New – luggage stowage nets

17/05/2012

Luggage stowage nets for commercial vehiclesThe humble stowage net finds its place in our new program of commercial vehicle components with a wide range of custom shapes and sizes, also mesh shapes, mesh sizes and many configurations, including frame types and various mesh material specifications with/without metal frames.

 TheseEMKA nets are expected to be of value for cab stowage or seat back application, e.g. in coaches or rail applications. On floor storage nets may also be matched with foldaway D rings for securing luggage.

Contact us to discuss your custom requirements.

Cup and Can Drinks holder for commercial vehicles

27/04/2012

Commercial vehicle cup and can drinks holder from EMKAHow many cup holders do you want in your cab sir? How many can or drinks holders in your coach? Well, now commercial vehicle manufacturers can buy standard 70mm dia. fold-away holders with multiple fixing options for installation wherever required without having to design-in.

 Part of our new Commercial Vehicle Accessory range, these new drinks holders have a quick opening and snap shut, fold-away design, They are moulded in PA66 polyamide and are available in a variety of colours on request.
Contact us for details or to order.

New Emergency Hammers

18/04/2012

Emergency hammers from EMKA for commercial vehiclesOur new emergency T type hammer is provided with a quick removal clip fixing bracket for easy installation in vehicles such as coaches, railway carriages and similar where hardened tip hammers are a vital safety feature for exit through toughened glass windows. They are TUV tested for 5mm safety glass. 

The T type hammer is complimented by a pistol grip anti-vandal version with wire attachment reel preventing removal, both types are offered with matching clip mount. The T varient hammer weighs 72 grams – to enable comfortable use by people of varying age while providing sufficient impact force to break glass quickly. Handle colour is red for easy identification.

Contact us for more information or to order.

We launch Commercial Vehicle Accessories

29/03/2012

Known for some years as the “everything but the enclosure” company we are now pleased to announce our range of commercial vehicle accessories – prompting the thought – “everything but the vehicle”? At present the range focuses on items such as emergency hammers, door handles, luggage compartment handles, locks, latches, storage nets, cupholders, air vents, strikes, toggles and similar items. This builds on our extensive program of moulded sealing profiles and custom formed gasket rings and frames with vulcanised corners – which have met a significant need within the commercial vehicle industry.

EMKA commercial vehicle accessoriesApplications include buses, coaches, earth moving equipment, military vehicles, transfer vehicles, trains, light rail, generators, trailers, trucks, glazing panels, recreational vehicles, cabins, caravans, ships and boats, special vehicles, cabinets, enclosures and general ‘industrial’ situations, as well as off-road vehicles, subways, trams, railway carriages, mobile homes, municipal vehicles, horse boxes and emergency service vehicles.

EMKA’s traditional product areas also meet the needs of the commercial vehicle sector, including standard and custom hinges, as well as the sealing profiles for which we are already well known. These are ideal for gasketing, edge protection or decorative purposes and are available in rubber, plastic and metal spined types. For example, one-part sealing sections and two-part i.e. sealing or wiping sections bonded onto a spring clip carrier for edge fitting.

Our “keep it simple” pin hinges

20/03/2012

EMKA pin hingesIs it a door? Is it a panel? No, it’s our 1117 pin hinge program! It has been our experience that for infrequently used access panels, where quick lift-off facility is needed, then a simple spring loaded pin hinge is the optimal solution. This type of application covers racking side panels, machine covers, equipment shroudings etc, where lightweight panels are often used and high degrees of sealing are not required.

 The 1117 pin hinge series includes the quick clip plastic housed U6 variant, the U3 and U5 steel versions for screw/rivet fixing and the U1 weld-on type in mild or stainless steel. All feature a spring loaded steel pin, with quick manual operation for superfast panel removal and fully retained components to make life easy in production assembly or for on-site access.

Selection of pin hinges for all panel sizes is now a simple matter with a powerful drill-down guide available on our main website at www.emka.co.uk. The full range of enclosure hardware includes electronic locking systems, stainless steel hinges, spanner locks, wing handle/locks, 19 inch cabinet locks, HVAC locks and profile sealing strips for enclosure sealing in natural rubber, EPDM, neoprene and PVC.

