Press information
To download a text file of this release, a 250 pixel wide low-res image for web use or a 300dpi print quality image, go to www.parkfield.co.uk/hammond-au

Eddystone die-cast enclosure family extended
Released 23 June 2006

Hammond Electronics' Eddystone thin wall range of die-cast aluminium enclosures has been extended with the addition of three completely new sizes and a further two reduced height variants of existing plan sizes.  The robust Eddystone range, which provides excellent EMC performance and good mechanical protection for the housed components, now extends to 24 different models ranging in size from 50 x 50 x 25mm to 188 x120 x 82mm.

For customers who need the enclosure modified, editable AutoCAD files are freely downloadable from the web site, www.hammondmfg.com.  If a modified product is required, Hammond has in-house capability to undertake all types of product modifications such as punching, drilling or printing in its Basingstoke facility.

Eddystone is arguably the best-known brand of die-cast enclosures on the market.  Hammond acquired the range from GEC Marconi in 1998, and it continues to be manufactured in the UK.  Since the acquisition there has been significant investment in the range, with the majority of the tooling replaced and new sizes of enclosure introduced into the family in response to customer demand.  

*** Ends: body copy 176 words ***

Notes to Editors.

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.