Fast, problem-free, automated manufacturing is a crucial requirement for the factory of today. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) makes it possible. By interlinking their machines and devices, companies can optimise their production availability, improve their delivery capabilities and perfect their products.
Rittal is driving the development of IIoT with its own solutions and smart services: From smart sensors, enclosure monitoring and smart cooling solutions, through to smart service concepts and computing performance in the cloud. In this way, companies enhance the fail-safeness of their production locations, optimise energy consumption, and help drive the digitalization process.
Award-winning – The Rittal IoT interface wins silver in the Golden Mousetrap Awards 2019
How to capture, digitalize and use data profitably are the core concepts behind Industry 4.0. As the interface between automation and information technology, these requirements are met by the IoT interface from Rittal. This intelligent gateway supports most common industrial protocols (Modbus/TCP, SNMP) as well as the platform-independent OPC UA protocol, guaranteeing continuous vertical communication from the field level to the control level.
The transfer of device data is not limited to the classic automation pyramid. Cloud Connectivity means that device data can also be captured at a local level and visualised and analysed regardless of location.
The IoT interface has an integral Web server that can be accessed from any browser. This allows data to be analysed directly without the need for specialist IT knowledge. In addition, configuration and commissioning are swiftly executed via the Web server with no programming whatsoever.
Digitalization will transform your production. Industry 4.0 is paving the way for digital twins, predictive maintenance, and smart factories. Sensors in machines and their components are interlinked, with the ability to process data and communicate with one another in real time. Production processes can be optimsed by analysing all data as quickly as possible. An edge data centre allows you to manage this information and make it available in real time to improve product quality, traceability, and availability.
The Rittal Edge Data Center is a platform for rapid assembly of solutions that can be flexibly used in any IT environment. The assemblies are available in various performance classes and can be combined to create a ready-to-use solution in no time at all. This greatly speeds up the process of implementing a data centre and ensures optimum operating efficiency.
"Rittal Data Center Containers are an essential element of our integrated security concept and meet our demands for the very highest security standards. The edge data centres created as part of our partnership with Rittal are assembled directly at our production sites, providing efficient, reliable support for IoT scenarios as well."
Dr. Michael Kranz, CIO at Thyssenkrupp Steel
Rittal Smart Service combines IoT-enabled products and sensors from Rittal to facilitate smart maintenance of your cooling units. Benefit from the manufacturer's expertise from an early stage and use remote diagnosis to boost your machine availability. The Smart Service Portal offers a wide range of functions for this purpose:
Individual, demand-based Smart Service
You can opt to incorporate our Smart Service at any time and flexibly adapt it to suit your requirements. This allows us to tailor the appropriate service level and the desired scope of services to each individual customer.
Data security
Rittal attaches great importance to the protection of your data. The Rittal Smart Service operates solely via an encrypted, unidirectional connection and transmits the data to a certified data centre belonging to the Friedhelm Loh Group in Germany.
Rittal Smart Service - Platform ready
The Rittal Smart Service may also be used on the Siemens MindSphere platform in the form of the Rittal Smart Service MindApp.
Service Level 1 - Remote Diagnostic Service
You can access the Smart Service Portal including the visualization of all networked devices and device statuses, together with energy efficiency reports and analyses. You may also request a remote diagnosis from Rittal, for situational action recommendations from a Rittal service expert.
Service Level 2 - Smart Monitoring
Rittal service experts monitor the networked devices connected to the Smart Service and proactively notify you of any critical faults and essential measures. Individual maintenance measures are ordered separately, so that you always have full control over the measures carried out.
Service Level 3 - Smart Maintenance Agreement
This level combines the advantages of Remote Diagnostic Service and Smart Monitoring with a classic service contract. There is no need to order individual maintenance measures separately, as they are agreed in your individual service contract.
A failure in the enclosure climate control system can quickly lead to an unscheduled system shutdown, not to mention high downtime and consequential costs.
