Electric.ie July-August Magazine 2019

50 ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • Rittal Rittal Unveils New AX and KX Enclosure Ranges ‹‰‹–ƒŽ –”ƒ•ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ „”‹‰• ‡™…ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‡• ˆ‘” ’”‘†—…–•ǡ –Š‡‹” ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‰ ‡˜‹”‘‡– ƒ† –Š‡‹” ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„‹Ž‹–›Ǥ Š‹• Žƒ—…Š ƒ”• ƒ –”ƒ•ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ Ǧ ƒ •–ƒ†ƒ”†‹•‡† ’”‘†—…– ƒ†‡ „› ‹––ƒŽ ˆ‘” ‘”‡ –Šƒ ͜͡ ›‡ƒ”•Ǥ ‘”‡ –Šƒ ͟͡ ‹ŽŽ‹‘ ‡…Ž‘•—”‡• Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ƒ—ˆƒ…–—”‡† ƒ‹‰ ‹– –Š‡ ‘•– ’‘’—Žƒ”…‘’ƒ…– ‡…Ž‘•—”‡ ‹ –Š‡ ™‘”Ž†Ǥ Digitalisation and automation in the era of Industry 4.0 are creating new enclosure challenges. “We understand the principles behind digitalised industry and we have developed a new generation of compact and small enclosures in response. In conjunction with the introduction of our Blue e+ range and the VX25 large enclosure system, this means all our core products have been entirely redesigned, and The AX and KX enclosures are both embedded with digital processes, delivering simpler, faster assembly and component installation, greater flexibility and enhanced safety. In other words, Rittal has rethought and redesigned the two enclosures inline with the principles of Industry 4.0. are fit for Industry 4.0,” explains Uwe Scharf, Managing Director at Rittal with responsibility for the IT and Industry Business Units and Marketing. The digital age is increasingly making its presence felt in switchgear workshops with a growing need for automation, greater flexibility and product availability. Digital chain “from customer to customer” Rittal provides effective support for the entire value chain surrounding the production of panels and switchgear - from engineering to ordering to automation. Its digital product twin delivers high- “—ƒŽ‹–› †ƒ–ƒ ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‡–‹”‡ †‡•‹‰ǡ configuration and manufacturing process. QR codes allow all parts to be precisely identified and assigned. The launch of the AX and KX, brings compact and small enclosures inline with this approach. For example, the Rittal Configuration System (RiCS) provides customers with a fast and simple system for configuring enclosures, accessories and modifications and an automatic plausibility check helps prevent erroneous choices. The results can be transferred directly to Rittal’s online shop, and this then gives the customer immediate access to both price and delivery date. The data can also be uploaded to EPLAN software engineering software and used for downstream tasks, complete with any modifications. This substantially cuts the time and effort needed for the engineering process. Once the customer order is received by the Rittal Global Distribution Centre (GDC), it is