Infrastructure innovations and the digitalisation of smart production

Rittal will have a strong presence at Drives & Controls 2022. Visitors to Rittal’s Stand E100 will be able to see the company’s renowned infrastructure solution: a range of innovative enclosures for internal and external applications, climate control heating and cooling systems, power distribution switchboard and motor control products on display – plus some exciting new product innovations.

The company will show not only its VX25 baying system but also its AX and KX range of small enclosures. These innovative ranges demonstrate how Rittal can offer time saving cost effective solutions for a wide range of industries. In addition, Rittal will be showcasing its new VX 25 Ri4power system, the modular based switchgear system ideally suited for both power distribution systems and motor control centres.

Cooling solutions are key to effective and efficient enclosure solutions, at this year’s Drives & Controls be sure to check out Rittal’s new IIoT Interface. This allows Blue e+ cooling units to be networked with customer-specific monitoring and energy management systems. This in turn makes it possible to add new applications such as predictive maintenance and data analytics. Rittal says the Blue e+ enclosure cooling solution delivers energy savings of up to 75%.

The Rittal team will be on-hand to discuss key issues, including:

• How systems and people can be reliably protected against danger
• How power consumption can be made transparent and significantly reduced
• How maintenance scenarios for cooling devices can be planned in advance
• How enclosures in the food industry can be hygienically climate controlled
• How controller and switchgear manufacturers can implement Industry 4.0 solutions, automate production processes and set up data centres quickly and easily
• How Smart Production facilities can face the change of creating IT infrastructure in harsh environments

The digitalisation of smart production

The development of smart production facilities creates challenges when creating the IT infrastructure to support the latest technologies such as IOT devices, robotics and the collation of industrial analytics. Frequently these new technologies require IT to get closer to Smart production equipment to improve the speed and reliability of data communication. This means that increasingly IT has to move out of its secure computer room and be located on the factory or shop floor.

Rittal will be using the event to exhibit quick and easy IT solutions for all applications. IT product highlights on display at the show will include the New VXIT rack and IT cooling units.

Further, thanks to the synergies between Eplan systems and Rittal products, almost all aspects of control panel manufacture can be automated, which shortens processing times, minimises the risk of errors, optimises the use of materials and increases productivity. At this year’s Drives & Controls show, Eplan will be showcasing innovative solutions for enhanced engineering efficiency and the use of the digital twin.