Network Racks and Open Frame Racks
Ideal Design manufactures wall mount network cabinets and open frame racks in the UAE for ELV contractors, structured cabling installers and IT teams across the GCC. Standard sizes ship fast, custom sizes are a drawing revision, and rollouts go out flat packed and kitted per site.
The racks every site needs, without the import wait.
Every office fit out, school, clinic and retail branch ends with the same requirement: a clean, lockable home for switches, patch panels and a UPS. We build wall mount cabinets from 6U to 18U and floor standing open frames in two and four post formats, all cut, folded, welded and powder coated in our own factory.
For contractors running multi site programs, racks arrive flat packed, labelled per site and complete with fixings, so crews install instead of hunting parts.
Why buy network racks manufactured in the UAE?
Because network racks are the last item on the fit out and the first thing blamed when handover slips. Import schedules do not care about your snag list; a factory in Ajman does. Standard configurations ship from 3 weeks out of the UAE, and urgent quantities are a conversation, not a surcharge.
Local also means the odd sizes get made. A tight riser, a shallow corridor cabinet, a nonstandard mounting pattern on an old wall: each is a drawing revision on our floor rather than a special order from a catalogue.
And because these racks live in plant rooms and corridors, the finish takes abuse. Panels pass through RO and DI pretreatment before powder coating, and coated parts pass 1,000+ hours of neutral salt spray testing, so scuffs stay scuffs instead of becoming rust.
Network rack specifications at a glance.
| Attribute | Specification | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wall mount heights | 6U to 18U | Lockable, with cable entry top and bottom |
| Floor standing | Up to 42U | Enclosed cabinets and open frames |
| Open frames | Two and four post | 19 inch mounting, adjustable rails on four post |
| Widths | 600 and 800 mm | Shallow wall mount depths quoted to drawing |
| Depths | 600, 800 and 1000 mm | Sized to equipment plus patching |
| Static load | Up to 1,500 kg on floor standing frames | Wall mount rated per size and fixing |
| Doors | Perforated steel · glass · plexiglass | Lockable, approximately 63% open area on perforated |
| Accessories | Cable managers · shelves · fan trays · brush strips | Fitted at the factory or kitted loose |
| Finish | RAL 9005 / 7035, any RAL available | Coated parts pass 1,000+ hours of salt spray (ISO 9227) |
| Delivery | Assembled or flat pack | Kitted per site for rollouts, from 3 weeks out of the UAE |
Built different, and provable.
Contractors standardise on our racks because every unit in the program matches, kits arrive labelled per site, and the factory is a phone call away when the snag list demands one more cabinet.
Kitted for the crew
Multi site programs ship flat packed with fixings, labels and per site packing lists, cutting freight volume by up to 70% and saving crews from sorting parts in a corridor.
1,000+ hour salt spray
Every panel runs through RO and DI pretreatment ahead of powder coating. Coated parts pass 1,000+ hours of neutral salt spray testing to ISO 9227, proven in the chamber, not claimed on a datasheet.
A published envelope
We quote against a published capability envelope: sheet sizes, thicknesses and tolerances. See the full manufacturing capabilities we put behind every order.
An OEM cabinet line for a UAE networking brand.
A UAE networking brand sells cabinets manufactured on our floor under its own name: locked tooling, in line branding and batch QC, with delivery from 3 weeks out of the UAE. Read how the program replaced imports.
Questions buyers ask us
Should I choose wall mount or floor standing for a network room?
Wall mount from 6U to 18U when floor space is tight and the equipment count is stable. Move to a floor standing cabinet or an open frame once switch counts, UPS capacity and cable volumes grow beyond a wall box.
When is an open frame rack the right choice?
In secure, climate controlled rooms where access and airflow matter more than enclosure. Two and four post frames cost less, install faster and make dense patching much easier. If dust or passing traffic is a risk, choose an enclosed cabinet with a perforated door.
Can you handle a rollout across many sites?
Yes. Racks ship flat packed and kitted per site with fixings and labels, on a schedule agreed against your program. Flat pack cuts freight volume by up to 70%, which matters when the sites span the GCC.
Do you make custom sizes?
Yes. Nonstandard widths, depths and mounting patterns are a drawing revision on our floor, not a special order. Send the site constraint and we return a drawing for approval before production.
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Specifying racks for a fit out or a rollout?
Send the site list and the equipment schedule. We will return drawings and a number within two working days.