The Enclosure That Rusted After Three Months of Washdown We built a machine for a food packaging customer. The spec said “washdown environment.” We put the electronics in a standard painted steel enclosure with a rubber gasket. After three months of daily high-pressure washdown, the enclosure had rust spots along the bottom edge. The gasket …

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