Additionally, there are cosmetic options available. The company provides a silk screen-printing service to add text, logos or any other information to an enclosure. The reasons for Bafbox's use of plastic are historical. The 'Baf' section of the company's name stands for British and French. Thompson and his business partner began 14 years ago as distributors for a French company's plastic enclosures and decided to develop their own manufacturing facility along the same lines.
Plastic is a lovely medium to work in.
It's not like metal where it's hard to machine. There is a kick to doing things quickly. Thompson cites a recent enquiry from a customer which resulted in a panel for a flight case going from concept to shipping out in less than a week as an example. You feel a sense of achievement. It's an ideal mechanical engineer's toy.