The magazine of Friedhelm Loh Group
The magazine of Friedhelm Loh Group
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.
Enercon GmbH is Germany’s biggest manufacturer of wind turbines. The company uses cloud-based infrastructure on the Eplan Platform to design its electrical engineering equipment – making it one of the first users of such infrastructure anywhere in the world. This infrastructure facilitates cross-site, multi-user engineering and even helps attract new skilled workers. When it comes to automating the assembly of its own enclosures, Enercon puts its trust in solutions from Rittal and Rittal Automation Systems.
Today’s engineering software must guarantee holistic solutions and end-to-end data flows, and that’s exactly what you get with the tried-and-tested Eplan engineering platform. Available since September, the next generation offers new mathematical calculation functions, easier terminal management, unprecedented possibilities for navigating through the 3D model of the enclosure and simpler machine cabling.
Every electrical engineering project requires a project template. Design engineers mostly develop this themselves, which can be a time-consuming and error-prone process. Wouldn’t it be better to use predefined standards? Yes, says Tom Wolff, Head of Eplan Engineering Standard, in an interview with the German trade magazine “Konstruktionspraxis”. The ultimate aim is to be able to select and download a project and then simply get started!
The 2024 version of Eplan Smart Mounting makes manufacturing enclosures even simpler. The new dashboards now give production managers an overview of all orders so they can make the best possible use of their resources. The software also guides production staff step by step through the assembly of rails, cable ducts and electrical engineering components. Precise visualisation of the wiring is possible, too, thanks to Eplan Smart Wiring.
Fan-and-filter units are the most commonly used climate control solution. They offer a cost-effective alternative to cooling units in all sorts of scenarios where the ambient air can be used to regulate the temperature in the enclosure. Despite this, however, many customers don’t see them as innovative products that offer added value. We caught up with Claudia Christine Ronzheimer, Product Manager Cooling Technologies at Rittal, to talk about small, smart innovations that have a big impact – and we introduce the new generation of fan-and-filter units.
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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
Sustainable enclosure cooling with the most efficient cooling unit series in the world
Automated driving - IT infrastructure for BMW vehicle tests
Energy in a box