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Metal Enclosures


Outdoor vs. Indoor: Engineered Safety in Outdoor Data Center Enclosures
TDLR; The Challenge: Mission-critical and electrification infrastructure is moving outdoors, where the enclosure has to do the job a building used to do. The Solution: Engineer safety into the frame first, then the large enclosure, the seals, the thermal path, and the finish. Design all of it so it can be repeated at volume. Why Sintel: Frames, sheet metal, powder coating, and assembly in one dedicated enclosure facility, with 40+ years of metal fabrication experience AI, hig

Sintel inc.
Oct 55 min read
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Modular & E-Houses: Designing Enclosures for Scalable Modular Data Centers & Power Units
TL;DR / Quick Summary The Challenge: Mission-critical and electrification infrastructure has to be deployed faster than site-built construction allows, and every modular data center or e-house depends on one thing being right first: the enclosure. The Solution: Start with the frame. A load-rated, precisely welded frame turns a large enclosure into a repeatable product that can be lifted, shipped, and installed without rework, then produced at volume. Why Sintel: Large-scale e

Michael Kulkarni
Sep 246 min read
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Generator Deep-Dive: Acoustic Attenuation & Thermal Management in Power Enclosures
TL;DR: The Challenge: High-megawatt power generators produce extreme noise levels (up to 110+ dBA) and massive thermal loads. Balancing aggressive sound suppression with high-CFM airflow requires engineering precise structural frames, acoustic baffles, and heat dissipation pathways without choking the engine intake. However, sourcing durable chassis, rigid structural frames, and large enclosures at volumes of thousands of units per year remains a massive manufacturing bottlen

Michael Kulkarni
Sep 226 min read
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Generator Protection: How to Choose the Right Generator Enclosure for Maximum Protection
A generator is only as reliable as the enclosure protecting it. When a facility loses utility power, the backup system has to start, run, and keep running, often for hours at a stretch. The engine, alternator, controls, and fuel system inside that enclosure cannot afford to be compromised by a frame that flexes under wind load or succumbs to continuous engine vibration. For operators of mission-critical systems, from data centers to utility-scale power sites, the enclosure is

Michael Kulkarni
Sep 96 min read
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Custom Metal Enclosures: What to Consider Before Manufacturing?
TL;DR The Challenge: A custom metal enclosure must get the vendor selection, structural design, and finish right before manufacturing starts, or costly rework follows once tooling is in place. The Solution: Partner with a vendor with the capacity, scale, and multi-metal capability to handle large enclosures across thousands of parts, validate the design as a prototype, and reproduce it at volume. Why Sintel: 40+ years of experience, full vertical integration from structural f

Michael Kulkarni
Sep 36 min read
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