Custom Panels and Cases - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: alexandrecvl
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 05, 2017, 12:32:53 am
content: Hi, I developed an interface for those who want a professional looking to their projects. You are able to customize both front panels (panels.mwf-services.com) and cases (box.mwf-services.com).The material is aluminum with either raw or powder coated finishing. Please, have a look and tell me if you like. Note that several common problems (which are in fact subtleties) were solved: amount and dimension of internal slots and integration with front panels. The price and a preview datasheet are made available instantaneously.

author: sokoloff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 05, 2017, 03:14:48 am
content: I don't know how hard the limitation is in your manufacturing process, but the first thing I tried to design on the panel designer was a 19" rack faceplate and I couldn't get the required width.Even if you can't address that, it was also unclear how much waste there would be on a 4x1 panel, so I couldn't tell if I was specifying the finished dimensions (undoubtedly what your customers care about) or the raw dimensions (what seemed to be being specified, but also what matters to you, not to your customers).Very slick overall; I wish you the best of success with it.

author: Brandon_K
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 05, 2017, 05:30:35 am
content: It looks like it has a hard limit of 450mm, short of the 482.6mm required for a standard 19" rack.alexandrecvl,If you can get some 19" rack face templates up there, this is a service I would certainly use. You should have some common sized faces available, if your hardware can handle the 483mm width. I would suggest at least 1U, 2U, 3U and 4U. Also keep in mind the mounting holes are different than what you have available.

author: alexandrecvl
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 05, 2017, 02:38:13 pm
content: Quote from: sokoloff on July 05, 2017, 03:14:48 amThank you for the detailed feedback. Actually, there is no constraint to 19" in my process. I just did not get this feedback earlier. As you can see now (press ctrl+F5 in the panel designer), the limit was increased to 535mm in both dimensions. Regarding the waste, we use a fixed margin of 10mm in both vertical and horizontal edges.The designer is going to be updated according to customers' feedback. For this reason, you are right when you say that some specs matter to me but not to the customers. It is interesting to me to use your suggestions to update the designer. I am thinking about an intelligent way to show the waste and integrate this feature in the interface.If you need some panel or case, please feel free to ask me, I will be glad to customize it further to fulfill your needs. We are not constrained to the panel and box designers, they will obviously evolve to catch the most important aspects from the customers' point of view.Thank you so much again!

author: alexandrecvl
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 05, 2017, 02:52:49 pm
content: Quote from: Brandon_K on July 05, 2017, 05:30:35 amI've changed the hard limits, now you are able to work even beyond 19". This kind of feedback is exactly what I need. As people use the tool and give me feedback on the "wished or most used features", the tools converge to something which makes the design really fast. I will implement your suggested changes and others as well.But if you need face plates, a quick solution would be to label your panel design accordingly. For example, in the case of standard Rack Unit Rails, just put an observation as illustrated in the attached figure (I contact you to provide an accurate preview of the ordered part).Note:I will include your suggestions and am thinking about a fast way to work with standard sizes (people from audio synthesizers also gave me several feedbacks). But feel free to order parts considering your preferred features, I am not limited to the design interface. Actually, the design interface has to be adapted to the peoples' needs.