Rittal Unveils New AX and
KX Enclosure Ranges
R
ittal showcased its new AX compact
and KX small enclosures at the
Hanover Trade Fair 2019 (Hannover
Messe).
The AX and KX enclosures are both
embedded with digital processes,
delivering simpler, faster assembly and
component installation, greater flexibility
and enhanced safety. In other words, Rittal
has rethought and redesigned the two
enclosures inline with the principles of
Industry 4.0.
Digital transformation brings new
challenges for products, their operating
environment and their operational
availability. This launch marks a
transformation of AE - a standardised
product made by Rittal for more than 50
years. More than 35 million AE enclosures
have been manufactured making it the
most popular compact enclosure in the
world.
enclosure system, this means all our core
products have been entirely redesigned,
and are fit for Industry 4.0,” explains Uwe
Scharf, Managing Director at Rittal with
responsibility for the IT and Industry
Business Units and Marketing.
The digital age is increasingly making its
presence felt in switchgear workshops
with a growing need for automation,
greater flexibility and product availability.
DIGITAL CHAIN “FROM CUSTOMER TO
CUSTOMER”
Rittal provides effective support for
the entire value chain surrounding the
production of panels and switchgear
- from engineering to ordering to
automation.
Digitalization and automation in the era
of Industry 4.0 are creating new enclosure
challenges. Its digital product twin delivers high-
quality data for the entire design,
configuration and manufacturing process.
QR codes allow all parts to be precisely
identified and assigned. The launch of
the AX and KX, brings compact and small
enclosures inline with this approach.
“We understand the principles behind
digitalized industry and we have
developed a new generation of compact
and small enclosures in response. In
conjunction with the introduction of
our Blue e+ range and the VX25 large For example, the Rittal Configuration
System (RiCS) provides customers with
a fast and simple system for configuring
enclosures, accessories and modifications
and an automatic plausibility check helps
prevent erroneous choices. The results
Simple
◾ Digital configuration
◾ Consistent data quality
◾ Intelligent engineering
can be transferred directly to Rittal’s
online shop, and this then gives the
customer immediate access to both price
and delivery date. The data can also be
uploaded to EPLAN software engineering
software and used for downstream tasks,
complete with any modifications. This
substantially cuts the time and effort
needed for the engineering process.
Once the customer order is received by
the Rittal Global Distribution Centre (GDC),
it is shipped directly to the customer. The
GDC is seamlessly integrated with the
nearby, highly automated manufacturing
plant, ensuring the timely and reliable
shipping of the required items. As a result,
all standard products can, where required,
be sent to customers based in Germany
within 24 hours.
SIMPLE, FAST, FLEXIBLE AND SAFE
The two latest additions to the Rittal
enclosure portfolio contain improved
features, along with new opportunities for
value creation.
The time-savings start at the point of
delivery to the customer: panels can
be removed individually because there
is no need for the usual disassembly
work. Doors and cam locks are easier
to install, typically without the need for
tools.