Article archive for Rittal
Busbar Systems and IEC 61439 Standards (02 March 2017)
Busbars systems, or busbar supports are essentially heavy conductors, typically made of copper, which carry and distribute powerful electric currents to components that consume electrical power throughout an assembly.
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Quietly Cooling in Quiet Environments (08 August 2014)
Rittal’s ‘Blue e’ cooling units are usually found controlling the temperature within enclosures in workshops or on shop floors in the industrial sector where noise level is largely irrelevant as they cannot be heard above other equipment in these noisy environments.
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Demand based automatic fan speed control from Rittal (30 June 2014)
A new fan speed control sensor for Rittal’s TopTherm fan-and-filter units is now available. This handy and compact device, which is compatible with the larger models in the range of electronically commutated (EC) TopTherm fan-and-filter units, automatically adjusts the fan speed in response to changes in temperature inside the enclosure.
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Support Arm System with automatic potential equalisation (07 April 2014)
Rittal is the first manufacturer to ensure automatic potential equalisation as a standard with its new CP 60/120/180 support arm system, without any extra work and additional costs to users.
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Stylish, easy fit housings for TFT monitors (21 March 2014)
Rittal's stylish housings, with a protection category of IP 65 shielding devices from exposure to dust and water jets, are designed to accommodate TFT screens up to 24" (measured along the diagonal) in the popular 16:9 and 16:10 widescreen formats. A full-width viewing window made from a single-pane of safety glass maximises the display area and a combination of rounded edges and aluminium grips prevent injury. The side facing the operator has an attractive look and feel.
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Rittal SE 8 free-standing enclosure for extreme conditions (03 March 2014)
Rittal's SE 8 enclosure range is now fit for extreme conditions with a new NEMA 4/4x protection category.
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Rittal Air-to-air heat exchangers (30 August 2012)
Air-to-air heat exchangers provide a simple, stand-alone, low maintenance and energy efficient means of cooling electrical enclosures.
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Internal Framework for flexibility outdoors (22 August 2012)
Rittal has a range of outdoor enclosures designed around a central stainless steel frame clad with inner and outer panels, manufactured from aluminium, for optimum stability.
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The System Approach to the perfect enclosure solution (14 August 2012)
Rittal’s system concept provides an intelligent modular infrastructure from a single source. Enclosure technology, power distribution, system climate control and electronics, together with engineering tools that have been purposely designed for efficient planning processes, are pivotal to this concept.
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Rittal chillers for the industrial market (18 July 2012)
Renowned more for their enclosure cooling equipment in the field of climate control, Rittal also supply chillers to the industrial market. The TopTherm range of packaged chillers, which is suitable for a cooling medium of water, are intended for internal applications and include wall-mounted, roof-mounted or floor-standing and modular variants.
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Rittal’s new SE 8 is now available ex-stock (18 July 2012)
Rittal’s new SE 8 is a one piece monobloc, single construction floor standing enclosure, with an integrated TS 8 frame. A direct replacement for Rittal’s ES 5000 freestanding monobloc enclosure, the SE 8 has a removable rear panel, which is secured from the inside and shares many design features with Rittal’s TS 8 bayable enclosure.
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Rittal and Siemens present an integrated power distribution solution (10 July 2012)
At CeBIT, Rittal and Siemens announced a power distribution solution that uses Siemens busbar distributor systems in Rittal's live data centres.
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Controlling solar gain (05 July 2012)
Rittal have a range of cooling units specifically designed for outdoor enclosure applications. If you want your electronic equipment to remain useful for longer when situated outdoors, then give it some air!
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The new one: Rittal’s SE 8 (11 June 2012)
Tried and tested a million times over, the Rittal TS 8 section is now the standard system enclosure solution platform, for both the reliable and bayable Rittal TS 8 and Rittal SE 8 enclosure systems.
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Rittal enclosure heaters keep your equipment warm and dry (30 May 2012)
Rittal enclosure heaters provide a high level of energy efficiency due to the incorporation of self-regulating positive temperature coefficient (PTC) technology.
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Rittal’s Hygienic Design (HD) Enclosures (15 May 2012)
Where there is an emphasis on stringent hygiene requirements and ease of cleaning, Rittal’s Hygienic Design (HD) enclosures, with a protection category of IP69K, provide a key element in the design of open processes in the food industry and clean rooms.
