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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.

Experience – AX plastic enclosures from Rittal

Keeping tunnels lit in an emergency

Speeding into a tunnel at 300 km/h in an ICE (InterCity Express) train is always an experience. Even though the train is well sealed, you can still feel the pressure wave. A tunnel’s safety technology needs to withstand huge stresses, as does the equipment powering the emergency lighting. In the event of a power failure, this equipment ensures the emergency lighting operates reliably so that rescue teams and escaping passengers can find their way. The demands on the enclosures used are high. Safety technology manufacturers such as HERMOS Systems must also be able to provide proof of this reliability with appropriate certificates.

Experience – Engineering 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.

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Experience – Information technology Rittal in Asia

48-hour delivery now available in China

The manufacturing industry in China is currently experiencing a historic new start. The focus is on modernisation. A key driving force for further development is the use of smart production technologies. Customers are also showing a growing appreciation of intelligent logistics services. In the third largest country on the planet, these services are becoming an increasingly important factor when it comes to boosting companies’ competitiveness and better meeting the needs of their customers.

Innovation – One question:

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

Climate change is one of the most pressing problems for Germany, Europe and the rest of the world, and combating increasing global warming is one of the most important tasks for our society. We are of the firm belief that we must face up to this challenge. The use of innovative technologies, especially from the electro and digital industry, is the vital key to protecting our climate while also safeguarding our prosperity.

Experience – Engineering Rittal and Beckhoff

Suddenly a mass producer

Can a switchgear manufacturer suddenly become a mass producer and handle large-scale production involving thousands of enclosures? It is unusual in a sector where small series and one-off systems are the norm. Beckhoff Automation is an exception, though. The automation and control technology specialist understands how to leverage the benefits of standardisation.

Innovation – Engineering

À la carte for data centres

Simple selection, quick service! There is now a ready-configured Eplan project for data centres that provides a new efficiency boost when it comes to planning switchgear systems. The Industry Standard Project, developed jointly by Rittal mit Siemens, now makes it quick and easy to implement dependable power supplies for data centres that offer high availability.

Capturing complete building data using laser scanning

Home smart home

Innovation
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Cideon Sparify

Visualising spare parts in 3D

Experience – PLM and Engineering-to-Order

Booster for SAP processes

Innovation – AI meets IT

Taking the plunge. Is it a good idea?

Experience – Rittal ePocket

Rooftops go digital

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.

Video

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

Caution - supply bottleneck! - Interview with Reinhard H. Agnesens from Blumenbecker

Automated driving - IT infrastructure for BMW vehicle tests

Energy in a box

Experience
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LKH Tech Talk

Plastic: Keeping costs under control

Innovation
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Smart Factory

AI eyes and brains in the production hall?

Innovation
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Interview

“We provide green steel with transparency”

Experience
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AX enclosures for intelligent distribution substations

600,000 opportunities for the energy transition

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