In conjunction with the IoT interface, all Rittal cooling units in the Blue e+ and Blue e series can now be retroactively interlinked and digitalised . This digital retrofit supports the latest in condition monitoring and will significantly enhance system availability.
"Monitored air-conditioning with Blue e+ cooling units from Rittal has enabled us to increase our system availability."
DMK Group, Möhrmann, Henning, Team Coordinator
"Some of our battery storage systems are used in remote areas where you can’t just just drop by and service them. The IoT interface allows us to monitor and manage our Rittal cooling units at any time and from anywhere in the world."
Patrick Weiss, Project Manager at ADS-TEC Energy GmbH
A process cooling failure can soon impact the production line and incur high downtime and consequential costs.
In conjunction with the IoT interface, all Rittal chillers in the Blue e+ and Blue e series can now be retroactively interlinked and digitalised . This digital retrofit supports the latest in condition monitoring and will significantly enhance process reliability.
"Using the Blue e+ chiller for a test phase in industry as well as in the ETA factory enabled us to reduce our energy requirements by more than 50%. What’s more, the IoT Interface supplies a multitude of data for our energy efficiency analyses, enabling us to achieve energy flexibility with our machine cooling."
Mark Helfert, MSc, ETA Research Group Leader at Darmstadt Technical University’s Institute of Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools
Enclosures protect the devices inside, and also protect humans from electric shocks. To ensure that both these functions are permanently guaranteed, enclosure doors should never be left open while in control mode.
With the IIoT "door monitoring" bundle, the door status (open / closed) is supplied via Ethernet and can be monitored from anywhere in the world.
The bundle may be extended by up to 32 further sensors for monitoring a wide range of ambient variables. A complete overview of the available sensors can be found here.
Access to control cabinets with safety-critical and sensitive electronics must be limited to authorised persons. Unauthorised access can quickly result in serious damage.
With the IIoT "access monitoring" bundle, the door status (open/closed) is supplied via Ethernet and can be monitored from anywhere in the world.
As an alternative to the transponder reader, a combination lock may be used for secure, personalised access.
The bundle may be extended by up to 32 further sensors for monitoring a wide range of ambient variables. A complete overview of the available sensors can be found here.
A process cooling failure can soon impact the production line and incur high downtime and consequential costs.
In conjunction with the IoT interface, all Rittal chillers in the Blue e+ and Blue e series can now be retroactively interlinked and digitalised . This digital retrofit supports the latest in condition monitoring and will significantly enhance process reliability.
"Using the Blue e+ chiller for a test phase in industry as well as in the ETA factory enabled us to reduce our energy requirements by more than 50%. What’s more, the IoT Interface supplies a multitude of data for our energy efficiency analyses, enabling us to achieve energy flexibility with our machine cooling."
Mark Helfert, MSc, ETA Research Group Leader at Darmstadt Technical University’s Institute of Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools
Temperatures are a critical indicator of the lifetime and performance of electronic components. In addition, the temperatures in the machine bed are crucial to process and component accuracy.
With the IIoT "temperature monitoring" bundle, temperature readings may be supplied via Ethernet and monitored from anywhere in the world.
The bundle may be extended by up to 32 further sensors for monitoring a wide range of ambient variables. A complete overview of the available sensors can be found here.
A failure in the enclosure climate control system can quickly lead to an unscheduled system shutdown, not to mention high downtime and consequential costs.
In conjunction with the IoT interface, all Rittal cooling units in the Blue e+ and Blue e series can now be retroactively interlinked and digitalised . This digital retrofit supports the latest in condition monitoring and will significantly enhance system availability.
"Monitored climate control with Blue e+ cooling units from Rittal has enabled us to increase our system availability."
Henning Möhrmann, Team Coordinator at DMK Group
"Some of our battery storage systems are used in remote areas where you can’t just drop by and service them. The IoT interface allows us to monitor and manage our Rittal cooling units at any time and from anywhere in the world."
Patrick Weiss, Project Manager at ADS-TEC Energy GmbH
Access to control cabinets with safety-critical and sensitive electronics must be limited to authorised persons. Unauthorised access can soon lead to extensive damage.
