Press Coverage

April 2012

EMI Shielding for Enclosures Calls for Application-Specific Thinking
In an article for COTS Journal, Joel Young, engineer at Crenlo, discusses why shielding of military electronics from electromagnetic interference (EMI) often necessitates the use of a custom enclosure.

“Today’s military is more reliant than ever on electronics. Along with that, the need to protect those electronics from potential threats has become all the more vital. One such threat—electromagnetic interference (EMI)—has the ability to interrupt or even destroy the functionality of unprotected electronics. Meanwhile, the EMI radiated by military electronics can distribute an unwanted signal that could put covert military personnel at risk of being located. By properly shielding electronics, however, susceptibility to these threats can be drastically reduced. Because every scenario is unique, getting the adequate protection more often than not necessitates the development of custom or modified enclosures rather than the use of an off-the-shelf product.” Read the full article here.

March 2012

Racks and Enclosures Should be an Afterthought
In an article for Mission Critical magazine, Steven Leidig, manager of enclosure engineering at Crenlo, discusses theimportance of having an established design in place before ordering racks and enclosures for a data center.

“Building an efficient datacenter requires significant analysis of a number of factors, including the number and type of servers needed, expected power usage, cooling requirements,airflow design, footprint, layout, cabling paths, and more. Each of these considerations can affect the others, and as such, the rule of thumb is that procurement should not take place until the design has been firmly established— a rule that is often broken, especially when procuring server racks and enclosures.” Read the full article here.

Buying Tips: Data Center Furniture
Crenlo’s Emcor® FP2 console is featured in an article for Processor. “The Emcor® FP2 series console features flat-panel displays and a robust, welded construction that provides superior equipment protection. The open-architecture design offers a large, functional work space, with a variety of counter-top options to fit into any design scheme.” Read the full article here.

January 2012

Buying Tips: Data Center Racks & Cabinets
Joel Young, engineer at Crenlo, discusses inconsistencies between seismic racks in an article for Processor. “Most manufacturers of data center racks and enclosures offer products that are marketed as offering ‘seismic protection’; however, there can be significant differences in the standards used to achieve those labels, and thus, major disparities in the level of protection that those products provide,” says Joel Young, engineer at Crenlo. Read the full article here.

Specialty Racks & Accessories
Crenlo’s Emcor® IBC Kit and Emcor® Seismic enclosures are featured in an article for Processor. “Emcor seismic enclosures are available in three standard options — the light-duty, the medium-duty, and the heavy-duty — each of which has been loaded to capacity and tested on a shaker table to meet seismic Zone 4 requirements.” Read the full article here.