Cooper Crouse-Hinds are premier manufactures of high quality and robust enclosure solutions and assemblies configured to meet the requirements of the most demanding hazardous area and industrial environmental applications. With over 30 years of experience in the design, engineering and manufacture of enclosure solutions, Cooper Crouse-Hinds provides, tried and tested solutions to meet the toughest project and installation needs.
The KESTREL PKE range is an “ATEX certified” heavy-duty thick wall GRP junction box solution fully compliant with the impact, UV, thermal and ingress protection requirements of EN50014. These are available in a wide range of sizes to meet a diverse range of applications.
With our customizing service fittings such as cable glands, breather drains and blanking plugs can be provided and fitted as specified. Additionally appropriately certified components such instrument transmitters and field-bus modules maybe fitted to provide fully certified OEM solutions.
Using the highest quality materials and design benefits the KESTREL PKE junction box range is the industry benchmark for quality and performance for GRP enclosure solutions for both electrical and instrumentation applications.
The retained stainless steel slotted hex bolt fastenings provide a rapid means of achieving high integrity ingress protection (IP) of 66 for reliable & rapid environmental protection.
A high integrity “single piece” sealing gasket for superior ingress protection (IP) of 66 and excellent recovery and re-sealing properties for continuous environmental protection.
Heavy duty construction provides a thick wall design that provides both superior strength and the ability to drill and directly tap the side of the junction box for threaded cable gland entries.
An optional integral external & internal feed through brass earth / ground stud assembly enables rapid and reliable protective earth / ground connection.
Material / Finish | Carbon Loaded Glass Reinforced Polyester (G.R.P), with anti-static low surface resistance. |
| Natural Resin Black, similar to RAL 9005. |
Gasket Material | High integrity "one piece" Silicone rubber gasket. |
Door Fixing | Captive stainless steel fastening screws. |
Enclosure Mounting | 4 x fixing holes M4 / M6 depending on enclosure size, optional foot kit shown above. |
Equipment Mountings | Brass mounting holes tapped at M3, M4, or M6 depending on enclosure size. |
Enclosure Earth | Optional M6 internal/external brass stud assembly. |
| Optional one-piece cruciform brass earth continuity plate. |
Certified Ingress Protection (IP) Rating | IP66 & IP68 to IEC 529 (EN60529) (1.5m for 1hour). |
Certified Operating Temp Range | Silicone gasket -20°C (-4ºF) to +80°C (176ºF). |
Certified Ambient Temp Range | Silicone gasket -20°C (-4ºF) to +40°C (104ºF) T6 and T5. |
Certified Impact Resistance | 7 J (Nm) to EN 50014. |
Toxicity | Halogen and Cadmium free. |
Certification | ATEX ll 2 GD EEx e II. |
Enclosure / terminal assemblies configured to meet clients specification within certification parameters.
Refer to our website: www.enclosures-crouse-hinds.uk.com for further company & product information.
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