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Rittal CS outdoor enclosures for immediate use (03 May 2012)
To overcome the problems associated with the need to design, source and build outdoor enclosures to order, Rittal has a range of CS basic aluminium enclosures available from stock and ready for immediate use.
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Rittal’s new SE 8 is now available ex- stock (20 April 2012)
Rittal’s new SE 8 is a one piece monobloc, single con-struction floor standing enclosure, with an integrated TS 8 frame.
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Rittal CS Toptec is for all outdoor enclosure applications (12 April 2012)
Rittal’s CS Toptec range of outdoor enclosures, centred around a stainless steel TS 8 form frame, can be stripped down to the frame to enable maximum access during equipment installation.
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Rittal: A secure and efficient IT platform (23 March 2012)
Comprehensive security is at the centre of Rittal's IT solutions, as well as cost reduction and higher energy efficiency.
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Rittal extends service portfolio (12 March 2012)
Rittal, a system provider for enclosures, power distribution, climate control and IT infrastructures, now offer a thermal analyses service for data centres.
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Energy efficient climate control (05 March 2012)
Rittal will exhibit a range of their innovative products that can help to reduce costs and limit damage to the environment at this year’s Drives and Controls.
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Advanced management solution for greater energy efficiency in data centres (15 February 2012)
Data centres can account for half the power consumption of a company and on average 37% of this is used for cooling.
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Protect your enclosure from unwanted 'artists' (18 January 2012)
Rittal’s nano-coating option for their outdoor enclosure range can be applied to the external finish of an enclosure to help reduce the effects of graffiti and make the clean-up process quicker, easier and less costly. This is in addition to utilising the properties of nano-technology, as a cold spray pre-treatment prior to paint improves the resistance to corrosion for the cabinets.
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Energy efficient enclosure climate control (11 January 2012)
Rittal continue to improve the energy efficiency of enclosure climate control solutions by incorporating ever more innovative technologies into their cooling products.
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New TopTherm fan-and-filter units (19 December 2011)
Rittal’s new and innovative TopTherm fan-and-filter units are available now and bring numerous tangible benefits.
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EPLAN Platform 2.1 is released (19 December 2011)
After approximately 3,000 man-days in development and a beta test with more than 300 participants, EPLAN Platform 2.1 can now be downloaded from the support domain of the EPLAN homepage for all software service customers.
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Commitment to improvement (20 September 2011)
Rittal has a ‘philosophy of quality’ that stands for perfect and efficient manufacturing, professional sales, reliable service and dependable delivery.
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19in equipment is for outdoor applications (24 August 2011)
All too often, it is believed that 19in equipment is only suitable for the indoor environment and that for an outdoor application, a special enclosure requires development at huge cost.
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Air Management System eliminates escaping airflow (18 August 2011)
Rittal has a range of air management systems to enhance the cooling performance in AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA shelves. To ensure that any crucial cooling airflow is not wasted by escaping from any unused slots in the chassis, Rittal has developed a filler panel which acts as a barricade to prevent any valuable unused cooling air from escaping.
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Truly delighted (09 August 2011)
All too often, well-designed professional enclosure fit outs are let down by their incorrect illumination and are sometimes difficult to maintain and service in their final resting place, due to poor lighting.
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Rittal’s Advanced Air Management System eliminates escaping airflow (15 July 2011)
Rittal has a range of air management systems to enhance the cooling performance in AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA shelves. To ensure that any crucial cooling airflow is not wasted by escaping from any unused slots in the chassis, Rittal has developed a filler panel which acts as a barricade to prevent any valuable unused cooling air from escaping. The air management system within the filler provides a resistance barrier to the airflow in any empty slots therefore raising the pressure that improves the
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Rittal IP54 Air-Air Heat Exchangers offer low energy consumption (05 July 2011)
Rittal air-air heat exchangers can lead to attractive cost savings over refrigerant based air conditioners due to their simple design, low energy consumption and minimum maintenance. Air-air heat exchangers utilise the ambient air to cool the air within the enclosure interior using only two working parts.
