The magazine of Friedhelm Loh Group

The magazine of Friedhelm Loh Group

Experience

The necessary switch

Mr. Miller, where would your company be today if you hadn’t invested in automation?

If we hadn’t invested in Eplan software and Rittal automation technology, we wouldn’t have been able to remain competitive. Producing higher volumes would have been totally impossible for us. Given that our company is growing and we want to be an industry leader, we couldn’t leave things as they were.

Which aspects of this development do your customers particularly appreciate?

It’s great having the opportunity to do things better! Some of our customers are especially impressed by our machine setup. They can also see how the quality of our solutions has improved and how our standards have progressed in terms of consistency. We’re faster, too. It no longer takes us two weeks to build ten enclosures. We can now do it in a single day. That’s a game-changer.

Why have you switched to Eplan and Rittal solutions?

I’m convinced it’s the way forward. Rockwell and Siemens are also moving in that direction. They, too, are using Eplan software, the Eplan Data Portal and Rittal automation technology. That’s where the industry is headed, with Eplan and Rittal leading the way.

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