How to plan and install distribution cabinets


2025-10-21

How to plan and install distribution cabinets
Over the years of work experience, electrical equipment can also be considered a "regrettable job". I have never made an electrical cabinet that is perfect and satisfactory. Every time it is completed, there are always many improvements left for the next time, which may be the driving force for our continuous progress.
1. A good cabinet is planned, with standards and plans. It must be clearly and correctly implemented on the drawings in order for the complete set processing party to produce it. Planning engineers should not complain that the complete set processing party has not done it well, but first examine whether they have planned the drawings well.
2. Planning engineers need to communicate well with the complete processing party, especially for new drawings. It is best to visit the site for the first installation of the equipment to see if the practical layout is consistent with the plan, listen to the opinions of the on-site workers, and avoid fabricating things out of thin air.
Sometimes the drawings may look pleasing to the eye, but the placement may not be reasonable, and it may even pose difficulties in processing and wiring. In this case, the opinions of experienced workers and masters are of great reference value. It is important to listen to the opinions in a timely manner and make corrections quickly. Remember not to be greedy, worry free, or stubbornly unrepentant.
3. To establish a suitable set of processing techniques and standards for oneself, cultivate the good habit of constructing complete sets of processing according to the drawings, identify authority and responsibilities, plan engineers for errors in the drawings, and those who do not produce complete sets of processing according to the drawings.
4. Strict factory acceptance criteria, strict inspection according to the drawings, and rework if it does not match the drawings.
5. Summarize the experience and lessons learned in planning and complete processing in a timely manner, and leave a summary for reference and improvement in similar planning in the future.
6. Even in the process of processing complete sets, planning engineers should visit the workshop more often if they have the conditions, care about the electrical cabinets they are planning to be processed as complete sets, and communicate more with the on-site complete set processing party:
① Grasp the progress of production and processing;
② Timely identify and handle problems encountered in real production or some issues related to detail handling (especially when the cable tray cover is not yet covered);
③ If possible, take more photos of electrical cabinets at different stages of processing, leaving the image materials for reference and improvement in subsequent planning.