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New family of general purpose and IP66 small die-cast aluminium enclosures
Released 28 August 2009

Hammond Electronics has launched the initial six sizes in the new 1550 family, a range of industry standard sizes small die-cast aluminium enclosures that provide robust mechanical protection and good EMC attenuation levels, making them suitable for a use in a wide variety of applications. The full range will consist of sixteen sizes, all of which will be available by the end of 2009. Available with a natural or black epoxy powder coated finish, the units are supplied in two versions, standard and watertight. The watertight units are supplied with a separate compressible self-adhesive gasket that, when fitted between the lid and the base, provides dust and water sealing to IP66, enabling them to be used in both benign and hostile environments.

The thin wall aluminium enclosures have high impact strength but are also easily drilled and punched to accept cables, switches and indicators as required. The initially available sizes range from 60 x 55 x 26mm to 115 x 90 x 51mm; the largest size in the family, to be introduced later in the year, will be 275 x 175 x 65mm. All units can be supplied factory modified with machining and silk screening to the user's specification; AutoCAD and PDF dimensioned drawings can be downloaded from www.hammondmfg.com.

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For further information contact:

Charles Cookson
Hammond Electronics Pty Ltd
11 - 13 Port Road
Queenstown
SA 5014
Australia
tel: +61-8-8240-2244
fax: +61-8-8240-2255
Email: ccookson@hammfg.com
www.hammondmfg.com

Agency contact:	

Nigel May	
Parkfield Communications Limited
Parkfield House
Damerham
Hants
SP6 3HQ
United Kingdom
tel: + 44 1725 518321
fax: + 44 1725 518378
nigel.may@parkfield.co.uk
www.parkfield.co.uk

Hammond is one of the world's leading manufacturers of small plastic, die-cast aluminium and metal enclosures for the electronics and electrical industries. Its newest subsidiary, Hammond Electronics, Adelaide, has been established as a stock-holding hub in 2002 to serve the Australasian market through a network of national, regional and local distributors throughout Australia and New Zealand.