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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...

Shaping and improving our world

All around the world, teams from the Friedhelm Loh Group are working on making our products and sites increasingly sustainable. We are also helping our customers to do the same. We reveal what our Group has already achieved and what we are planning...

Faster with standards

Moving towards an all-electric society means having to completely overhaul and massively expand our infrastructure. This is a Herculean task. One approach that can help us rapidly expand grids and energy systems is to standardise and automate value...

Taking the plunge. Is it a good idea?

ChatGPT was just the beginning. Generative artificial intelligence – GenAI – is taking over the world at breakneck speed. 2024 will be a year of roll-outs in industry. But what does that mean for data centres? Can conventional air cooling cope with the...

À la carte for data centres

Simple selection, quick service! There is now a ready-configured Eplan project for data centres that provides a new efficiency boost when it comes to planning switchgear systems. The Industry Standard Project, developed jointly by Rittal mit Siemens,...