Aluminium enclosure DIN K

Standard-compliant aluminium front panel enclosure for industrial measuring and display instruments

The aluminium enclosures of the DIN K series are designed for panel mounting according to DIN IEC 61554:2002-08. They are available in 10 defined DIN sizes and 8 standard lengths and are therefore suitable for many common front cut-outs in control cabinets, operator panels and panel instruments. This allows electronic assemblies to be installed in compliance with the standard and, if necessary, to be replaced more easily.

The enclosure consists of an extruded aluminium profile and is supplied as a kit – including front and rear frames made of black plastic, mounting clamps and the required screws. The profiles incorporate slots for printed circuit boards with a thickness of up to 2 mm, so that PCBs can be inserted either horizontally or vertically. This simplifies the mechanical construction and precise positioning of the electronics inside the enclosure.

The enclosure surface is natural or black anodized. The anodized layer provides reliable corrosion protection and a robust, high-quality finish. Compared with many purely plastic panel-mount enclosures, the aluminium profile offers high mechanical stability and supports heat dissipation from the installed electronics – an advantage especially in industrial applications with continuous operation.

Typical applications include panel instruments, operator and display units as well as compact evaluation and control modules that are integrated into standardized panel cut-outs according to DIN IEC 61554.

Options

• DIN sizes
  • 10 fixed DIN sizes for panel cut-outs according to DIN IEC 61554
• Enclosure lengths
  • 8 profile lengths: 80, 94, 105, 114, 119, 124, 139 and 179 mm
• Special lengths
  • Option for customer-specific profile length in mm according to the ordering code
• Profile colour / surface
  • Aluminium, natural anodized, black anodized, and further finishes: raw, or anodized in red, green, blue, gold, bronze or grey

Customer-specific adaptations (for series quantities)

• Front and end plates
  • Variants in different materials (aluminium, PVC, acrylic glass)
• Mechanical machining & design
  • Drilling, punching and milling of profile and plates, as well as printing, project-specific colour schemes and chromating of bare enclosures and plates