Custom 19" Rack Enclosure

The 19\" rack enclosure is a standard EIA 31067 and IEC 60297-3-100 compliant unit utilized in IT, audio-visual, broadcast, and industrial electronics applications to protect and support equipment from up to 800 lbs of weight. And although off-the-shelf racks get a lot of stuff done, more complicated installs, unusual spaces or equipment-specific requirements can also require custom design input. This is where custom 19 rack enclosures excel, with maximum and economic optimisation available.

Why choose for a custom 19 rack enclosure?

Standard 19 rack cabinet sizes (including the widely used 6u rack cabinet, 9u wall mount rack or 12u network cabinet) are great for typical setups. However, there are specific challenges:

Space limitations: Requiring a non-standard depth, width, or height to fit in an alcove, beneath a desk, or inside other machinery.
Environmental Conditions: You need more cooling (added fans, vent patterns), better dust filtration (IP rated), extreme noise reduction or ruggedized for industrial environments. Special Work FlowsIt might be nice to tie custom mod parts directly to the chasis.An A special type of case with integrated special accessories like the Bank of switches box or a power probe breakout box. Hybrid Solutions : Combining rack space with work surfaces, shelving, or other none rack mounted equipment in the same cabinet. Aesthetics & Branding: Matching corporate colors or finishes for customer facing installations such as broadcast studios, control rooms, etc.

What Features Are Customizable On Your 19 Rack Mount Enclosure?

The options are limitless when one takes his fabrication beyond the ubiquitous 19 inch rack cabinet. Some of the common parts to personalize are:

Flexible Sizing: Customize the overall height (in ‘U’s), depth and width to exactly fit your equipment and space. No more wasted space or poorly fitting containers.

Material & Building: Select from a wide range of gauge steels, aluminum for lighter weight, or special types from materials which don't corrode (stainless steel, for example for use in medical or marine settings.) determine the minimum stiffness that is necessary of the structural level.

Cooling & Ventilation: Please, indicate number and type of fans (AC/DC), desired positions (top, bottom, sides, rear), speed control (speed at which controlled – deduced from intensity graphs), and special vent patterns. Keep sensitive gear safe from the heat with excellent thermal management.

Access & Security: Tailored door options (solid, vented, glass), hinge options (removable, reversible), lock options (cam, electronic) and side panel access (fixed, removable, hinged).

Power distribution: Include all PDU types, outlets (standard, IEC, locking), voltage needs and power inlets in the design.

Cable Management: Custom internal routing paths, rear channels, and good old fashioned tie downs keep cabling out of the airflow path and easy to troubleshoot and maintain.

Custom Complements: Add custom panels, shelves, drawers, or mounting points that have been designed to fit your equipment - for example, to create a built-in shelf for a breakout box or panel cutouts for breakout box interface power probe.

Installation & mobility: options for the 9u wall mount rack include: a) place rack on floor or on a flat surface b) mount the rack on the wall by using the wall screws c) on the bottom of the rack, there are adjustable feet, so it can be fixed on the floor d) or there are also clamping holes on the back, that the rack could be mounted on the pole.

Finish & Look: Choose powder-coat colors, textures or even custom graphics/logo placement to accommodate aesthetic or brand needs.

Custom 19 Rack Enclosure Applications:

SmallSpace Friendly: Compact 6 locker for network closets with limited space or kiosks.

Wall Mountable: This open frame wall mount rack provides 9U of storage space for your 19 telecom and network equipment.

Network Hubs: A 12u network cabinet designed for a network closet with integrated cable management and it is thermally optimized.

Broadcast/Studio: Cabinets with custom noise attenuation, specialty cooling solutions and fully-integrated connectors for audio/video patch panels or breakout box devices.

Industrial Control Solutions: Ruggedized 19 rack mount enclosure with high IP rating, corrosion resistance, and mounting for PLCs and HMIs.

Test & Measurement: Racks with custom panels to mount and interface to test equipment (eg power probe breakout box systems).

Military & Transportation: Meets harsh shock, vibration and environmental specs.

Conclusion

For most you cannot go past the racks in standard 19 inch rack cabinets, except when you can’t! A custom 19 inch rack case is not just a box but rather an intelligently designed solution that will optimise equipment performance, safety, durability and endurance, and fit neatly in the space you have available to you and be a pleasure to user. A custom 6u rack cabinet may be all you need for your kit to fit in nicely, a wall mounted rack option, a 12u network cabinet, an enclosure that has your custom gear such as a breakout box, power probe breakout box and or a space for your board and an amplifier and all together that the break out box you need for your water cooled body. Get creative, innovate beyond the standard shelf and realise the potential of a custom 19 rack mount enclosure.