Enclosures

A body has to hold its contents, accept connectors and fasteners, and leave room for assembly without making the enclosure needlessly heavy.

Materials we would shortlist

1. PETG

   A practical first shortlist for indoor equipment housings.

2. ABS

   Considered when the declared environment changes the brief.

3. ASA

   Considered when exterior placement is part of the brief.

4. PC

   Reviewed where the housing needs a different balance of stiffness and toughness.

Envelope considerations

A long enclosure may be easier to split at a service seam than to treat as one uninterrupted shell. We review the seam and fastener plan with the geometry.