The magazine of Friedhelm Loh Group
The magazine of Friedhelm Loh Group
For equipment manufacturers, the interplay between engineering and manufacturing processes is anything but trivial. Data that is relevant for manufacturing needs to be transferred to the relevant processes on machines on a project-by-project basis, which often involves a considerable amount of work and some “interface hurdles”. Help is now at hand with the RiPanel Processing Center from Rittal, a new job management tool for straightforward, centralised production planning. The benefits are being demonstrated in initial practical tests at Müller Schaltanlagen.
In the past, system planners and designers have had to search through parts lists to work out the costs of their newly planned enclosures. The new RiPanel configurator now makes their lives a lot easier, as they can clearly see live prices and alternative options throughout the entire planning and configuration process.
“The order books are full, but the shortage of materials is stopping companies ramping up their production accordingly,” explains Klaus Wohlrabe, Head of Surveys at the Ifo Center for Macroeconomics and Surveys. This is especially true of the plastics industry. Thanks to its rigorously tested procedures for substituting materials, LKH opens up new ways out of the procurement crisis. Supply chains are safeguarded as a result.
As a general rule, the “low hanging fruit” will have been picked long ago. However, industry is constantly on the look-out for other ways to save energy. The enclosure cooling units from the Rittal Blue e+ S range are proof that there is still a fair amount of scope for energy savings. Prior to its market launch, the new development was put through its paces in the in-house production at Diehl Controls, the Wangen-based electronics specialist.
Digitalization is giving a real boost to high performance computing – a sector that needs to be environmentally friendly, too. Providing lots of computer power, using lots of energy for servers and cooling, and staying in harmony with the environment – it’s a Herculean task for companies with ambitious climate targets. Mercedes-Benz Group AG and Infosys are now reconciling these needs by transferring particularly intensive data workloads to the Lefdal Mine Datacenter in Norway, one of the largest and greenest data centres anywhere in the world.
Digital transformation is complex. Not every company has its own software specialists on hand for developing integration projects or data exchange connectors, forexample. Partnerships that work together to produce solutions to boost consistency are invaluable here – such as the Eplan Partner Network with members such as Rockwell Automation, Mitsubishi and Festo. Both the partners and their customers reap the benefits in equal measure.
The Perforex MT milling terminal makes it possible.
Automated driving - IT infrastructure for BMW vehicle tests
Energy in a box
Streamlining processes with Rittal and Eplan solutions
The new stand-alone enclosure.
Whether safely sheltered or in rough environments: Individually configured solutions for IT Containers made to fit into any place.
Man vs. machine – who wins? The LCA Group shows the advantages of using the Perforex
All clean: During replacements of Canada’s largest sewage plant, Metro Vancouver opted for enclosure and power distribution solutions from Eplan.
Precise production of the VX25
Planning and realisation with Eplan Pro Panel and and Perforex BC
How the control and switchgear manufacturer Meurer modernizes its enclsoure construction with Eplan and Rittal solutions.
How the VX25 large enclosure system from Rittal plays to its strengths in the Gotthard Tunnel.
How IT infrastructure fro Rittal secutres procedures at Dubrovnik airport.
Rittal in use in the TecFabrik at Daimler.