Aluminum Enclosures for Electronics Instrumentation - Standard & Custom

Full range from standard stock to fully customized sizes
Custom colors, finishes, handles, stands and more
Made from sturdy aluminum, plastic also available
Ideal for wide variety of electronics & instrumentation applications

Buckeye Shapeform has decades of experience in designing, engineering and manufacturing high quality electronics and instrumentation enclosures. They are offered a wide variety of standard and custom configurations for many applications. Please take a moment to learn about our many series, designed to accommodate virtually any enclosure application. Not sure what you need? Contact us, or view our catalog for more details.

E-Series Extruded Aluminum Enclosures

Our most popular instrument enclousre line, the E-Series cases are extruded from Aluminum and are offered in an extensive size range, including custom depths. The standard finish is satin etch/clear anodize, or blank wrinkle powder coating. Custom finishes including painting and plating are also available for these extruded enclosures.

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BMX/BMU Rackmount and Desktop Enclosures

The BMX series has become the enclosure of choice for Buckeye’s largest case customers. These stylish enclosures boast a soft rounded look resulting from molded plastic trims. Classic Buckeye features are incorporated, including optional internal chassis kits and other mounting pieces. The side panels and horizontal trims come pre-punched with mounting holes. The BMX also has flat front and rear panels for easy modification. The BMU variation includes rails and card guides for the installation of 3U printed circuit boards. Options such as side carrying handles, tilt stands, and flip feet are available.

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JR Series Rackmount & Desktop Aluminum Enclosures

The JR series evolved from the BMX line. The “snub nose” vertical and horizontal front trim bring a rounded look. All parts are powder coated, further softening the overall presentation of the finished enclosure. Optional carrying handles are available for mounting to the case sides.

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XPAND-A® Custom Enclosures

The XPAND-A Series is the only "standard" Buckeye enclosure that can truly be made to any height, width, and depth. The case utilizes only one extrusion that forms the top and bottom and sides of the top, bottom, and side panel assemblies. The balance of the case is flat sheet metal stock. The extrusions can be cut to infinite lengths and the sheet metal can be sheared to infinite lengths and widths. As truly custom enclosures, there are no standard sizes or finishes. Ideal for smaller to medium size case requirements.

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FC Series Rackmount Aluminum Enclosures

While the FC case has been used for many other products, this niche variety is primarliy used in the video and audio tape industry for counters / timers / real time clocks. It is offered in two models, FC-A and FC-B. The FC-A series is a three piece sheet metal enclosure with a non-decorative finish. The FC-B is made of a combination of extrusions and vinyl clad aluminum. The FC-B is a very attractive unit and is the larger seller. The line has a couple of standard widths and depths and one height. Due to the space limitation inside of a 1.75” high enclosure, no internal parts are offered allowing the customer to utilize all the available interior space.

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SM Series Sheet Metal Enclosures

The SM series is a basic sheet metal case intended for customers who require a bare bones rack mount enclosure without many features or decorative finish. The standard case line has 4 heights (3.5”, 5.25”, 7.00” and 8.75”), all rack mount width, and 4 depths (10”, 13”, 16”, and 20”). The front panel is .125” thick aluminum and serves as both the front panel and the rack mounting attachment. The balance of the case is paint ready alodine .062” thick formed aluminum. The cases are offered in ventilated or non-ventilated versions. Optional chassis and divider panels are available for use in the interior of the case.

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Flex-I-Pak Rackmount & Desktop Enclosures

The Flex-I-Pak series can be assembled without the front, rear, top and bottom panels to allow for easy access when installing components. The enclosure is constructed from sturdy aluminum with durable clear anodized trim, and vinyl clad top and bottom panels (blue or black standard). A screw-in back panel is standard, with optional screw-in front panel. EIA 17" rackmount standard width, in 6 standard heights and 3 standard depths. Side carry handles are optional.

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Standard Extruded Aluminum Enclosures

These "classic" electronics enclsoures are manufactured using extrusions and flat sheet metal, allowing infinite heights, widths, and depths. These cases are very rugged with many standard sizes, and permit installation of heavy components. If any of the components are damaged in the field, replacement components can be purchased from Buckeye directly.

DSC is an assembly of component parts with optional components such as rack mount handles, vented or thicker top and bottom panels and flat front, and rear panels which are easily modified and silk screened. There are internal extruded channels in the side panels, which can be used for mounting components without damaging the outside appearance. The top and bottom panels are painted with a matching feature stripe on the side panel(s).

On The DII, instead of paint, the top and bottom panels are made from a vinyl clad material with a matching vinyl feature stripe on the side panel. The finish detail of the side panel has a ribbed effect versus a smooth effect on the DSC. The RP case, brings fully extruded sides of the DSC and DII cases. The RP utilizes a sheet metal side made from the same vinyl clad material used to make the top and bottom panels. This allows affordable hole punching and ventilation to the side panels.

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VersaFlex Sheet Metal Enclosures

Our most recent addition to the enclosure family, the VersaFlex addresses strict RFI/EMI shielding requirements for the electronic packaging industry. Unlike most other Buckeye enclosures, this line does not utilize extrusions - all parts are formed metal. The top and bottom panels and outer side panels are steel while the balance is aluminum. The VF features an internal side panel to accommodate mounting of internal components without fasteners being seen on the outside. The VF case was designed with excellent metal-to-metal contact to give a very good base for a shielded enclosure. They are further enhancements available to enhance the shielding capabilities. The finish on the unit is a very durable powder coat on all parts except the front and rear panels. The front panel is anodized and the rear panel is finished in clear conductive coating. The shielding properties have been tested by an outside lab and test data is available.

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Plastic Electronics Enclosures

Our plastic electronics enclosure technology is designed expressly for rapid and frequent changes during product development - ideal for prototyping and short-runs. We provide and integrated manufacturing process that produces quality plastic cases, built to your unique specifications. Our Buckeye Plastic Enclosure technology boxes have the finish, durability, and ready-for-market appearance of injected molded parts. This technology represents the successful transfer of the very best sheet metal cutting, bending and forming techniques to an extruded plastic sheet. Our highly efficient process begins with an advanced design that integrates an orderly progression of assembly, involving the installation of precision snaps, interlocks and joints.

Industries Served

Aerospace
Alarm/Fire/Security Systems
Audio/video
Automotive
Computer Hardware / Peripheral
Cosmetic
Data Communications / Networking
Energy Management
Engineering
Industrial Controls
Medical Equipment
Military
Oil, Gas, Petroleum
Optics and Photonics
Packaging
Power Supplies
Process Controls, Equipment
Scientific
Software / IT
Sub-Components
Tele/Mobile Communications
Test Equipment
Transportation
Water Treatment / Purification

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