Steel City Supply BLOG

No matter how well your container is designed, it can be rendered virtually useless if it isn’t properly sealed. The contents of your enclosure can be compromised if exposed to outside elements, and the gasketing you choose can be the difference between a high-quality design and an ineffective design.

Hinges can be one of the smallest, yet most important parts of a design. The very functionality of an enclosure can depend on whether the hinges specced into it can perform as intended, and if those hinges fail, the entire design can be rendered useless.

Electronic locking systems can significantly improve the security of your enclosure, and their technology has only improved with time. Choosing the right system for your design requires selecting features that provide enhanced protection and ease of use. Read on to find out which important features you should look for when deciding on an electronic locking system.

Designing a long-lasting enclosure requires the inclusion of long-lasting hardware. Neglecting to prioritize the quality of a hinge, latch, lock, or handle can lead to structural failure, resulting in expensive repairs or loss of product. When considering the hardware you want in your design, pay special consideration to these three materials.

Earlier this year we put together a video showing some of our manufacturing processes which we thought that customers would be interested to see – so here it is: Not only does it show the breadth of capability for our modular standard enclosure hardware of locks, handles, swinghandles, hinges and gaskets – but it it […]

Much has happened since the Millennium where the feedback over those years from developing products to keep pace with industrial needs has driven the development of ubiquitous items like quarter-turn locks and latches which form a core range with companies such as EMKA (UK). In the 1990’s a typical ¼ turn lock was IP54 rated […]