Stainless steel hardware has become more popular as the industry that produces specialist enclosures has recognised the need for better protection, greater reliability and longer service life. Consequently we have compiled a portfolio of rugged and well styled stainless steel components especially suited to panel builders for applications of all types.

The FDB Online store offers ex-stock delivery and friendly experienced service – contact us to discuss your requirements.

In industrial and commercial hardware, securing access without compromising usability is crucial. Quarter-turn locks – also known as cam locks – offer a simple, cost-effective solution. With a 90-degree turn, they deliver reliable closure for enclosures, panels, and cabinets across a range of environments, from industrial machinery to IT infrastructure.

By utilising a simple mechanism, they offer a strong hold which works by rotating a cam behind a door or panel to secure it. Their intuitive design offers consistent, vibration-resistant performance—ideal for settings that demand durability. They can be operated with various actuators, including keys, wing knobs, recessed handles, or tools like screwdrivers, giving users flexibility in both design and day-to-day access.

Quarter turns have widespread application where their versatility makes these locks a staple across industries. In industrial settings, they’re used on HVAC units, control panels, and machinery enclosures. In commercial and tech environments, they’re trusted in electrical cabinets, telecom enclosures, and data racks—offering fast, secure access to authorized personnel while preventing tampering.

Environmental protection options include Ingress Protection (IP) ratings ranging from IP54 to IP67, which indicate their ability to safeguard against dust, moisture, and other contaminants. For example:

IP54: Limited dust and water resistance—suitable for indoor industrial use.

IP65: Dust-tight and water-jet resistant—ideal for food processing or outdoor areas.

IP67: Full dust protection and water immersion resistance—for marine or flood-prone applications.

These ratings ensure reliability even in harsh environments.

Quarter-turn locks are manufactured in a variety of materials to match operating conditions. Zinc alloy offers strength and affordability, stainless steel provides corrosion resistance for outdoor or humid settings, and reinforced plastics deliver lightweight, non-conductive options for electrical or weight-sensitive applications.

These simple and robust locks enable fast installation and custom access control – their installation is straightforward—typically requiring only a pre-punched hole and basic tools. Locks are available in keyed-alike and keyed-different configurations. Keyed-alike systems simplify access across multiple points, while keyed-different options enhance security in sensitive or restricted areas.

They are economical and reliable since their simple design allows for economical mass production, making them attractive to OEMs and system integrators. With no electronic components and minimal maintenance needs, quarter-turn locks offer long-term value and operational reliability at a low cost.

Quarter turn locks are compact yet highly functional, providing dependable, flexible access control in a wide range of environments. With options for sealing, material, and actuation, they meet the demands of industrial, commercial, and technology applications alike—proof that practical design can deliver powerful results.

Contact us to discuss your quarter turn lock requirements.

Recent problems in the motor industry have highlighted the need to be flexible and resilient in one’s operations. This is especially the case for SMEs providing goods and services up the supply chain. Times of major unexpected change bring to the fore the importance of good relationships with both customers and suppliers.

FDB Panel Fittings have focused on personal service and trust in their business for more than half a century so when you work with FDB you are working with people you can trust and rely on – speak to a human being when you need one!

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The UK has long been a country that celebrates the benefits of having multiple sources for its industrial products. We recognise the service limitations of a central manufacturer and the beneficial support of specialist suppliers where a distributor of this type can offer a central point of service for major brands and related products, with a geographical and logistical rational – on a local basis or at least in the same country.

A good example is the FDB Online store, which is proving a valuable resource to panel builders and installers now that UK manufacturing industry is in a growth phase once again. The FDB Online store features an extensive range of locks, swinghandles, hinges, handles, sealing gaskets, rod locks, door stays and other enclosure/cabinet accessories. These are held in stock for urgent delivery and come together with their Rocfast lock assembly and logistics service.

Further underlining their position in the industrial market, the FDB Panel Fittings Online store shares coverage with FDB Electrical who have been specialists in the field of electrical protection for more than half a century, and have an enviable reputation throughout the world for quality, innovation and service. Consequently, the store makes available RCDs for personnel or plant protection, Earth Continuity Monitors and a wide range of ancillary devices, all providing the optimum in design and reliability.

This long-established distributor is proud to provide probably the UK’s largest range of locks, hinges, handles and accessories for virtually all industrial applications. Their supply process continuously focuses on an ability to provide a friendly personal service based on detailed product knowledge and experience with an extensive product range. The portfolio encompasses everything from cable management support systems to cabinet hinges, enclosure gasketing and locking systems, which include many stainless steel variants and anti-vandal handle designs – with extensive stock holding they expect to deliver most items direct from their warehouse.

Often distributors are smaller, frequently family businesses, operating as a specialist supplier who offers a high degree of willingness, keenness, continuity/low staff turnover, experience and focus, as their business depends on adding value – the service they offer, the package, flexible pricing, the support package – and of course the major benefit of physical stock with rapid delivery.

