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/apwepus APW’s new IMnet and IMserv set to change the reality of datacoms cabinets – forever Released May 30, 2003 MAYVILLE, WI: May 30, 2003. The new IMnet cabling enclosures and IMserv server racks are the first global rack platform from APW Enclosure Products. Already well known, particularly in the Datacom, Security and AVB sectors for its Pioneer 19” family, IMnet and IMserv are targeted squarely at the datacoms and structured cabling industries. Manufactured in APW’s 500,000 sq. ft. facility in Mayville, WI, the product is available nationally through a network of fully trained stocking distributors and manufacturers representatives who are supported by APW’s own Regional Sales Leadership Team and Technical Support Engineers. Two versions of the new enclosure have been developed because APW are the first manufacturer to recognise the fundamental differences between the requirements made of a cabling enclosure and a server housing. Offering functionality, practicality, versatility and quality for both applications, the new products have been designed from the ground up to meet the needs of the Datacom community – crucially, they are not developments of the “traditional” 19” electronic enclosure. In both products, cables can be laid into the cabinet through three separate apertures in the top, completely doing away with the need to thread cables through frames. Cable runs can be positioned first, with the cabinet then being offered up and the breakouts into the cabinet connected. A huge saving in installation time. In the cabling rack, from the installer’s perspective, ease of entry, cable guidance and routing, all round accessibility and the overall space available for cable runs are the most important requirements. The rack itself is lightweight, making transportation and manoeuvring on site relatively easy. From the network managers’ viewpoint, proper cable management is critical in ensuring that high bandwidth systems can perform to their design parameters. On the other hand, the enclosure housing the servers and other active equipment must address a separate set of needs. The primary requirement is to enable any server from any major manufacturer to be mounted directly into the cabinet using the brackets or slides provided by the server supplier. No ifs or buts, that’s what it does. Guaranteed. Period. APW’s new family is the first on the market to break away from its roots as an electronic enclosure with a top and bottom rectangular frame separated by verticals. The design of the IMnet and IMserv top and bottom frames are based on a curved ‘X’ shape, giving good strength and rigidity and, most importantly, providing three places where cables can be dropped into the enclosure without having to thread them through apertures. Space for cable runs is maximised and, in bayed suites, cables can run vertically between cabinets, breaking out into the enclosure as required. The front verticals are recessed, enabling simple front patching between cabinets. All verticals accept both ETSI and 19” panel mountings; the 19” versions provide a 2” wide segmented cable channel on one side of the 19” area in a 24” wide unit. In a 32” wide rack, there are 5” wide cable management areas on both sides of the 19” rack mounting. Additional external 4” cable housings can be mounted on one or both sides of the cabinet for heavy cabling density applications, and all accessories and cross members feature cable management facilities, rounded tops for cable guidance and clip into place without tools. In bayed suites, cables can be run between racks in front of the recessed verticals, and again, the inter-rack cables can be laid into the enclosures. Ventilated doors enable high air throughputs to be achieved in IMserv, improving reliability and extending product life. IMserv, where rear cable entry/exit is the norm, can be fitted with an optional additional 8” cable extension for very heavy duty applications; it can also be fitted with its own fire protection and extinguishing unit and enhanced electronic and electro-mechanical security features. IMnet is available in 42U and 47U heights, 24” and 32” widths and 24” and 32” depths. IMserv comes in heights of 42U and 47U, 24” and 32” widths and 32” and 40” depths. It is designed to accept servers from any major manufacturer in either 19” EIA industry standard rack mount or tower formats, without modification, enabling mix and match by the user. On both versions, doors and side panels are lockable, rigid and lightweight, easily removed and replaced while providing excellent security against unauthorised access. Both versions are readily customisable without front-end engineering charges and are available on short lead times. *** Ends: body copy 714 words *** Notes to Editors. For further information: Scott Angell APW Enclosure Products 403 Degner Avenue Mayville WI 53050-0028 tel: (978) 266 9922 scott.angell@apw.com www.apw.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 APW is a technically enabled manufacturing services ("TEMS") company that designs and manufactures large, complex infrastructure products for OEMs in the communications, computing and Internet markets.  APW  has particular skills in the areas of manufacturing enclosures, thermal management, power supplies and backplanes; as well as core competencies in product and system design, integration and supply chain management. APW operates in more than 20 locations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.