XTech Launches Both Standard and
Customized Compact PCI Front Panels

Line compatible with all manufacturers' chassis and part; custom sizes available with no minimum orders

September 10, 2002

XTech, a leading manufacturer of custom aluminum enclosures and front panel systems for electronics equipment, today introduced a comprehensive line of both standard and customized Compact PCI front panels.

The new line offers users multiple options for configuring their embedded electronics systems. Customers can mix and match components from virtually any manufacturer; the XTech Compact PCI panel line is compatible with chassis, racks, ejectors, handles, or gaskets from Pentair, Elma, Rittal and other manufacturers. Using its own extrusion and finishing equipment, XTech can also design, finish and assemble fully customized, affordable variations to standard specifications.

"XTech is one of the few firms that can provide near maximum configuration flexibility for customers," says Rick Winter, XTech sales and marketing director. "We have the equipment and capacity to handle orders of any size, which lets us turn around orders very affordably for prototypes or production units in just a few weeks."

Made from extruded aluminum, XTech panels feature extra ruggedness and unmatched EMI/RFI shielding. XTech panels require no forming or bending, and can be shaped into numerous design variations: square corners for a crisp look; detents for plastic labeling, or offsets for EMI shielding strips or clips. With punch tooling and CNC machining, XTech adds connectors, hoods or LED configurations to the face or fasteners to the legs.

XTech supplies finger stock or foam gaskets, ejectors of any type, board holders, and screws for its Compact PCI panels. The firm also has facilities for creating labels, overlays, custom holes and cutouts, as well as all types of finishing: Chromating, anodizing, painting, and silk screening.

About XTech

Founded in 1945, XTech is a leading supplier of extruded aluminum front panels and enclosures for the electronics, telecommunications and networking industry. The company has captured significant market share by using extruded aluminum in place of traditional sheet metal and plastic. Its products are used today with modems, computer peripherals, medical electronics, electronic instruments, instrument cases, keypads and hand held controllers. Compared to other materials, extruded aluminum offers superior RFI/EMI shielding, heat dissipation, ruggedness, lighter weight, fewer assembly steps and lower system costs.

XTech also introduced 'Tech-Panels" and "Tech-Boxes" - customized, fast turn products that enabled the company's successful entry into the telecommunications industry. In the early 90's, the company became one of the first in its industry to gain ISO certification, and today meets rigid ISO9001-2000 standards. Among its clients in the telecommunications and electronics industries are: Lucent Technologies, 3Com, Cisco Systems, Marconi, Solectron, and Flextronics.

For more information, contact XTech at 781-963-7200, or visit the website at www.xtech-outside.com.