Protective boxes: types, features, characteristics

Protective boxes, or safes, are items that are designed to store any important material assets.

General information

Many protective boxes are made of a material such as polycarbonate. It has the best structure in terms of transmitted light inside, and it is also most often used as raw material for bulletproof glass. The protective glass box is made of just such a material, and its strength is in no way inferior to the same products from metal, steel, etc.

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A distinctive feature of medium and large safes will be that they additionally have stiffeners in their design . These elements are intended to increase the strength of the entire safe, as well as to increase its resistance to any kind of shock. There are many types of different protective boxes that are designed to preserve things, both small and large. These boxes can be placed on shelves, racks, on the floor, etc. They have built-in fasteners, which makes it easy to mount them directly on the wall.

Appointment

Naturally, the primary goal of a safe is to protect its contents. You can use them several times. There are, for example, anti-theft boxes that are equipped with a special type of lock. You can only remove it at the checkout counter with a special puller or using a special key. It is worth adding that there are protective boxes that cannot work separately from the fire system. Because of this, some types of safes can be operated, for example, only in trading floors that are equipped with a fire protection system.

boxes and protective panels

However, the design of each safe may be different, and they can work with any kind of systems. They may be associated with acoustomagnetic, radio frequency or electromagnetic technology. Depending on the system, a sensor is installed in the safe, which does not allow it to be taken out of the trading floor in which one of these systems is installed.

Radiation protective

There is a state standard that prescribes the rules for the manufacture and handling of such types of safes as radiation protection boxes.

radiation protective box

It is important to note here that non-compliance with the rules prescribed in this document is punishable by law. GOST number 28164-89. This document applies to all objects that are made of metal or plastic. It is also important to note that the safe should have a thickness of radiation protection of steel no more than 2.5 mm, and if organic glass or plastic is used, then no more than 10 mm in thickness.

Another important point in the operation of such a protective box is the presence of sealed gloves that are designed to work with radioactive substances belonging to class 1, 2 or 3. It is also worth noting that there are 7 types of radiation-protective boxes. Classification is carried out according to the number of service parties, the geometric profile of the housing.

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Box classification

The type of radiation protective safe with one-way maintenance is marked as 1 PSU. Box with one-way service high is marked 2 PSU. 3 PSU is a protective box also with one-sided service, but with a two-tiered arrangement of gloves.

Class 4 PSU is a two-way safe. 5 PSU is a high box with two-way service. 6 PSU is a one-way service desk box. The last class - 7 PSU - is marked on the unilateral service safes of desktop low.

It is important to add that the classes of protective boxes from 1 PSU to 5 PSU can be divided into subgroups, depending on the modules. They can be single-module, two-module, three-module, etc.

You need to know that the module refers to the length of the safe body, which is determined by the optimal maintenance of the working volume by one operator.

Boxing Gopro

One of the manufacturers of this type of construction is GOPRO. Her product is very popular and is considered one of the best.

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One of the models of the GOPRO protective box is the 3D HERO SYSTEM. The design feature is that this module combines two GoPro HD Hero 1080p cameras. The combination of these two types in one compact 3D-camera led to the fact that one of the most compact and most affordable protective boxes was obtained.

You can install this type of boxing on the body, in the car, or on any other equipment. It is worth noting that when you purchase this kit, the price will depend on the particular delivery, and its contents may be changed by the supplier without notifying the customer. The case of this model is only 130 mm and the width is 62 mm. Compatibility of this type of protective structure is possible with any GoPro mount.

check boxes for protective effectiveness

Boxes for vending machines

It is worth noting that a box or a protective panel is not only a huge safe that is designed to store things. It can be small boxes that protect some important objects, for example, it can be a power panel in an apartment building. In such places, the most popular element was the plastic electric panel. The choice of this particular product can be explained by several reasons:

  • The first reason for the popularity is that such a plastic electric panel or box has high insulating properties.
  • The second reason is that both of these elements after their installation do not need additional grounding.
  • The third reason is that the life of the panel or box is quite long, and in themselves they also have high resistance to various kinds of mechanical loads.
  • The fourth reason relates more to design. The appearance of these devices is quite pleasant, and their installation does not harm the overall design.

Box Check

Some types of this product must pass the stage of quality control. Checking the boxes for protective efficiency should primarily be carried out for such types as the microbiological safety box.

This design is used to protect the operator and the environment from aerosols that may occur as a result of handling certain potentially hazardous substances.

The need for such a procedure as a check for protective effectiveness is due to the requirements of the sanitary-epidemiological service. Confirm the protective effectiveness of boxes that belong to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd class, it is necessary at least once a year.

Explosion-proof boxes

There is a type of protection against explosion, which is called the β€œShell under excess pressure" p. In this version of the box, it has an Ex p body. In addition, it is additionally equipped with a device such as a purge control unit and an electromagnetic valve.

This type of cabinets can be installed in the field of oil refining, in the conditions of petrochemical and other industrial enterprises in which there is a danger of explosion. This box is designed to store instrumentation and automation equipment that does not have its own explosion protection. Protective boxes of this type can be installed in hazardous areas.

The advantages of a shell with pressure "p" include the fact that it is an easy-to-maintain system, and also it does not have any boundary in terms of incoming power. In addition, it is possible to add to the advantages that they have special windows that allow you to observe things inside the cabinet without opening it directly.


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