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| ABS | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer: a plastic used for the production of various BOXEXPERT housing series |
| Alster | Industrial housing made of die-cast aluminium by BOXEXPERT, named after a well-known body of water in Hamburg |
| ATEX | stands for “ATmospères EXplosibles” and describes the European Directives dealing with the explosion protection of products |
| CE | stands for “Communautés Européenes” and represents a product marking in the European Union. The CE marking describes the conformity with the applicable regulations of the EU. |
| Disbox | Disbox describes the product series of fuse and distribution boxes from BOXEXPERT |
| DNV GL | International classification society with a focus on the marine and energy industry |
| EAC | Eurasian Conformity, conformity mark of the Eurasian Economic Union |
| Elbe | Design cases by BOXEXPERT, named after the famous river that flows through Hamburg and flows into the North Sea |
| EMC | Stands for electromagnetic compatibility and describes the ability of a technical device not to be influenced by electrical or electromagnetic effects of other devices |
| EPDM | Ethylene-propylene-diene rubber: a rubber-elastic material which is used, inter alia, for the manufacture of BOXEXPERT cable glands |
| Fleet | Plastic control cabinet from BOXEXPERT, named after natural water courses in Hamburg and Northern Germany |
| Hanse | Junction box by BOXEXPERT, named after a union of North German merchants between the middle of the 12th century and the middle of the 17th century |
| IECEx | Certification regarding explosion protection of the International Electronical Commission IEC |
| IK | Describes the resistance of enclosures to mechanical stresses, in particular shocks; the IK code is standardized according to IEC 62262. |
| INOX | after the French inoxydable, stands for the group of corrosion and acid resistant steel grades, is used by BOXEXPERT in connection with the stainless steel enclosures of the Treva series |
| IP protection | describes the suitability of electrical equipment for various environmental conditions, in particular protection against contact, dust and water. |
| Kontor | Network cabinets from BOXEXPERT, named after branches of Hanseatic merchants abroad |
| Michel | Industrial enclosures from BOXEXPERT with metric embossing, named after the famous main church of St. Michaelis in Hamburg |
| PA | Polyamide: a plastic that forms the basis of various BOXEXPERT cable glands |
| PC | Polycarbonate: a very robust plastic from which the BOXEXPERT case series Michel and Perle are made |
| Perle | a series of control cabinets from BOXEXPERT, named after the jewel derived from nature, is often mentioned in connection with the city of Hamburg |
| PUR | Polyurethane: a rigid foam plastic used in various BOXEXPERT enclosures as a seal between the enclosure base and lid. |
| RAL | a standardised colour system, which RAL gGmbH has created and administers |
| REACH | Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, also known as the REACH Regulation, regulates the restriction of various chemical materials in the manufacture of products. |
| RoHS | stands for “Restiction of Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronical Equiment” and is part of the EU Directive 2011/65/EU. It regulates the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances |
| Impact resistance | Describes the resistance of enclosures to external impact loads, defined by the IK shock resistance of an enclosure. |
| Protection class | describes the suitability of equipment against external environmental influences and the protection against contact from the outside |
| SEV | Swiss Electrotechnical Association, today: Electrosuisse, Association for Electrical, Energy and Information Technology, carries out standardization and testing in electrical engineering for the Swiss market. |
| St. Pauli | Industrial enclosure series by BOXEXPERT made of ABS, named after one of the most famous districts in Hamburg |
| TPE | Thermoplastic elastomers: a material with rubber-like properties that can be thermoplastically deformed and is used as the basis for various housing seals. |
| Treva | Sheet steel control cabinets from BOXEXPERT, named after an original settlement on the Alster, which is considered the origin of the later city of Hamburg |
| UL | Underwriters Laboratories: an independent organization that tests and certifies products for device safety. |
| VDE | Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik: carries out independent tests of equipment in the field of electrical engineering |
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