Compact wall-mounted panel
For a single machine or a local control point.
The compact wall-mounted panel is the control point that belongs on the machine rather than across the room from it: a conveyor drive, a dosing unit, a local start/stop and reset station, a small instrument enclosure.
It is built the same way as the large line-ups — stainless enclosure fabricated in our own workshop, wired and labelled to the drawing, tested before dispatch. The only thing that changes at this size is how much goes inside.
Why the top is inclined
A flat-topped enclosure in a food or wash-down plant collects water and dust, and the seal around the door is the first thing to fail because of it. The inclined top sheds both. It costs a little more to fabricate and it is the reason these panels last in environments where a flat catalogue box does not.
When to choose this size
The situations this panel is the right answer for — and the one where we would point you to a different size.
One machine or one local control point, close to the equipment it operates.
A wash-down environment where a flat-topped enclosure would pool water on the lid.
A retrofit where there is wall space but no floor space for a cabinet.
An instrument or junction enclosure that has to match the stainless finish of the surrounding equipment.
When a different size fits better
If the panel has to hold drives, protection and a PLC for more than one machine, the internal volume runs out quickly — a floor-standing enclosure is the right step up.
Floor-standing single-door panelSpecifications
Common to every panel we build. Enclosure size, component selection and control architecture are set from your process data.
| Enclosure material | Stainless steel · painted steel |
|---|---|
| Build | Enclosure fabricated, wired, programmed and tested in our own plant |
| Protection rating | Specified per project |
| Control architecture | Hardwired · PLC-based · distributed with remote I/O |
| PLC / HMI platforms | Specified per project |
| Fieldbus protocols | Specified per project |
| Supply voltage | Specified per project |
| Testing before dispatch | Functional test with the panel powered and the sequences exercised |
| Documentation | Specified per project |
| Installation | Delivered, installed and commissioned at your site |
The rest of the range
Floor-standing single-door panel
For one machine or a small equipment group.
Double-door panel
For a process section or a machine group.
Multi-bay factory control system
For a complete production line.
Frequently asked questions
Not answered here? Write to us — an engineer replies.
Can you build a panel to our own drawings and component list?
Yes. If you send finished drawings we build to them, including to your preferred component brands so the panel matches the spares you already hold. If you send a process specification instead, our engineers develop the control architecture with you and you approve the drawings before anything is ordered.
How large a system can you build?
The largest example on this page is a three-bay line-up controlling a complete production line, and multi-bay systems are routine work. The practical limits are the space available in your building and how the line-up can be brought in and placed — both of which we check at drawing stage.
What protection rating do you build to?
The rating is specified to the environment rather than applied by default — a wash-down food plant and a dry electrical room are not the same problem.
Do you supply the panel with the machinery, or on its own?
Both. When we build the process equipment, the panel is designed and commissioned as part of it — which is the arrangement we would recommend, because the two are then tested together before they reach your site. We also build panels on their own, for machinery you already have or are building yourself.
Can it be installed without stopping our production?
Usually yes, and it is a large part of how we work: the panel is built and tested in our plant, so the time on site is installation and commissioning rather than assembly. The changeover window depends on how the existing control is arranged, which we assess during the site survey.
Where are the panels manufactured?
In our own plants in Tomești (Iași, Romania) and Bălți (Republic of Moldova). The Romanian plant is inside the EU single market, so deliveries within the Union involve no customs and no import duty.