Electrical Design & Build

An essential component of a control system, this discipline in itself dictates how the software will communicate with the mechanical bones of the solution.

Control Cabinet Build

What it takes to build a robust & tidy Control Cabinet at 2M

Here we have an enclosure door marked ready for cut-out in accordance with the electrical panel-drawings layout details which you can also see in this photo.

Control Cabinet Build

Here's the complete panel cut-out using jigsaw and metal hole-punches.

All bare edges have been dressed and painted with the relevant RAL colour.

Control Cabinet Build

Here are the handy hole-punches used to make the holes for push-buttons and lamps fitted in the cabinet doors.

Look out for our upcoming updates next week  including "arm fitting" and much more.

Control Cabinet Build

Here is our empty control panel. This one is made out of mild steel, sprayed to a standard RAL colour.

Cabinet specifications meet client requirements, taking into consideration environmental site factors.

Control Cabinet Build

Here is the back-plate which has been removed from the cabinet, ready to be laden and fitted with components.

Control Cabinet Build

Here we can see the removed back-plate with components laid out according to the electrical layouts, ready for marking and drilling.

Control Cabinet Build

Here is the back-plate beginning to take shape with fitted components in accordance to the parts-list and refitted into the control cabinet.

Control Cabinet Build

Here we are four days later into the wiring with all the A/C (alternating current) wiring complete.

At a glance, you may notice a:

  • PLC (Programmable Logic Controller)
  • Circuit breakers
  • Contactors
  • Drives
  • Fuse Switch