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Need more EMC protection? (31 August 2010)
Have you ever designed a piece of equipment which let you down because it turned out to be susceptible to EMC, when you didn’t think it would be?
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Invisible cooling for outdoor cabinets that need to be secure (29 July 2010)
areas, or those subject to high levels of vandalism, the WK4 enclosure has no visible louvres or other obvious orifices for the air to air heat exchanger, or chiller, integrated into the cabinet.
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Electronics cooling with a difference (30 June 2010)
Designed for use in MicroTCA applications, the new Compact Cooling Package (CCP) from Rittal is designed to offer targeted cooling in rack mounted applications where significant amounts of heat are being generated. Each CCP is capable of removing up to 1200W of heat in a controlled manner and multiple systems can be distributed within the rack if required.
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Rain canopy enhances outdoor enclosure use (28 June 2010)
Rated to IP66, the majority of the Rittal AE compact enclosure range were not designed for use in outdoor applications. The introduction of stainless steel models improved the protection against moisture and air-borne contaminants which made the enclosures particularly suitable for a wide variety of process control applications.
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Invisible cooling for security conscious outdoor cabinets (16 June 2010)
Rittal has introduced a secure outdoor cabinet complete with hidden cooling solutions. Designed for use in remote areas, or those subject to high levels of vandalism, the WK4 enclosure has no visible louvres or other obvious orifices for the air to air heat exchanger, or chiller, integrated into the cabinet.
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Single source data centre solution (10 June 2010)
Rising energy prices are resulting in increased costs in the running of data centres. This can be mitigated if all the layers of the data centre are coordinated.
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Instrument case with built-in flexibility (19 May 2010)
Rittal has extended its desk-top series of instrument cases, the Ripac Vario-Module, with the addition of a basic, non-EMC, cost effective range.
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Rittal increases Ri4Power circuit-breaker selection (04 February 2010)
Rittal's Ri4Power low-voltage switchgear system Form 1-4 has been tested for accommodating the new circuit-breakers from Moeller, Cutler-Hammer, and Eaton. This means that the Ri4Power circuit-breaker sections are now suitable for circuit-breakers from all well-known manufacturers, including ABB, Mitsubishi, Schneider, Siemens, and Terasaki.
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Rittal offer new plug-in modules for PSM rails (17 November 2009)
Rittal extends its Power System Module (PSM) range to allow the power consumption of individual servers and peripheral hardware to be measured per socket.
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Shrinking control systems (02 November 2009)
Rittal has launched a genuine 2U system, the ‘pre-shrunk’ PicoTCA. The system is equipped with a 350W power supply with power management, a fully compliant backplane and mechanics, which allow the accommodation of up to nine full size AMCs or six full size and six half size AMCs, and push-pull cassette fan trays with a filter on the air inlet.
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Installation rails speed up enclosure configuration (01 October 2009)
Specifying the right enclosure for the right application can depend on a number of variables such as size, environment and the material used. Accessories however, which are used to customise an enclosure, can also play a strategic part in determining its performance. Rittal now offers special interior installation rails for the fast configuration of its AE compact enclosures.
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Wall mounted compact enclosure for protection against the elements (18 September 2009)
Rittal have introduced a compact wall-mounted compact enclosure to their range of CS outdoor enclosures. Constructed from aluminium with a pure polyester coating, the corrosion resistant single-walled enclosure is available in five different sizes offering a flexible system for quick project adaptations.
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New Rittal NH Isolator Quick Change Cable Outlets (17 September 2009)
Rittal has extended its series of secure isolators with the addition of a range of new NH isolators in sizes 00 to 3. Similar in design to the existing RiLine60 series, the new isolator cable outlets can now be changed from top to bottom within seconds. The position of the cable outlet can be decided upon just before assembly, and inventory costs can thus be halved.
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Rittal RiZone (02 June 2009)
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Rittal Air-Air Heat Exchangers (13 May 2009)
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Rittal RiLine60 Busbars (24 March 2009)
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Magic of Modular (03 February 2009)
S & H Systems, based in Cannock, Staffordshire are a panel builder and supplier of automation solutions for a variety of industries from general manufacturing through to specialist areas such as water treatment, building services contractors, light and heavy engineering and power generation.
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Rittal Modular Fuel Cell (03 February 2009)
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