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Gary Miles (MD at FDB Panel Fittings) explains that for specialist enclosures with unusually thick doors and/or frames then the length of lock body is the starting point for the process of matching door/frame depths to the door lock so as to ensure the required degree of sealing (IP rating) and gasket pull-down. Read More

EMKA’s Agent E Wireless locking system has been developed for high-security installations around the world, especially demonstrating its flexibility in a converted civil defence bunker application at the Stollen Lucerne Data Centre, in combination with an iris scanner incorporated at the customer’s request. Read More

Optical Surfaces Ltd. has developed a proprietary artifact suppression method allowing them to design and produce a novel high magnification reflective beam expander for small aperture laser applications. Accurate high magnification of small aperture laser beams has traditionally been a challenge because the optics associated with such a beam expa Read More

The highly experienced people at FDB Panel Fittings Online store have suggested that with so much ordering now taking place quickly and conveniently over the internet a reminder regarding IP ratings would be appropriate. Read More

Resolve Optics reports on ongoing and increased demand for rugged high-performance lenses for military and space applications where the need for vibration / shock testing prior to deployment is a vital prerequisite. For most military applications – operators demand much higher reliability than they would for most standard industrial products. Reso Read More

The Online team at FDB Panel Fittings are delighted to announce their solution to keeping supply chains open, flexible and working fast with their ex-stock urgent delivery of a wide range of Cam latches with barrel body and inserts, often resembling a nut or screwhead and so referred to as a “spanner” lock, a type of quarter turn mechanism. Read More

The advantages of EMKA’s sealing profiles made of EPDM fire protection compound include flame retardant properties for more safety, plus significant cost savings compared to silicone seals and the ability to provide readily customised frames and rings with “sealed joints” ready for instant installation. Read More

Optical Surfaces Ltd reports that it has received a follow-up order from Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) to produce three second generation off-axis beam compressors to expand the capabilities of the facility’s optical interferometer. The Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (MROI) project’s mission is to develop a ten-element imaging inte Read More

FDB Panel Fittings announce that they have a range of ex-stock standard quarter-turn locks which use industry-standard cut-outs for ease of fitment to cabinets and enclosures across the industrial and office environment. Read More

Resolve Optics reports on the development of a compact non browning lens optimised for radiation resistant cameras with smaller sensors. All non-browning lenses from Resolve Optics are manufactured to the highest standards of quality and performance and are designed to withstand a total radiation dose of 100,000,000 rad. The new Model 390 is a 5mm Read More

Now is usually the time for regular Railway maintenance. This year has been slightly different with intermittent strikes which have put special demands on scheduling of these maintenance and repair works, and the FDB Online store has been very helpful in fulfilling availability of the specialist units required throughout this period Read More