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Be sure what’s inside

Any transformation offers an opportunity to do things better – including at Huhtamaki Foodservice, which makes packaging for McDonald’s and Nestlé. The company is switching production at its German site from plastic thermoforming to pulp moulding. It is...

RiLineX ecosystem

AC? DC? Faster together

When it comes to converting energy systems, power distribution and control technology is a key element. Companies that can manufacture and deliver this technology quickly, despite the skills shortage, have an opportunity for growth. To support its...

Interview Prof. Niko Mohr

“The future is AI-driven – even in plant engineering”

Current geopolitical changes are driving industry further into crisis mode in many different countries. It’s a very different story in the USA, where industry is booming – is this an opportunity for Germany and Europe? And what’s the position regarding...

WestfalenWIND IT and windCORES

Hidden IT powerhouse

Wind turbines produce so much electricity that this sometimes can’t even be fed into the public grid, while the sheer amount of electricity required by data centres throws up major challenges for grid operators. WestfalenWIND IT has done the maths – and...

Houston, we (don’t) have a problem!

Is the stereotypical image of the dynamic and impulsive US entrepreneur something of a cliché? Actually, no – and Greg Andrews is living proof! That was apparent at the new Rittal Application Center in Houston. No sooner had the Rittal Automation...

Ready for robot

At Hannover Messe, the wiring robot from Rittal proved a real showstopper. While fully automatic wiring in enclosures is still a long way off, this robot shows the way things are moving, with more and more automation being called for in enclosure...

Cool with the power of water

As a result of AI and high-performance computing, the performance density in data centres is reaching a level that poses a challenge for the entire infrastructure. There is a solution, however – direct liquid cooling. In consultation with hyperscalers...

More power with a platform

Time and cost pressures are rising and there’s a skills shortage – the panel building and switchgear manufacturing sector continues to be under a lot of pressure. What’s needed are ways to speed things up in plant engineering – when it comes to power...

Cooling units for maritime applications

When seas are rough, ship passengers often become ill – but the onboard technology suffers, too. Wave motion and, above all, vibrations from the ship’s engine cause serious problems for systems and components – they quite literally fall apart. That’s...