NorStone Rack 12U

The Norstone Pro 12U Rack is the perfect combination of functionality and refined design for audiovisual and IT installations. This technical cabinet offers a secure and organized storage solution for your equipment, while blending harmoniously into different environments. With its robust satin black metal construction and elegant tempered glass door, this rack combines aesthetics and technical performance to meet the requirements of both professional and home installations.

Robust design and construction

The Norstone Pro 12U Rack stands out with its satin black metal construction, offering exceptional strength and durability. Its refined finish allows it to fit equally well into a professional environment or a more sophisticated home setting. Unlike conventional industrial racks, the Norstone Pro features a tempered glass front door that adds a touch of elegance while allowing equipment and status lights to be viewed without needing to open the rack.

The metal structure ensures excellent rigidity and effectively supports the weight of installed equipment. Every detail has been designed to ensure the product’s longevity, from reinforced hinges to precise joints. The rack offers a generous usable depth of 540 mm, sufficient to accommodate most standard audiovisual and IT equipment, from servers and amplifiers to storage systems.

A major advantage of the Norstone Pro lies in its removable side panels, which considerably facilitate equipment installation and cabling. This feature provides easy access to the inside of the rack from any angle, greatly simplifying maintenance operations and configuration changes.

The included fixed shelf is an additional advantage, allowing the installation of non-rackmount equipment or various accessories. This versatility in interior layout meets the varied needs of both professional and private users.

Optimized cooling system

Thermal management is a crucial concern for any rack housing electronic equipment. The Norstone Pro incorporates two strategically positioned fans in top-mounted ventilation grilles that ensure constant air circulation inside the enclosure. This active cooling system effectively prevents component overheating, thereby extending their lifespan and ensuring optimum performance.

The rack’s design also facilitates passive ventilation thanks to the ventilated grille on the rear door, which promotes natural airflow. This dual approach (active and passive ventilation) ensures effective thermal regulation even under heavy loads or prolonged equipment use.

The integrated fans operate at a controlled noise level, allowing the rack to be installed in environments where noise must remain limited, such as recording studios or projection rooms. This feature distinguishes the Norstone Pro from many industrial racks whose ventilation systems can prove noisy.

Equipment safety and protection

Protecting expensive equipment is a priority that the Norstone Pro Rack addresses seriously. Its tempered glass front door is equipped with a key lock and butterfly handle, providing physical security against unauthorized access. This robust locking system effectively protects your equipment against accidental handling or intrusion attempts.

The door’s tempered glass offers superior impact resistance compared with standard glass, while allowing visual monitoring of equipment and its status indicators. This transparency makes it easy to quickly check that devices are operating properly without needing to open the rack.

The rack’s metal construction also provides protection against electromagnetic interference, a crucial aspect for certain sensitive equipment. This natural Faraday cage helps preserve the integrity of audio and video signals, particularly important in high-quality home theater installations.

Adaptable mobility and stability

The Norstone Pro 12U Rack stands out through its dual approach to positioning. Equipped with four sturdy 80 mm casters, it offers convenient mobility, allowing the entire installation to be easily moved for maintenance or space reconfiguration. This feature is particularly useful in dynamic environments such as studios, conference rooms, or temporary installations.

At the same time, the rack features four height-adjustable feet that ensure perfect stability once the final location has been selected. These feet compensate for uneven floors and prevent unwanted rocking, even on imperfectly level surfaces. The ability to adjust each foot individually guarantees a perfectly horizontal base, essential for certain sensitive equipment.

This ingenious combination of casters and adjustable feet offers rare flexibility on the market, allowing the rack to be adapted to different usage situations without compromising either mobility or stability. In a fixed position, the feet can be lowered to slightly lift the casters off the floor, ensuring the rack remains completely stationary.

Optimized installation and accessibility

Accessibility to equipment is a fundamental aspect of any technical rack, particularly in environments requiring frequent intervention. The Norstone Pro meets this requirement with its reversible door, which can open either to the left or right depending on installation constraints and user preferences. This adaptability makes it possible to optimize operating ergonomics according to the configuration of the available space.

A major advantage of the Norstone Pro lies in its front and rear 19” profiles, adjustable in depth (up to a maximum of 540 mm). This feature offers exceptional flexibility for accommodating equipment of different depths and optimizing the available space inside the rack. The perforated square holes for use with cage nuts facilitate equipment installation and removal, while ensuring solid and secure fastening.

The rack’s total height (720 mm with casters, 640 mm without) has been calculated to allow installation under a standard desk or in a cabinet, thus offering discreet integration possibilities in different environments. The external dimensions (600 mm wide and 600 mm deep) match contemporary furniture standards, making harmonious integration easier.

The rack’s internal organization complies with the 19-inch standard universally adopted in the industry, ensuring optimal compatibility with almost all professional equipment. The 12 available units allow a substantial number of devices to be installed while maintaining a reasonable height, ideal for medium-sized installations.

Technical Specifications

• Material: metal
• Color: satin black
• Ventilation: 2 integrated fans
• Storage: 1 fixed shelf included
• Mobility and stability:
  • 4 wheels of 80 mm
  • 4 height-adjustable feet

Door and Security

• Door type: tempered glass
• Security: key lock with butterfly handle
• Installation: reversible door

General Information

Dimensions and Capacity

• Storage capacity: 12 units (12U)
• Maximum usable depth: 540 mm
• Dimensions:
  • With wheels: 600 mm (W) × 720 mm (H) × 600 mm (D)
  • Without wheels: 600 mm (W) × 640 mm (H) × 600 mm (D)
• Total net weight: 30.8 kg

Delivery Information

• Delivery mode: unassembled, with screws, plan, and tools necessary for assembly
• Packaging: 3 boxes
  • Box 1: 650 × 620 × 250 mm, 10.2 kg
  • Box 2: 655 × 365 × 90 mm, 9 kg
  • Box 3: 655 × 645 × 115 mm, 14.6 kg
• Total gross weight: 33.8 kg