Stahlin® Enclosures helped the Abita Brewing Company overcome specific manufacturing obstacles directly related to its aggressive processing environment.

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Abita’s brewing facility literally has its own weather system. Because of the constant moisture in the facility, some days have actual clouds in the top half of the building. The result is that ferrous metal enclosures corrode at a very high rate. Consequently, the plant-wide specification is to use nonmetallic enclosures in all areas. This contributes to Abita being a great proving ground for a lot of products, especially electrical enclosures.

All enclosures used are of NEMA 4X construction to protect equipment from water, caustic acid, and bleach that are regularly used during cleaning procedures. Longevity, cost, and workability are of primary importance  for Abita

The solution to those challenges is Stahlin® Enclosures. According to James Franklin, Abita’s Plant Engineer, “Stahlin® non-metallic enclosures cost less; in addition, they are lighter weight so we save on shipping. Stahlin® performs factory modifications to our specs, but we also do a great deal of field modifications to accommodate distribution, starters, drives, and other automation. The enclosures are much easier to modify using conventional tools.”

As a result of these demanding environmental conditions, Abita has, for more than a decade, used or replaced metal enclosures with more than 50 types of Stahlin® fiberglass enclosures.