Eldon Enclosure Systems

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Eldon

Type	Private
Founded	1922
Headquarters	Madrid, Spain
Industry	Enclosure systems
Products	Enclosure systems Metallic enclosures ICT Racks Thermal management
Website	www.eldon.com

Eldon is a privately held company headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Eldon specializes in professional solutions for protecting various electrical, electronic equipment and data & telecommunications products since its early start in 1922.

Product manufacturing is developed in four plants situated in the Netherlands, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom. The company has 8 European sales offices and a network of distribution partners throughout the rest of the world.

All products have relevant certifications and approvals. Furthermore, the product IP code^[1] indicate the degree of protection provided against the intrusion of solid objects, dust and water in electrical enclosures.

Some of the company’s major customers worldwide are Ericsson, Siemens, Nokia, Alcatel, Olivetti, Honeywell, ABB, GE, SHELL, ESSO, Carrier, OTIS, Volvo and Ford.

1 Products
2 Corporate information
- 2.1 Name
- 2.2 History
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Products

Eldon offers several ranges of products:

Multi-Mount range – various models of mild steel wall mounting enclosures

Multi-Flex range – various models of mild steel floor-standing enclosures

Eldon Distribution range – distribution panels for any typical lighting, heating, air conditioning and other different applications

Stainless Steel Wall – wall mounting enclosures in stainless steel for maximum hygiene environments

Stainless Steel Floor – wall mounting enclosures in stainless steel for maximum hygiene environments

Console Systems – mild and stainless steel consoles for control & automation applications

Eldon Uniplast range – polyester enclosures for electrical and electronic systems

Terminal Boxes range – over 160 standard sizes in six different types of material

ICT Wall Racks, ELBOX range – the ElBox wall mounting patch box comes in 400mm, 500mm and 600 mm deep versions

ICT Racks Floor, ElRack Patch and Server Racks series – various sizes of floor standing ICT patches and server racks

Thermal management – thermal management products used to maintain the right temperature and protect sensitive components inside

Shielded enclosures – enclosures with zinc plated frames or produced in stainless steel which can withstand the main enemy of EMI, corrosion

Swing-arms range – OICP (Operator Interface Control Panel); SA SL (Swing Arm System Light in Mild Steel) and SA SS (Swing Arm Stainless Steel)

General accessories – a variety of common components necessary for completing different applications

[edit] Corporate information

[edit] Name

The Industrial park, home of Eldon - Madrid, Spain

Eldon literally means “devices for electricity”, a representative name for a company manufacturing enclosures designed to protect highly sensitive electrical, electronic and data & telecommunications components.

[edit] History

Founded in 1922 in Nässjö, Sweden, by a young married couple, Karin and Josef Johansson, the original company, was called Elekto Ljus & Kraft, name that was changed to AB Eldon-Verken in 1948.

Initially building electrical installation equipment and selling radios, the latest invention at the time, they soon began manufacturing a junction box designed for the use with electric ovens.

In 1963 the first acquisition was made with the take-over of their biggest competitor, Elektriska Osterman AB. Four years later the Eldon-Osterman companies have fused under the common name of Eldon AB.

In 1967 the company expanded abroad, by opening sales offices in several European Countries, starting with the UK and Belgium.

The first factory to be built outside of Sweden was inaugurated in 1970 in the north of Holland, in Drachten. As result to the constantly rising production levels, a new factory was opened in 1977.

During 1985, the North of England became the house of the next factory, which opened in Rotherham followed by Martos, in the South of Spain, in 1990.

In 1999 Eldon AB was sold to EQT Partners. In 2006 the new management team acquired the majority shareholding from EQT, and started building the latest factory in Romania.