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Experience – Pilot project: naturenergie netze

Digital revolution in transformer substations

The energy sector is under a lot of pressure. German distribution grid operators need to get their infrastructure ready for the energy transition. A pilot project at naturenergie netze GmbH is demonstrating how transformer substations can be modernised more quickly. In collaboration with software suppliers Eplan and entegra, this southern German distribution grid operator is now working for the first time on a digital twin that will greatly speed up the planning and further development of transformer substations.

Experience – World wide International projects

Around the world

On the water, on land and in the air – Friedhelm Loh Group solutions are in use wherever having a reliable IT infrastructure, a secure energy supply or weather-resistant enclosures is a must.

Teamwork – Society The future is green

Shaping and improving our world

All around the world, teams from the Friedhelm Loh Group are working on making our products and sites increasingly sustainable. We are also helping our customers to do the same. We reveal what our Group has already achieved and what we are planning next. We also hear what people have to say about sustainable technologies.

Experience – Energy

Coca Cola: Refreshment for energy managers!

With rising electricity prices, ever-hotter summers and ambitious sustainability goals putting energy managers under pressure, they are always looking for ways to boost energy efficiency. The example of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners demonstrates the impact a blanket replacement of cooling units throughout Germany can have. We offer some insights into this mammoth project.

Innovation – Eplan Power & Engineering

Faster with standards

Moving towards an all-electric society means having to completely overhaul and massively expand our infrastructure. This is a Herculean task. One approach that can help us rapidly expand grids and energy systems is to standardise and automate value creation processes. The mechanical engineering sector provides the blueprint for this – and Eplan, Rittal and Rittal Automation Systems offer the appropriate software and hardware solutions.

Experience – Cover story

What counts for customers right now

It always takes two to make a relationship work. What is easy and enjoyable to start with can, over time, take a lot of effort, especially in the case of business relationships. Customers are making ever greater demands on their suppliers. Expectations are growing, in particular when the going gets tough in a crisis. However, relationships also offer opportunities. To discover the true potential of customer relationships and find out what counts more than ever right now, we spoke with Thomas Basler (right), Managing Director of Alexander Bürkle panel solutions, and Ulrich Engenhardt, Chief Business Units Officer at Rittal.

Innovation – The new RiLineX power platform

More power with a platform

Time and cost pressures are rising and there’s a skills shortage – the panel building and switchgear manufacturing sector continues to be under a lot of pressure. What’s needed are ways to speed things up in plant engineering – when it comes to power distribution technology, for instance. There’s now a solution – RiLineX, a new, open platform system for even more efficient planning and faster installation of 60 mm busbar systems. This boosts efficiency by up to 50 percent.

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Experience – Enclosures – fighting fit for the energy transition

Bring on the storms and heavy seas!

Offshore wind turbines are exposed to extreme conditions on the high seas and must reliably brave the elements for 25 years and more. This is no easy feat for the technology inside – or for system suppliers such as Rittal. The company supplies appropriate enclosure technology for today’s largest and most powerful wind turbines – and for many other renewable energy applications.

Experience – LKH

Plastic: Reducing the carbon footprint

When developers decide on their choice of material for plastic products, they are tying themselves down for years to come. Once operations are up and running, it is very difficult to make changes to the material later on so as to reduce the product carbon footprint (PCF). To help customers lay the right foundations from the very outset, LKH offers support during the early quotation and planning phases.

Experience – Rittal in Asia

Mega investment in China

In China, the focus is on modernising industry. Rittal, with its mega investment in its Shanghai site, is well out in front. The company is expanding its production facilities and launching the high-tech production of the VX25 bayable enclosure system – the biggest international investment ever made by Rittal.

Experience – Stahlo

Comparing green credentials

The new Low Emission Steel Standard (LESS) is supporting the transition to green steel and promoting comparability across all parts of the steel industry. As a result, sustainable progress can be measured and rated. Stahlo is leading the way.

Cooling units for maritime applications

Seaworthy

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Rittal in Asia

48-hour delivery now available in China

Innovation – One question:

Green transformation without PFAS – is it feasible, Sarah Bäumchen?

Experience – Rittal and Beckhoff

Suddenly a mass producer

Innovation – Engineering

À la carte for data centres

Innovation – The power of energy

News around the world

The future of the energy (transition) is smart: Only a smart grid can guarantee the stability of the increasingly decentralised energy systems. However, the backbone of a successful energy transition is a robust electricity grid. Rittal offers the system solutions required to shape the transformation of energy supply, especially for the Energy & Power sector.

Teamwork – Commitment Nationales Automuseum

Where horsepower meets design

Racing from zero to a hundred in terms of popularity since it opened last year, Nationales Automuseum – The Loh Collection has become a new dream destination for car lovers and technophiles from all over the world. The museum now has a special exhibition dedicated to the legendary Ferrari brand and is also stepping up its commitment as an academic hub.

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Rittal reportage naturenergie netze

How can we accelerate the transformation of our energy systems

DNV test in the Phoenix Testlab

Sparify CIDEON - Spare Parts Management Made Easy

I’m a fan of the TX! - Interview with Christoph Laves, Managing Director of IT-Budget GmbH.

Engineering in the cloud - Interview with Andree Rülander, Head of Electrical Design, Enercon

Keeping tunnels lit in an emergency - Interview with Robert Berndt, HERMOS Authorised Representative and Project Leader

When the best solution is a standard onecentre - Interview with Dr Armin Ortlam, Head of IT Strategy KHZG Controlling (KHZG = Federal Hospital Future Act)

Cool when the heat is on - Interview with Björn von Frieling

Caution - supply bottleneck! - Interview with Mark Antonius Behler from BEUMER

Automated driving - IT infrastructure for BMW vehicle tests

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Cideon Sparify

Visualising spare parts in 3D

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PLM and Engineering-to-Order

Booster for SAP processes

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AI meets IT

Taking the plunge. Is it a good idea?

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Rittal ePocket

Rooftops go digital

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