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The History of Fibox Polycarbonate Enclosures
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Many folks think that Fibox is short for Fiberglass Enclosures or Fiberglass Boxes, it is not.Fibox Enclosure Systems, a Finnish company division, Fibox Oy Ab, is one of the world’s largest enclosure manufacturers and is the market leader in thermoplastic enclosures used for protecting electrical and electronic components in hostile and hazardous environments. Fibox recently celebrated over 40 years as a designer and manufacturer of thermoplastic enclosures. Formerly a division of the giant Fiskars Corp., Fibox (then called Fiskars Enclosure) pioneered in 1966 the injection molding of polycarbonate for use in the electrical industry. Besides pioneering polycarbonate enclosure products, Fibox has developed more than 17 families of enclosing solutions, all available in a wide range of sizes.
Since leaving the Fiskars’ group in 1991, Fibox Enclosure Systems has expanded manufacturing and added sales and marketing service centers. There are three manufacturing sites located in Finland, one in Korea, and one in Guangzhou, China. Fibox has eight Field Service Centers located in major European countries, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Fibox Oy Ab earned the ISO 9001:1994 Quality Certification for all its operations in 1992. Fibox voluntarily submits its products for third-party testing and evaluation and currently has many regulatory approvals including, UL, CSA, FIMKO, DNV, and LR, and complies with EN 60529.
In 1997, Fibox Inc. was established to import and market Fibox enclosures in the United States. While the name Fibox was new to the US, our products were not. Fibox enclosures were sold in the United States on a private-label basis to other enclosure manufacturers since the early 1980s.
However, with Fibox products’ acceptance into numerous market segments, like the automation and process control industries, corporate management felt the time was right to establish the US subsidiary and move beyond the traditional electrical wholesaling industry. Fibox Inc. was born.
Understanding the US’s market needs, Fibox offers UL listed NEMA type 4, 4X, and 6P enclosures and has consistently pushed the envelope on large polycarbonate enclosures. Only Fibox offers a polycarbonate cabinet enclosure sized up to 32 x 24 x 12 inches with the ARCA – IEC.
