Pneumatic Equipment Cabinet
SKU: FL-MA-006
Pneumatic control cabinet for compressed air systems.
| Material | SPCC steel (1.5mm) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing Process | Laser cutting + bending + welding + powder coating |
| Surface Finish | Powder coating (light grey RAL 7035) |
| Tolerance | ±0.5mm |
| Dimensions | 1200×600×400mm |
| IP rating | IP54 |
| Access | Front + rear |
| Mounting plate | Included |
| MOQ | 20 units |
| Lead Time | Quoted after drawing review and process confirmation |
| Sample Time | Quoted after drawing review and process confirmation |
| Sample Fee | USD 200 |
| Price Range | USD 280-450/unit |
| Applications | Pneumatic systems, factory automation |
| Compliance | ISO 9001, EN 60204 |
| Export Markets | USA, Germany, Japan |
Pneumatic systems power industrial machinery with compressed air, requiring cabinets that house valves, regulators, filters, and control components. These cabinets must organize pneumatic components, provide accessibility, and withstand industrial environments.
Cabinet Types
FRL cabinet types house filter, regulator, and lubricator units for air preparation. Valve manifold cabinets house solenoid valve manifolds for pneumatic control. Distribution cabinets house air distribution blocks and quick-connect fittings. Control cabinets house pneumatic controllers and pressure sensors. Combination cabinets integrate multiple pneumatic functions in a single enclosure.
Material and Finish for a Pneumatic Cabinet
Cold-rolled steel provides cost-effective cabinets with adequate strength for most pneumatic applications. We use 1.0 to 2.0 mm sheet for cabinet bodies. For food processing and corrosive environments, stainless steel (grade 304) provides superior corrosion resistance. Aluminum provides light weight for wall-mounted cabinets. Powder coating provides corrosion protection and color identification for pneumatic circuits.
Design Considerations for Service Access
Cabinets must organize pneumatic components for easy identification and maintenance. Air supply and distribution connections must be accessible and clearly labeled. Cabinets must withstand vibration from pneumatic valve operation. Pressure-rated components must be securely mounted. All edges must be smooth for safety. Cabinets must be sealed to protect components from dust and moisture while allowing ventilation for air flow. Aesthetic design should provide professional appearance and clear component identification. Cabinets must accommodate standard pneumatic component dimensions.
How the Cabinet Is Fabricated
Our TRUMPF fiber laser cuts cabinet body panels, doors, and mounting plates from flat sheet stock with precise cutouts for fittings, gauges, and connections. CNC press brake machines form cabinet bodies, doors, and internal mounting panels. Component assembly uses MIG welding for steel and TIG welding for stainless steel. Surface treatments include powder coating in client-specified colors. Our assembly team installs DIN rails, mounting brackets, gaskets, and cable management.
Field Notes: Pneumatic Control Cabinets
A pneumatic cabinet is usually a clean assembly problem rather than a forming problem, and the difficulty is that the cabinet is designed against components that arrive later. Valves, regulators, manifolds and tubing all have their own mounting conventions and their own service clearances, and a cabinet that is dimensioned from the outside will very often not leave enough room to get a hand in beside a manifold. The practical approach on this type of cabinet is to confirm the internal layout with the customer before the panels are cut, because moving a rail 20 mm is free at the drawing stage and means remaking panels afterwards. Cable and tube entries are also positioned after the internal layout is fixed, since an entry that lands behind a component is an entry that has to be redrilled on site.
A pneumatic cabinet is not a box with valves in it. It is the place where air preparation, valve manifolds, wiring and service access all compete for the same volume — and the failures that show up in service are almost always access failures, not pressure failures.
What Has to Fit Inside a Pneumatic Cabinet
The 1200 × 600 × 400 mm envelope on this page suits a single manifold station with its filter-regulator-lubricator assembly, a terminal strip, and the tubing runs between them. The constraint is not the volume; it is the routing. Tubing has a minimum bend radius, manifolds need straight runs in and out, and anything that has to be replaced on a maintenance cycle needs a hand and a tool around it. A cabinet that is dimensionally correct and physically unserviceable is a rework order.
Front and rear access, as specified here, is what makes the difference: manifolds and valves are set from the front, tubing and cable entry are run from the back, and neither has to be disturbed to reach the other. The mounting plate is included so the internal layout can be built on the bench and dropped in, rather than assembled inside a finished box.
Choices That Decide Whether the Cabinet Works in Service
- Cable and tube entry positions — bottom gland plate, top knock-outs or rear entry. This has to match how the machine is installed, and it is the detail most often left off a first drawing.
- Door swing and wall clearance — a 1200 mm cabinet against a wall needs the door to open far enough for a manifold to come out, not just for a hand to go in.
- Ventilation versus IP rating — IP54 is the stated rating. Sealing to that level and venting heat from a regulator are opposing requirements, and the resolution belongs on the drawing.
- Mounting plate thickness and hole pattern — plate flatness under a loaded manifold matters more than plate thickness; both are specified, not assumed.
Where the finished machine has to meet an industrial electrical safety standard such as EN 60204, that assessment and any type testing belong to the machine builder or to the body they nominate, who know the complete installation. Our scope is the cabinet as drawn — the enclosure, the mounting plate, the sealing detail and the access provisions stated on the drawing.
