Kelvin Aist

Kelvin Aist has designed and sold cases and packaging solutions his entire career. He frequently blogs for Case Advisor.

Articles by Kelvin Aist

• Engineering Strength and Durability into Transit Cases

  Transit cases lead hard lives.  They bang together in the backs of trucks, are often dropped, and take knocks from all directions. Yet, users expect them to sh Continue →

• Understanding Transit Case Rotomolding

  Rotational molding, or rotomolding, is a cost-effective way of making large, joint-free polymer containers. “Rotationally Molded Transit Cases: 8 Advantages†Continue →

• Protecting Electronics from Vibration (Part 2)

  A transit case uses isolating mounts to protect electronic payloads from vibration. These mounts are chosen with a natural frequency of vibration significantly Continue →

• Protecting the Payload from Vibration (Part 1)

  Instrumentation for a Vibration Test Vibration is bad for electronic devices such as Continue →

• Verifying How Much Shock Protection a Transit Case Provides

  Electronic systems need transporting with care. Sudden impacts, as if dropped from the back of a truck, can pop IO cards out of their slots, disconnect cables, Continue →

• Consider a Cut and Weld Case for Odd-Sized Payloads

  Study the Sierra Cases website and you'll see transit cases come in many sizes. Sometimes though, a standard case doesn't work well for the item or payload to b Continue →

• If it Needs Connecting, it Needs an I/O Panel

  Something first-time transit case buyers often overlook is adding an I/O panel for easy cable connection. Without it, the case is little more than a storage box Continue →

• Removable Racks Simplify Equipment Exchange

  The ECS Case Loadmaster® with removable 10U rack Installing electrical equipment in ra Continue →

• Does Your Transit Case Need A Load Spreader?

  A load spreader does exactly what its name implies.  It distributes a load over a larger area. Engineers might recall load, divided by area, as the definition Continue →

• Case Color and Internal Temperature

  White or light gray cases reflect the most sunlight (Impact Cases) Leave a transit ca Continue →

• Cases That Protect Against EMI: Part 2

  Aluminum case attenuates EMI, 8 to 12 GHz. Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) can aff Continue →

• Electrical Shielding and Transit Cases: Part 1

  EMI Lid Gasket Modern electronics are very vulnerable to Electromagnetic Interference Continue →

• Choosing the Right Cooling for Your Application

  Transit case with climate control by CP Cases Any time you're buying a case to hold pow Continue →

• Aluminum Cases for Rough Shipping and Handling

  Aluminum shipping cases There are several exceptional benefits of aluminum cases, inc Continue →

• Designing Cases to ATA Specification 300 Category 1

  ATA Category 1 case by SKB Imagine reaching your destination and finding a vital piec Continue →

• ATA Specification 300 and Service Life Testing

  ATA rated flight case. “ATA Specification 300: Specification for Packaging of Aircr Continue →

• Understanding ATA Specifications When Sending Goods by Air

  Containers for a Boeing 747 Dreamliner Late in 2012 it was reported that American Airli Continue →

• Why Use TSA Approved Locks?

  Carrying case with built-in TSA latches Roughly two thirds of fliers drop off a bag at Continue →

• Sealing A Transit Case

  An IP-rated transit case has a water and air-tight seal between lid or cover and body. That seal must be maintained in the face of relative movement caused by r Continue →

• 6 Reasons for Choosing Thermoelectric Cooling

  Dual air-conditioned case For shipping and transit cases, traditional refrigeration t Continue →