In this episode, Tom Ballou, the Sales and Marketing Manager at Hammond Manufacturing, shares expert insights into factory modified electrical enclosures, the custom products available through RS, and Hammond’s unique value.
In this episode of the RS Expert Advice podcast, Tom Ballou, the Sales and Marketing Manager at Hammond Manufacturing — a trusted global supplier of transformers, racks, cabinets, and enclosures for commercial and industrial applications in the electrical and electronic industries — talks about factory modified electrical enclosures, the custom products available through RS, and Hammond’s unique value.
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(0:36) Q1. Please introduce us to Hammond Manufacturing and tell us a little about your career there.
(1:43) Q2. Back in 2021, you participated in an RS Expert Advice Q&A about how to select the right electrical enclosure for a given environment. Today we’re also talking about enclosures, but this time we’re talking about factory modified electrical enclosures, which I think our listeners may be surprised to learn are available through RS.
(2:57) Q3. What types of customization capabilities can RS help Hammond’s electrical enclosure customers take advantage of and what types of applications or application environments are these products used in?
(5:48) Q4. Hammond offers electrical enclosures in a variety of different materials. Could you address the different types of application environments they’re optimized for?
(8:19) Q5. What is the typical turnaround time on a factory modified enclosure order?
(11:36) Q6. How has Hammond upheld its service excellence strategy amidst the rampant supply chain disruptions these last few years?
(13:12) Q7. Is there anything else you’d like our listeners to know about Hammond Manufacturing or its factory modified enclosure capabilities, which customers can access by working with RS?
Hammond and RS Partner to Provide Complete Custom Electrical Enclosures
Hammond Manufacturing offers more than 13,000 enclosures and related products — including power distribution equipment, thermal management solutions, transformers, tools & hardware, wire & cable products, and rack mounting solutions — through RS to provide customers with a convenient source for complete custom solutions. Its electronic enclosure line includes diecast, plastic, extruded, general-purpose metal, chassis, rack-mounted, and industrial enclosures, as well as development board products, handles, and accessories extending from feet, hole plugs, and cord grips to tilt bails and pole mounting kits. Three of Hammond’s most popular electrical enclosures are the 1590 Series general-purpose die-cast aluminum enclosures, 1455 Series extruded and anodized aluminum enclosures, and 1554 Series Type 4X polycarbonate and general-purpose ABS enclosures.
To learn more about Hammond, please visit the Hammond Manufacturing storefront, Reliable Watertight Enclosures, and Industrial-Strength Stainless Steel NEMA Enclosures pages on the RS website. You can also visit the Hammond Manufacturing video collection on RS’ YouTube page and the Hammond Manufacturing homepage.
For assistance identifying and modifying Hammond Manufacturing electrical enclosures ideally suited for application, please contact your local RS representative at 1.866.433.5722 or reach out to the RS technical support team.
