From manufacturing biogas plants to university laboratories, solutions developed by the Friedhelm Loh Group are used in all manner of environments where a reliable energy supply, weather resistance, or a high-availability IT infrastructure is essential.
Full Steam Ahead for Biogas Production
Ever since 2008, Austrian company BioG has been specialising in conveying technology and automation for biogas plants, which convert residues and waste, such as straw and cattle dung, into biomethane. In its production operations, BioG attaches a lot of importance to a high proportion of in-house manufacturing – and that includes enclosure manufacturing, too. To tackle the skills shortage, BioG uses automation solutions such as the Perforex from Rittal Automation Systems at its Utzenaich site.
The Perforex centre takes care of the machining of housings and panels, such as enclosure doors, at BioG. Thanks to this solution, the company has drastically reduced its production throughput times and improved its delivery reliability, too. This implementation has raised the quality of their enclosure manufacturing to a whole new level – clean cuts and uniform edges are now standard features that BioG would no longer want to do without. The data comes directly from Eplan Pro Panel.
More Power for Batteries
CIS Co., Ltd is a South Korean company that specialises in the most critical process of rechargeable battery production and is a global leader in the electrode processing market. The company puts its trust in Rittal enclosure, power distribution and climate control technology for its machinery.
Dust and high temperatures are common phenomena in battery production facilities. Moreover, this company’s machines are used all over the world, so international certifications are a must. Delivering the machinery on time poses another challenge, too. This is why CIS Co., Ltd relies on standardised, automated design processes – and why it uses Eplan software to standardise and automate them. Rittal enclosures are used for the machines, because they boast high protection categories and are suitable for use even in challenging environments. When it comes to protecting electronic components, CIS Co., Ltd uses Rittal cooling units, because these maintain a constant temperature inside the enclosure.
IT Protection for Energy Companies
The Croatian national energy company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP Group) is building a data centre that is fully equipped with Rittal components and is designed to protect all the company’s business processes in the future. Located inside a Rittal security room, this data centre needs to operate with high availability and energy efficiency.
The CMC III system from Rittal monitors all the parameters in the data centre, and a DET-AC fire alarm and extinguisher system has also been installed. Rittal DX Liquid Cooling Packages – each with an output of 20 kW – provide energy-efficient cooling. The energy company also opted to install power distribution units for comprehensive energy measurements.
Rittal in Research Environments
The University of California San Diego (UCSD) has already produced numerous Nobel laureates and, with its installation of a 3D printer, is continuing to attach great importance to innovative research methods. For example, a bioprinting process is used to produce liver tissue that is designed to minimise tissue rejection. Before the printer could get started on its important task, however, there were one or two hurdles to overcome in the project.
Together, South Coast Controls (SCC) and Rittal developed a bespoke solution for the printer. Integrating the 3D printer posed a number of challenges for SCC, especially when it came to the power supply – the campus did not have the necessary electrical infrastructure to provide the energy required for the printer. SCC extended a Rittal enclosure so that it could accommodate three three-phase transformers.
