Shades can provide a high degree of protection to field equipment at very low cost. They can shield instrumentation from excess temperature rises that might cause a drift in measurement accuracy (and impact reliability), as well as rain, snow, dust and accidental impact.

Shades can provide all the environmental protection required for some applications. In other cases, they can reduce the cost of the cooling systems needed inside protective enclosures. INTERTEC provides two families (SD and Diashade) in a large choice of sizes - allowing users to install the optimum shade for any application. A smaller canopy (SD17) suitable for protecting open-air switches and controls is also available.