cornwall. Painted steel housings showed rust within 18 months, and warranty repaints plus field swaps were eating margin and uptime.

They moved their converter housing program to us for precision CNC machining and in-house anodising. Today every cabinet ships in our corrosion resistant aluminium enclosure for data converters:

Metric	Before (painted steel)	After (anodised aluminium)
Salt-spray performance	240 h, visible rust	480 h, no red rust
Field corrosion RMA rate	6.20%	0.40%
Housing weight	4.6 kg	2.9 kg (−37%)
Procurement lead time	9 weeks incl. repaints	10-day production cycle
Unit cost	Baseline	−18%

Across the last 3,000 units: zero corrosion-related returns.

Why Choose Us?

As the source manufacturer behind every custom OEM aluminium enclosure for UK converter programs, we welcome audits before ordering and put equipment numbers behind every claim:

Capacity that never misses a deadline. A 7,000-ton press, 20 extrusion lines and about 27 tons of daily output feed both the extrusion work and the custom surface treatment lines behind your volume programs — no press queue, no stalled schedules.
Five processes under one roof. As a source manufacturer, not a trader, we control casting, extrusion, forging, precision CNC machining and anodising in-house on 60+ CNC machines and 6 melting furnaces — batch-to-batch dimensions and colours stay consistent.

Customization Service

Free DFM with UK standards review. Our engineers check your STEP, DWG or PDF files against IP rating, UKCA and EMI requirements before tooling is cut, so your design is validated before production.
In-house anodising in any RAL colour. Black, silver, champagne or an exact RAL match — our anodised aluminium parts line holds colour consistency across repeat orders. Samples in 7 days.

After-Sales Service

Batch-level traceability. Every shipment carries its CMM report, mill certificate and test records; our engineering team responds to any quality question within 24 hours.
Remake policy against the approved sample. If a dimensional or finish deviation is confirmed against the approved sample, we remake the affected batch at our cost. Our own forwarder coordinates 5-ton-plus lots door to door.

How to Order

Step 1 — Send drawings (STEP / DWG / PDF) or a physical sample

Step 2 — Receive DFM feedback and an itemized quote within 24 hours

Step 3 — Confirm drawing, tooling plan and trade terms (FOB / CIF / DDP)

Step 4 — Approve your pre-production sample within 7 days

Step 5 — Mass production in 7 to 10 days with in-process QC and CMM report

Step 6 — Shipment arranged through our own forwarder, full documents included

IP65 rated extruded aluminium instrument case RAL 7035

FAQ

Q1: What is the minimum order quantity for a custom enclosure program?

Trial batches are welcome. Samples ship in 7 days and production runs 7 to 10 days. Standard cross-sections start from existing molds with no tooling cost; new molds open to your drawing.

Q2: Is IP65 sealing enough for coastal deployments?

IP65 covers all UK outdoor deployments by industry convention. The IP65 rated extruded aluminium instrument case RAL 7035 baseline holds this rating through its service life. For washdown or direct sea-spray exposure we recommend upgrading the gasket system to IP66 — a no-cost design review on our side.

Q3: What compliance documents ship with each order?

CE-RoHS certificate, SGS test report, mill certificate and a per-batch CMM dimensional report. Finishes — anodising, powder coating and any custom surface treatment — use RoHS-compliant materials. For UKCA-marked end products, we supply the technical documentation your compliance team needs.

Ready to deploy a corrosion resistant aluminium enclosure for data converters that still looks new after five winters of British coastal air?