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Online configurator and new accessories for the modular freestanding HME electrical cabinets
Released September 13, 2012
Hammond Manufacturing has introduced an online configuration tool for its HME Series of modular
freestanding enclosures, the Q-Assembly service, www.q-assembly.com. The tool is simple and
logical to use. It guides the specifier from the initial selection of the required cabinet design and its
size, though the selection of options and accessories to the generation of a bill of materials and a
quotation. Using the configurator prevents the selection of incompatible accessories and reduces
time. The cabinet is factory-assembled at no cost and is shipped as a ready-to-install unit, greatly
reducing on-site assembly time.
Four additional accessories for the HME range have also been introduced. A new solid plinth can be
installed ahead of the delivery of the cabinet, which allows cables to be run into the unit through two
gland plates as a first fix. The cabinet is then secured to the plinth base from above in a very simple
operation without having to move the base from its installed position.
Intended primarily for instrumentation and utility applications, new full height vertical ground bars
have been introduced to complement the existing horizontal versions. Manufactured from one-inch
wide solid copper, the bars are assembled to the cabinet at the top and bottom using spacers. They
are tapped 10/32 every 3U for direct mounting of ground cables and they are fully compatible with
existing 25 and 75mm grid straps and spacers.
For heavy-duty installations, new full height support bar accessory kits for inner side and rear panels
provided greater rigidity and stiffness for the optional internal panels. With the kits installed, the safe
loading of the panel is increased, allowing heavier components to be safely mounted on to the panel
without it flexing or distorting.
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Hammond Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
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Canada
tel: (519) 822-2960
fax: (519) 822-0715
[email protected]
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