With the IIoT "access monitoring" bundle, access to the enclosures is administered centrally via the network, with no need for keys or lock systems.
As an alternative to the transponder reader, a combination lock may be used for secure and personalised access.
The bundle may be extended by up to 32 further sensors for monitoring a wide range of ambient variables. A complete overview of the available sensors can be found here.
Damaged and defective conductors increase the risk of fire in a switchgear system. The IIoT "Fire Detection" bundle ensures that fires are reliably detected as they start to develop. In addition, the smart network-powered smoke detector automatically transmits the signal to higher-level alarm centres so that fire-fighting measures can be initiated promptly in case of fire.
In conjunction with the Rittal I/O Unit fires can be effectively prevented from spreading. How is this achieved? In case of fire, the I/O unit relay switches the power contactor in the enclosure to interrupt the power supply to the defective components.
The bundle may be extended by up to 32 further sensors for monitoring a wide range of ambient variables. A complete overview of the available sensors can be found here.
Energy consumption must be transparently and continuously recorded so that action can be taken to improve energy efficiency in accordance with the ISO 50001 standard. Rittal’s Smart Monitoring System for NH fuse-switch-disconnectors offers a simple and reliable solution for low-voltage distributors which continuously records and monitors measurement data such as current, voltage, power and active energy.
The bundle may be extended by up to 32 further sensors for monitoring a wide range of ambient variables. A complete overview of the available sensors can be found here.
Enclosures sited outdoors are often exposed to temperature fluctuations and high levels of humidity. This leads to the formation of condensation which can cause serious damage to switchgear, such as flashovers or short circuits.
With the IIoT "Humidity Monitoring" bundle, the relative humidity inside the enclosure is relayed via Ethernet and can be monitored from anywhere in the world.
Rittal enclosure heaters regulate relative humidity and prevent temperatures from dropping below the dew point to stop condensation forming inside the enclosure. This prevents consequential damage associated with corrosion or electrical short circuits.
The bundle may be extended by up to 32 further sensors for monitoring a wide range of ambient variables. A complete overview of the available sensors can be found here.
Rittal enclosure solutions for energy stores provide optimum protection for your components. This ensures that the battery system is well-protected even under harsh environmental conditions such as heat or cold.
The IoT interface supports continuous networking and condition monitoring of the energy storage system, together with its entire technical infrastructure.
Rittal Smart Service combines IoT-enabled products and sensors from Rittal to facilitate smart maintenance of your cooling units. Benefit from the manufacturer's expertise from an early stage and use remote diagnosis to boost your machine availability. The Smart Service Portal offers a wide range of functions for this purpose:
Individual, demand-based Smart Service
You can opt to incorporate our Smart Service at any time and flexibly adapt it to suit your requirements. This allows us to tailor the appropriate service level and the desired scope of services to each individual customer.
Data security
Rittal attaches great importance to the protection of your data. The Rittal Smart Service operates solely via an encrypted, unidirectional connection and transmits the data to a certified data centre belonging to the Friedhelm Loh Group in Germany.
Rittal Smart Service - Platform ready
The Rittal Smart Service may also be used on the Siemens MindSphere platform in the form of the Rittal Smart Service MindApp.
Service Level 1 - Remote Diagnostic Service
You can access the Smart Service Portal including the visualization of all networked devices and device statuses, together with energy efficiency reports and analyses. You may also request a remote diagnosis from Rittal, for situational action recommendations from a Rittal service expert.
Service Level 2 - Smart Monitoring
Rittal service experts monitor the networked devices connected to the Smart Service and proactively notify you of any critical faults and essential measures. Individual maintenance measures are ordered separately, so that you always have full control over the measures carried out.
Service Level 3 - Smart Maintenance Agreement
This level combines the advantages of Remote Diagnostic Service and Smart Monitoring with a classic service contract. There is no need to order individual maintenance measures separately, as they are agreed in your individual service contract.
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