Barum & Dewar (B&D) are pleased to release advanced information on an exciting new addition to its current range of 19” rack cases.

Launching soon with our partner, SKB, the Fly Racks will revolutionise the way you travel with your electronics. These new Fly Racks are equipped with a shallow shock rack frame packed into SKB 3i injection moulded cases. The added value of the Fly Rack is that you can simply transport your rack unit and take it out of the case when needed. The fully foamed interior will provide the required protection for the rack unit when transported.

Easy to handle: The Racks are around half the weight and much more compact than normal racks. They are equipped with a pull handle and edge wheels (3U and 4U version).

Easy to use: By using our Fly Racks you can take out your equipment very easily. Just put it on the table, plug and play!

Room for accessories: In the Fly Rack there is plenty of room left for accessories like cables, adapters etc. So you have everything packed together in one case.

Available in 2U, 3U and 4U models:

• 2U - 3i-2217-82U

• 3U - 3i-2217-103U

• 4U - 3i-2217-124U

Technical details: The internal Fly Rack frames are built of high strength, lightweight aluminium alloy and 11 gauge hot rolled carbon steel rack rails. Moreover, the internal frame contains front and rear rack rails with a 13" rack depth. Some other highlights:

• Ultra-high-strength polypropylene copolymer resin

• ABS plastic cover on top and bottom of removable frame

• Interior foam protection

• Complete gasket seal makes these cases absolutely watertight

• Include TSA approved lockable latches

• Meets military standards MIL-STD-810F, MIL-STD-C-4150J and MIL-STD-648C

SKB’s 3RS Series Static Shock Rack Transport cases are available in 7 sizes, 3U, 4U, 5U, 7U, 9U, 11U and 14U. Being lightweight, shockproof, watertight, dustproof, heat and chemical resistant, they are perfect for transporting and protecting sensitive electronic equipment.

The inner rack chassis is built of from high strength, lightweight aluminum extrusions with steel rack rails to meet EIA-310 standards. Shock and vibration control is achieved with eight elastomeric isolators rated for a payload range of 18kg to 68kg in standard configuration. Optional extended payload range of 72kg to 136kg can be accommodated as a special order. The interior frame and shocks provide adequate space for sway, ambient air circulation and heat dissipation.

The 3RS Series Static Shock Racks are available in 24” or 30” deep from rail to rail with a standard 19” rack width per ANSI/EIA-310-C specification and feature square-hole rack rails to accommodate either #10-32 US standard, or 6mm International standard cage nuts which are supplied with the cases.

Why was the news that QinetiQ had safely delivered four electric propulsion thrusters to the European Space Agency (ESA) great news for Barum & Dewar?

Because the bespoke custom designed containers used to ensure the thrusters were transported safely were both designed and manufactured by B&D in the UK. QinetiQ have a long established connection with B&D going back to when they were formally known as DERA and B&D have been entrusted with providing transit containers on many of QinetiQ’s most challenging and demanding programmes.

The thrusters are to be used on the BepiColombo mission to Mercury due for launchin 2017, the mission will be a European ‘first’, using a multiple ion engine propulsion module for interplanetary transfer. This delivery of the engines follows seven years of design and development work by QinetiQ. During the mission the thrusters will accumulate a total ‘on’ time of 20,000 hours, or 2.5 years.

Barum & Dewar have been involved in the design and manufacture of specialist transit containers for the Space sector for more than 20 years earning a reputation as the UK’s “go to” company for this type of requirement. There is no room for error when transporting Space hardware and B&D are able to draw upon years of experience to create cost effective, reliable and innovative container solutions.

Barum & Dewar are a leading UK manufacturer of complete packaging solutions to the Space and Aerospace sectors with over 20 years’ experience in this market. Capabilities include technical design services using the latest 3D CAD, manufacture of highly engineered and bespoke shipping containers, handling equipment, tarpaulin covers as well as off the shelf transit cases and containers.

Further information is available from our website www.barumanddewar.com

Barum & Dewar Ltd (B&D) is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of specialist packaging solutions and the provider of choice to many Prime contractors operating in support of the UK Ministry of Defence.

Recently B&D were approached by a major IT supplier to UK MoD who had an urgent need for ruggedised packaging in order that their leading edge equipment could be deployed in time for a major exercise. As is often the case not all details of the contents were initially available and so B&D’s in-house design team worked with the information to hand and developed a prototype ruggedised case solution based on a Peli Storm case from B&D’s range of waterproof cases internally fitted with custom CNC routed foam. On site approval was swift and production commenced immediately utilising B&D’s dedicated foam facility near Southampton to provide the internal foam cushioning and all necessary labelling.

IT Client Project Manager, Andy commented: “My Company had a requirement to meet an urgent request for ruggedised and deployable cases and packaging for Military IT kit suitable for operation in all Land and Maritime environments.Barum & Dewar were suggested to me by a packaging expert, having been proven on previous projects as a competitive and trusted supplier to my team.Barum & Dewar were able to not only compete on cost terms with their rival suppliers, but almost half the delivery lead time to meet my required dates for the client. As a result we were able to not only satisfy, but shortcut our customer’s ambitious delivery dates by several days.As a result a high profile order was fulfilled to specification ahead of target and UK Defence were ready to deploy the new solution on a major exercise within weeks of receipt of the product.I particularly liked the in-house design service that Barum & Dewar offer – we were able to work with their Technical Design Team using 3D CAD to achieve a prototype solution prior to going into full production.Thanks go to David Frame and the team at B&D for the agile work they did in support of this highly successful project. ”

For B&D this was a project with time pressures from the outset but one which B&D are geared up to deal with. Everything was managed in-house from design to foam fabrication and this ability to control all aspects of the process meant that lead time was not just met be improved upon.

Barum & Dewar MD, David Frame added: “Client recognition of this type is always welcome and bears testimony to both the team we have at B&D and the importance we place on our core values. These two elements combine to ensure that the offering from B&D continues to exceed expectations and reinforces our commitment to developing long term trusted relationships with clients”

Barum & Dewar places huge importance on the quality of its products and services and ensuring it delivers on its promises.

But delivering quality is much more than focussing on the products and so the annual Quality Assessment undertaken by leading global independently accredited certification body, NQA is an opportunity for B&D’s whole Quality Management System to be thoroughly scrutinised.

Straight off the back of the Xmas and New Year break, B&D were successfully audited by NQA today and are delighted to be able to retain its ISO 9001:2008 registration.

ISO 9001 is an International Quality Management System Standard that specifies requirements within which an organisation demonstrates its ability to consistently provide product or service to meet customer and legal requirements, enhancing customer satisfaction and opening the way to continual improvement.

Barum & Dewar Ltd (B&D) specialises in the design, manufacture and supply of complete packaging solutions. The company is currently active across a wide range of industrial and commercial sectors including Defence, Aerospace, Space, Offshore & Subsea, Medical, Instrumentation, Utilities, Media and Presentation providing a single source for bespoke, customised and off the shelf packaging related products and services. A B&D 2010 Group Company, B&D are accredited to ISO9001:2008 and operate from a number of sites throughout the UK.