How Pneumatic Cabinets Are Built and Verified
Laser cutting, CNC bending, welding and powder coating in RAL 7035. On a 1.5 mm cabinet the recurring risks are door alignment after welding, gasket compression being uneven because the frame is out of square, and coating coverage on folded edges. Each has a check attached: door fit is tried before painting, the frame is checked for squareness on the fixture, and edges are inspected before the part goes to coat.
Inspection follows the buyer drawing and the approved sample, with general tolerances to ISO 2768. IP54 is a design target stated on the drawing; where a buyer wants it verified, the test and the report are arranged per order. Documentation for material and coating is issued with the batch — see traceability. Cabinets ship with the mounting plate fitted and the door protected; for export packing see export packaging standards.
Can the cabinet be made to our internal layout?
Yes. Send the manifold and FRL positions, the entry side for tube and cable, and how the door has to open. We build to your internal arrangement rather than to a standard pattern.
Do you supply the pneumatic components?
No — manifolds, valves and FRL assemblies are bought to your specification. We supply the enclosure and mounting plate, and can fit the plate to your drilling requirement.
Information Needed to Quote Pneumatic Equipment Cabinet
Dimensions, the internal layout, entry positions, finish, and quantity. Timing is quoted after drawing review and process confirmation.
Payment Terms
How a project is paid for is agreed before production starts, and the structure that applies to your order is stated on the quotation and on the order confirmation, so there is no ambiguity later.
- 30% advance payment with the order and the 70% balance before shipment — our standard structure.
- 70% advance payment with the order and the 30% balance before shipment — used for some projects.
- 100% payment in advance before production starts — used for some projects.
If your finance team works to a fixed structure, say so in the first enquiry and we will confirm what applies to your order before you commit. Request a quotation.
Questions buyers ask before sending drawings
The questions that come up most often before a project starts, answered the way we answer them by email.
What do you need from me to quote Pneumatic Equipment Cabinet?
2D drawings as PDF, DWG or DXF, or 3D files as STEP, IGES or SolidWorks, together with material grade, sheet thickness, surface finish, quantity and destination country. If the drawing is not finished yet, send a photo, a sketch or the existing part instead — we review what can be measured from it and reply with the questions that still need answering.
How long does a quotation take?
Enquiries are answered within one business day. Simple laser-cut and bent parts are quoted within 24 hours. Welded frames, assembled units and multi-part structures are quoted after the drawing review and process confirmation, and the date is confirmed in our reply.
Is there a minimum order quantity?
Prototypes are made from a single piece and small batches of 10–50 pieces are routine. Prototype, first batch and repeat volume are quoted together so the numbers stay consistent as the project scales.
Can you work from a sample or a photo if I have no drawing?
Yes. Send the part itself, clear photographs with a rule or caliper in frame, or a dimensioned sketch. We measure what can be measured, list what is still undefined, and confirm it with you before production.
Need a Similar Part?
Most enquiries that start on a page like this are not an order for Pneumatic Equipment Cabinet — they are a search for a factory that can make something like it. Send us your drawing, 3D model or sample and we will review the manufacturing process and the quotation requirements, then come back with a process plan, a price and a lead time.
We work from 2D drawings, STEP / DWG / DXF / PDF files, or a physical sample if that is all you have.
No complete drawings yet? Describe the part, send photos or a sketch, or send a sample — we can start from there. Discuss your project.
Trade Terms and Delivery
We quote under the standard Incoterms your logistics team already works with, and build the packing and documentation around the one you choose.
- EXW — you collect from our Ningbo facility and run export clearance through your own forwarder.
- FOB Ningbo — we deliver to the vessel at Ningbo port and handle export clearance.
- CIF — we cover carriage and insurance to your named destination port.
- DDP — we handle carriage, insurance, import clearance and duties through to your door.
Send your destination country, target delivery date and preferred trade term together with the drawing. Request a quotation.
Quotation Time
We quote from your drawings. How long that takes depends on what the part asks for:
- Simple parts — quoted within 24 hours. Laser-cut blanks and bent components, supplied with complete 2D or 3D drawings. Mon–Fri, GMT+8.
- Complex assemblies — quoted after the drawing review. Payment kiosks, multi-part welded frames, enclosures with purchased hardware, or anything needing a coating or assembly trial. We confirm a quotation date once the scope is clear.
Production lead time is quoted separately, after drawing review and process confirmation. Send your drawings.
What stands behind this quotation
- Manufacturing since 20162,500 m² Ningbo plant — 3 laser cutting machines (including newer TRUMPF), 4 CNC press brakes and 10 welding stations.
- Shipped to more than 30 export marketsEnclosures, cabinets and formed parts supplied to OEM buyers across Europe, North America and Asia.
- 123 documented product casesMedical device housings, HVAC and heat pump enclosures, agricultural and livestock equipment, industrial hydraulics, material handling trolleys and EV charging cabinets.
- Factory evidence you can checkTUV Rheinland audit reference MIC-ASI243729 and Bureau Veritas reference MIC-ASR263630 available for buyer review under NDA.
Before you send drawings: an NDA is signed on request · first-article inspection is carried out before a batch continues · pricing is staged from prototype quantity to repeat volume · pre-shipment photos and packing records are prepared when the project needs them.