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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,...

Experiencing and implementing digitalisation

Alexander Bürkle, Rittal and Eplan have already been working in close collaboration for some years. In July, this collaboration was taken to the next level. The technology service provider, which is based in Baden-Württemberg, is now the world’s first...

600,000 OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION

Around 600,000 distribution transformers ensure a reliable power supply to sockets across Germany. If the energy transition is to succeed, a large number of these transformers need to become smart. The components used must be available in large...

When the best solution is a standard one

When companies are planning and building new data centres, the crucial question is whether a customised design planned from scratch or a standardised solution is better. Elbe Kliniken Stade-Buxtehude GmbH chose a standardised solution for good reason –...

Keeping tunnels lit in an emergency

Speeding into a tunnel at 300 km/h in an ICE (InterCity Express) train is always an experience. Even though the train is well sealed, you can still feel the pressure wave. A tunnel’s safety technology needs to withstand huge stresses, as does the...

Data needs space

How can our industry handle the pressure to become more efficient and productive, while at the same time mastering the energy transition? How can it get to grips with the skills shortage and at the same time – or even because of that – implement digital...

From fan to security guide

Fan-and-filter units are the most commonly used climate control solution. They offer a cost-effective alternative to cooling units in all sorts of scenarios where the ambient air can be used to regulate the temperature in the enclosure. Despite this,...

Boosting efficiency

To ensure everything runs smoothly, the technology on board freight ships must be absolutely reliable. However, the greatest challenges for plant engineers are currently external – supply bottlenecks and rising costs are increasing the pressure to be...

It’s all about the digital twin

You don’t need a crystal ball to see into the (near) future of panel building and switchgear manufacturing. All you need to do is visit the Siemens Systems Engineering Plant (WKC) in Chemnitz. Each year, the WKC builds around 21,000 control panels and...