Gasket rings and frames find growing interest

14/03/2012

EMKA gasket rings and framesAlmost a year after we launched the gasket frames and rings custom service we are finding a growing interest in the benefits and possibilities of having made to measure gasket profile assemblies with fully vulcanised joints. These are supplied ready to fit without cutting or awkward corner fitting – they just go straight in and provide sealing continuity even at the joins – and they save loads of time and loads of mess too if you have been using adhesive at the joins.

These assemblies are ideal for all sorts of appertures from cabinet doors and windows on electronic and electrical equipment - to Commercial Vehicle doors and roof panels in trucks, caravans, horse boxes, railway rolling stock etc.

Contact us for your custom requirements.

Manufacturing in a renaissance

08/03/2012

For the past year or 2 there have been signs of some regrowth in UK manufacturing – and now we see that for 2011 the UK’s car manufacturing sector rose by 5.8% of which a wapping 81.6% went for export - and lifting the whole picture for UK industry. Once again the UK industrial sector is leading the way – we can only hope that this is not a short term boom but a longer term steady growth.

Against this background it is great news that we have recently launched our new range of Vehicle Accessories – including emergency safety hammers, door handles, luggage compartment handles, latches, stowage nets, cupholders, strike plates, toggles, and air vents - which are already being well received by existing customers and new ones – who we are pleased to welcome, and look forward to doing business with.

Commercial Vehicles brochure
Click here to download our range catalogue, or click here to contact us for further information, RFQ etc.

Getting the “FIT” right

01/03/2012

EMKA flush door hingesGetting a door to “fit” correctly can be a problem for standard and specialist enclosure producers alike, in particular with flush doors where the visible gap is a significant aesthetic concern and accurate gasket positioning may be critical to match narrow flanges which are needed to maximise aperture clearances. Standard, accurate and application specific hinge designs deal with many of the problems encountered in this process – for example our  “flush door” hinges which are available in 18 different styles/formats and many sizes per program with a spectrum of visual and functional possibilities. These run from mild steel weld-on concealed hinges along to glass reinforced plastic, zinc die or stainless steel designs. They offer 90° to 270° opening and have been developed in parallel with the development of control and telco technologies and with the housings demanded for their safe installation.

NEW – Commercial Vehicle Components

23/02/2012

Commercial vehicle componentsWe are very pleased that many of our customers for extruded sealing profiles have expressed an interest in the range of accessories for commercial vehicles available within the EMKA group - and so we have taken the step of introducing these products for the UK market. Typically they include emergency safety hammers, door handles, luggage compartment locks and latches, stowage nets, cup holders, air vents, grab handles, door locks, slam locks, toggles and strike plates and many many more items required for production of coaches, trucks, caravans, mobile homes, railway rolling stock, light rail, horse boxes etc.

For further information or RFQ please contact us and ask for Pete or Rob.

It’s not just “any old hinge” – it’s an EMKA hinge!

13/02/2012

Design engineers employed in electrical/electronic cabinet design will understand that these are common but specialist applications – just “any old hinge” from a hardware supplier is unlikely to do the job adequately or look right, or both. Consequently a continuing problem for specialist enclosure designers is the correct specification and cost effective installation of suitable hinges. Since we at EMKA consider ourselves to be market leaders in “everything but the enclosure” we have taken this entirely to heart and have produced probably the largest offering of enclosure/cabinet hinges available, specifically to suit the electrical and electronic industries requirements for protective housings.

EMKA hingesThis specialist hinge series simplifies the hinging of prominent/lay-on doors with a range of 23 different groupings, developed in consequence of the growth in electrical and electronic industries. Our standardised solutions are special purpose designs to match a defined range of applications, environments and performance criteria, with each type available in various sizes to suit door rigidity, sealing requirements, door loading etc.

This prominent door hinge program features weld-on or fully finished types with machine screw fixings or fast fixing possibilities. Opening capabilities of 120° to 180° are available as are removable pins or lift-off variants to speed installation.

EMKA’s hinge manufacturing capability encompasses mild steel, die-cast zinc, glass-reinforced thermo-plastic and stainless steel, to suit the environmental and aesthetic requirements of the situation. Hinge selection for cabinets with prominent doors really is not now a difficult matter, especially since our website includes a powerful drill-down architecture to guide engineers. This extensive range of enclosure hardware includes electronic locking systems, stainless steel hinges, spanner locks, wing handle/locks, 19 inch cabinet locks, HVAC locks and profile sealing strips for enclosure sealing in natural rubber, EPDM, neoprene and PVC.

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