Catalog / Racks & Enclosures
Racks & Enclosures
A rack or enclosure is the physical frame that holds servers, patch panels, and power equipment at a fixed, repeatable spacing. It sets the mounting standard the rest of a room is built around: rail width, unit height, and load path all follow from the frame. The choice between open frame, wall mount, and floor cabinet depends on what the equipment needs protected from and how much weight the floor or wall can carry.
What we supply
Open frame two-post racks
Two vertical rails bolted to a base or bay, used where equipment does not need side or door protection and airflow is unrestricted. Common in telecom rooms and distribution frames where access matters more than enclosure.
Specify by: rack units, rail type, width (19 in or 23 in), floor or wall mount.
Four-post racks
Four vertical rails support equipment front and rear, carrying deeper gear like servers and UPS units without a cantilevered load on the front rail alone. Adjustable rail depth accommodates different chassis lengths.
Specify by: rack units, rail depth range, static load rating, width.
Wall mount cabinets
Enclosed or open-frame units that hang or swing from a wall bracket, used where floor space is not available. Depth and weight capacity are limited compared to floor cabinets.
Specify by: rack units, depth, swing or fixed mount, load rating.
Floor cabinets
Enclosed cabinets on a floor base, with lockable doors and side panels, used where equipment needs physical security or airflow containment. Depth and width vary by what the cabinet needs to hold and how it needs to breathe.
Specify by: rack units, width, depth, door and side panel configuration.
Shelves and rails
Fixed and sliding shelves, cantilever brackets, and rail kits that mount non-rack-ear equipment inside a rack or cabinet.
Specify by: load rating, depth, fixed or sliding, rack unit height.
Mounting hardware
Cage nuts, rack screws, washers, and clip nuts sized to rail hole pattern.
Specify by: rail hole type, screw thread, quantity per pack, material.
Specifying racks and enclosures
Static and dynamic load ratings are different numbers. Static rating is what the rack holds at rest; dynamic rating is what it holds while equipment is sliding in and out, such as a server on rails. A cabinet rated for 2,000 lb static may carry a lower dynamic figure.
Rail depth adjusts within a fixed range set by the frame, typically in one-inch increments. Equipment depth needs to fall inside that range with clearance front and rear for cable and airflow, not just at the mounting ears.
Rails come threaded or square-hole. Threaded rails accept screws directly; square-hole rails require a cage nut to create a threaded point. Square-hole is the more common standard in new equipment and lets a single rail accept multiple screw sizes.
Building a rack and want part numbers? Send us the configuration and we will come back with a specified list and pricing.