Crenlo introduces IBC Kit to lineup of Emcor

Aug. 2, 2011 - PRLog -- ROCHESTER, Minn. (August 2, 2011) — Crenlo, a Dover company , is pleased to announce the addition of the Emcor 10-Series IBC Tie-Down Kit to their lineup of accessories for Emcor enclosures. Built to secure the Emcor 10-series cabinet to the floor, the IBC Kit meets life safety requirements for protecting building occupants from falling objects in the event of an earthquake as outlined in the International Building Code.

The kit contains four frame spacers and four seismic brackets that require the appropriate concrete anchoring hardware to meet local codes as determined by a building engineer. Crenlo’s engineers can work directly with customers and/or their engineers to provide site-specific installation recommendations.

“One of our major focuses at Crenlo is to help our customers comply with an array of industry regulations, and with the addition of the Emcor 10-Series IBC Tie-Down Kit, we have further strengthened our ability to do so,” said Steven Leidig, manager of enclosure engineering at Crenlo. “Seismic requirements vary by building, geographic region and industry, but our team of in-house experts is dedicated to consulting with our customers on a case-by-case basis to ensure compliance with either of the two major seismic standards.”

There are two standards by which enclosures are deemed seismic — Telcordia Technologies GR-63-CORE Network Building Systems (NEBS) and the International Building Code (IBC). For years, Crenlo has offered a Telcordia-compliant seismic rack tested to the most stringent, Zone 4 criteria.

“Most manufacturers of data center racks offer products that are marketed as offering seismic protection, but there can be significant differences in the standards used to achieve those labels, and thus major disparities in the level of protection that those products provide,” said Leidig. “So, it’s very important for a buyer to be informed on the standards and testing achievements behind the seismic products they are buying. An informed purchase decision could mean the difference between failure and function.”

Crenlo offers an array of standard product lines, under their Emcor brand of
enclosures, which can be modified to meet specific needs of most applications. For customer needs that fall outside of the standard Emcor product offering, Crenlo also offers custom enclosure solutions to meet the specific requirements of any application, ranging from inverter enclosures to package drop boxes. Crenlo has more than 60 years of experience providing enclosure solutions to meet the needs of their diverse customer base.

For more on the differences between the two seismic standards and an explanation of the testing procedures required to achieve compliance with each, please download our white paper in the resources section at www.crenlo.com/enclosures.

About Crenlo, LLC: Crenlo, a Dover Company, is a leading manufacturer within the industries it serves under its two respective businesses: Crenlo cab and roll-over protective structures (ROPS) and Crenlo enclosure solutions.

Crenlo’s cab business serves top OEM construction, agriculture and commercial equipment manufacturers with over 60 years’ experience as the leading North American manufacturer of operator cabs and ROPS. Under Crenlo’s enclosure business, top companies in the technology, aerospace, data communications, test and measurement, energy, industrial and defense industries put trust in Crenlo to meet exacting standards with high-quality dependable solutions for protecting electronic equipment with their standard line of Emcor® enclosures and consoles, as well as Crenlo’s custom enclosure solutions. Since its founding, Crenlo has been committed to its customers, striving to provide “best in class” product design, tooling services and manufacturing engineering excellence.

About Dover Corporation: Dover Corporation is a global portfolio of manufacturing companies providing innovative components and equipment, specialty systems and support services for a variety of applications in the industrial products, engineered systems, fluid management and electronic technologies markets. For more information, please visit www.dovercorporation.com.