Rittal VX 8686.450 Enclosure - IP55 Protection

Protection that lasts: The VX 8686.450 uses a DIN EN ISO 12944 compliant C4-H coating on the enclosure frame, plus a zinc-magnesium surface treatment on common contact surfaces. This combination significantly extends service life in corrosive or humid environments, reducing replacement cycles and downtime. It’s ideal for factory floors, process lines, and outdoor installations where weathering and salt exposure are routine challenges. Rugged ingress protection and build quality: With IP 55 protection, an IK10 impact rating, and a sheet steel shell up to 2.0 mm thick where required, the enclosure resists dust and water ingress while standing up to rough handling during installation and maintenance. This translates to lower maintenance costs and safer operation for control panels in conveyors, robotics, and power-distribution applications. Efficient interior installation: The VX system ships with a mounting plate (499x1696 mm), two punched rails (18x39 mm), rear panel, gland plates, and gland plates, enabling fast, tidy wiring and flexible module placement. The result is faster cabinet wiring, fewer field modifications, and easier upgrades for high-mix automation lines and repurposed machinery. Flexible door orientation and modular layout: One front door hinged on the right, swappable to the left, plus a mounting plate that supports varied device stacks. This flexibility reduces retraining and rework during reconfigurations and expansions, helping maintain uptime when evolving control strategies or adding new drives and I/O modules. Compliance, reliability, and lifecycle cost: CE-compliant, UL 50E Type 1 rated, and aligned with ETIM/ECLASS classifications, the VX 8686.450 delivers predictable performance and safer commissioning. Durable coatings and robust hardware lower replacement risk, minimize total cost of ownership, and improve ROI across multi-year automation projects in harsh industrial environments.