Optima Cabinets Tested and Qualified to Meet AREMA and CENELEC Standards

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., March 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Optima Stantron designed and successfully tested cabinets to meet both North American (AREMA) and European (CENELEC) railway standards.  The cabinets passed all testing to qualify for use in railway applications where high vibration and shock conditions occur.

The welded and riveted frame was designed by modifying Optima's standard M1 cabinet frame design. The cabinet had to meet a customer's specific requirements for AREMA Part 11.5.1 Class I – Vehicle Interior (Platform-Mounted), which examines the operation of electronics inside locomotive spaces. Optima's cabinet did not require shock isolators in order to meet the mechanical shock and vibration requirements mandated by the railway industry.

"Optima is very familiar with meeting tough environmental requirements due to our experience in defense applications," said Ron Hall, director of cabinets product line for Optima Stantron. "We met our customer's challenge and delivered a robust cabinet that they can rely on to protect the sensitive electronics in their rail equipment."

The cabinet design was required to conform to CENELEC EN 61373 Class 1A, specifically targeted at sub-assemblies and equipment mounted on or under a railway car, as well as AREMA Part 11.5.1 Class I, which tests several physical characteristics of electronic equipment mounted in the enclosed interior space of the locomotive. More information on these standards can be found on their respective websites: AREMA and CENELEC.

For more information on Optima Stantron's railway-qualified M1 cabinet and other modification capabilities, please visit www.optimastantron.com, contact [email protected] or call (770) 496-4000.

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About Optima Stantron

Optima Stantron, an Elma company, is a designer and manufacturer of electronic cabinets, server racks, security consoles and complete enclosure systems. The company operates from a 65,000 sq. feet sales, engineering and manufacturing facility in Atlanta, Georgia.

Optima was formed in 1962 by Scientific Atlanta and joined the Elma Group in 2004. The company tailors solutions to individual applications ensuring fast and cost-effective results. Extensive practical experience in packaging electronic systems is used to minimize the time taken to develop new customized solutions without compromising system performance or reliability. Furthermore, the in-house manufacturing ensures compatibility and consistency. In March 2012, Optima acquired the assets of APW Mayville - Stantron, and added its strong portfolio of broadcast oriented products to their line.

About Elma Electronic Inc.

Elma Electronic Inc. is a global manufacturer of commercial, industrial and rugged electronic products for the embedded systems market – from components, storage boards, backplanes and chassis platforms to fully integrated subsystems. Elma Bustronic is the company's backplane division.

With one of the widest product ranges available in the embedded industry, Elma also offers standard and custom cabinets and enclosures as well as precision components such as rotary switches/encoders, LEDs, front panels and small cases. 

Elma leverages proven technology based on VITA, PICMG, and other standards-based architectures (i.e. VME, OpenVPX, CPCI, CompactPCI Serial, ATCA, MicroTCA and COM Express). Elma is also actively engaged in designing solutions for applications requiring smaller footprints.

Elma Electronic manages entire projects from initial system architecture to specification, design, manufacturing and test through its worldwide production facilities and sales offices. The company serves the mil/aero, industrial, research, telecom, medical and commercial markets and is certified to ISO 9001 and AS 9100.

With U.S. headquarters in Fremont, Calif., the company maintains multiple sales, engineering and manufacturing operations in Atlanta, Ga., and Philadelphia, Pa.

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