Shelter cabins are one of the products with which we differentiate ourselves in Mecanizados Delinte. We work with booths of our own design that we apply mainly to the environmental and analytical sectors. Numerous companies, such as Repsol, BP, Cepsa, Exxon Mobile, Lukoil, Técnicas Reunidas or PEMEX, have highly valued our efforts and the quality of our work over the past 30 years.
What are the shelter cabins like?
Shelter is an English word that could be translated into Spanish as “refugio”. Shelter would be a structure that has the function of protecting from the weather. The term is also used in the sense of container, since it is responsible for housing and protecting the equipment that is collected inside it.
The usefulness of shelter cabins extends to virtually all areas of production. Depending on the use to which they are going to be put, the cabins will have a series of needs that we adapt at the time of manufacturing. In terms of sizes we move in dimensions ranging from 2000x1500x2500 (WxDxH) mm to 14000x2800x2700 (WxDxH) mm.
An example of how are the cabins that we manufacture in Delinte can be found in air quality measurement cabins, which are distributed throughout the Spanish geography and also in many points outside our country. This type of cabinets must house all the equipment to measure both chemical pollutants and meteorological parameters. Air pollution has become one of the main concerns in our cities, which is why it is important to have adequate control systems in place. In this sense, our cabins house the equipment that automatically collects the basic information for atmospheric monitoring.
Materials to create the shelter cabins
In order to fulfill their function, shelter cabins must be sufficiently resistant and robust to be able to withstand both weather conditions and possible acts of vandalism. In this sense, at Delinte we work with the best high quality materials from European Union countries. We also use thermal insulators from leading manufacturers that guarantee the required specifications. We have our own manufacturing and assembly method that favors a robust construction.
Depending on the case, we use galvanized steel or stainless steel for their construction. Galvanized steel is steel that undergoes a hot-dip process with molten zinc. This generates a zinc layer on the surface that prevents oxidation. Stainless steel, on the other hand, has a manufacturing process by which, through a series of transformations, the raw materials are melted until the desired thickness and diameter of the parts are obtained. It is a corrosion-resistant material by a unique process that, in a simplified form, causes chromium oxide molecules to immediately restore any scratches to the metal.
Our cabins are insulated with rock wool. It is a mineral-type insulation that uses two raw materials: basaltic rocks, which are of volcanic origin, and coke ore, which comes from coal. The main advantage of this material is its fireproof character. In addition, it is an excellent acoustic and thermal insulator.
The shelter cabins have a painted finish and are always adapted to the environmental and seismic conditions of the areas where they are to be installed. Of course, its construction and dimensions are adjusted to the needs expressed by the customer, depending on the equipment that needs to be housed inside. In addition, this type of cabins can be easily moved.