Under the banner of their Rocfast brand FDB are frequently able to achieve significant reductions in purchasing/admin time and effort, with this well proven “Just in time” service for all those low-value but critical components. This means that with just one order, one invoice, one payment the components can be on the production line when needed.

Traditionally, this has comprised providing a service to small probably local/regional accounts, but a dedicated distributor can provide customers with so much more than that – for example expertise across the market, technical expertise in an area of application not just of products They can advise on what can be done and how, with credibility derived from a measure of impartiality. Providing reactivity and urgency sometimes lacking in large national organisations, coupled with stockholding that supports local relationships with a detailed knowledge of the customer’s business. This is integrated in a package sourced from different suppliers – a one-stop-shop, including collation and provision of technical information.

A dedicated distributor can offer complementary brands and products – building on the principal brands, so developing a portfolio which reflects the customer position in the market place integrating other brands and managing the sometime delicate balance of running them alongside each other to serve your business overall.

Ultimately, such a specialist will often have developed their own complimentary brand ranges which enable them to fill gaps in the market or address areas that are not presently served, or otherwise to serve a particular niche requirement that the international brands cannot or do not wish to serve.

A really active stocking distributor can offer additional services such as component assembly, technical consultancy, commissioning, systems specification and set up, workstation packs, on-site delivery, pre-delivery testing, also silk screen or pad printing.

Support comes in many forms and can include information on their website and the educational value of a media presence, plus perhaps a dedicated blog and the creation of specific sales/technical support material e.g. datasheets and manuals. They can also offer compliance with appropriate standards and a specialist sales/support channel.

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209-4204.52 Radius Adaptor is specifically designed to simplify the sealing for cabinet/enclosure frames by providing a smooth curve to suit clip-on sealing profiles.

Finish is in black polyamide.

Sealing profile strips can be seen here.

We are pleased to announce this large format Surface-Mount Slam Latch Set, purpose designed by leading manufacturer Weston Body Hardware. It offers an inside safety release which is widely required for large-size insulated enclosures, such as cold stores or containerised units, where a surface-mounted latch is preferable to avoid breaching the thermal integrity of the door. The roller striker latch is surface mounted to further preserve the integrity of the door, with an internal punch-style emergency release. Importantly, the “punch” release “mushroom” features a fluorescent button for easy location in the event of inadvertent door closure.

The latch features a slam action against a roller striker to ensure smooth and reliable operation which enhances the quality of the whole cabinet.  The 270mm latch is suitable for flush-fit or offset doors and is easy to operate, even with gloved hands. It offers a quick, positive, smooth and quiet action for especially heavy doors.

Other features include offset striker adjustment in 2.5mm increments, locking with key which blocks movement of handle, but allows for the bolt to be slammed shut and opened from inside. Keys are non-standard, single-sided, the handle mechanism can also be locked with padlock or cotter pin through body of the latch. Construction is in diecast in zinc alloy with a bright chromium plated surface finish.

Our aim in life here at FDB Panel Fittings, is largely to make things simple for our customers – we do this by staying human but using online technology – our Online store includes a great range of products including common and less common types of locks, handles, swinghandles, hinges and sealing/gasketing strips, all developed with the specialist panel builder in mind. Our role has grown over many years at the heart of the industrial enclosure and cabinet industry so our Online selection can be relied on to address the needs of industrial housing specifiers, builders and installers.

This also means that our team of humans has gathered a deep understanding of the applications and needs of specialist customers – an understanding we are delighted to share when project requirements call for something unusual, where we are well placed to explore specifications and supply options which can include our Rocfast assembly, packaging and logistics service.  We are happy to discuss online or by phone so customers can be comfortable that we properly understand your situation.

Our team would like to explain how the process of specifying a lock mechanism it is often an undervalued task where the selection of the correct cam to match the depth of door frame can be crucial to correct performance of the enclosure and achievement of the required IP degree of protection. This is also a significant component in producing the operational “feel” when closing a door and potentially in ensuring that the closure itself is properly secure.

The cam selected therefore should be suitable for the standard locks and handles used on industrial enclosures or cabinets – also for access and other equipment panels. We need to bear in mind that enclosures, cabinets and inspection/access panels are an important protective layer for both humans and equipment – so correct lock fitment is “key” to operation and longevity.

The selection of ex-stock cams available from the Panel Fittings Online store make this task more straightforward. Matching the offset of a cam with the lock body length is crucial to success of any enclosure installation – a process that Panel Fittings simplify for customers by offering their Rocfast assembly/logistics program. This service includes the ability to consult their experienced technical sales team to generate the right specification for each customer project. The follow up of lock assembly and delivery greatly simplifies supply of correctly specified and assembled units to production or on-site fitting.

For general purpose protection our FDB 11 and FDB 13 cover single and three phase protection respectively – each including overload and short circuit protection with DC Immune Protection which is Network Rail Approved.

Ratings range from 10A to 60A with tripping currents of 10mA, 30mA and 100mA. See here for data sheet