SYSTEMATICALLY INNOVATIVE ENCLOSURES
EDITOR’ S CHOICE VX25 ENCLOSURE SYSTEM
RITTAL
SYSTEMATICALLY INNOVATIVE ENCLOSURES
After five years of development work, Rittal has unveiled its new VX25 large enclosure system at the 2018 Hanover Trade Fair.
It is the first enclosure system that has been fully developed to meet the requirements for increased productivity in control and switchgear manufacturing, as well as along the Industry 4.0 value chains.
With the“ SYSTEM PERFECTION.” slogan, Rittal has made a major innovative leap; a leap which has come from its depth of experience, as well as intensive customer feedback and involvement.
The VX25 offers the highest possible quality and consistency of data, reduced complexity and savings in time, as well as safe assembly. More than 25 registered patent and trademark applications demonstrate the high level of innovation that was involved.
How can the best be made even better? This is the question that Rittal asked itself as it began developing a new enclosure system.
“ The market needs an enclosure that cuts throughput times in engineering and assembly, reduces complexity and that finds a place for itself as a full-grown module in the megatrend of digitisation,” said Dr Thomas Steffen, Managing Director Research and Development at Rittal.
He added that:“ The new Rittal large enclosure has now become 100 percent Industry 4.0-capable.
With the combination of a real enclosure and its digital twin, the new development will meet every future digitization needs – from online configuration and engineering to assembly, as well as automation, logistics and maintenance.”
Study: observe, listen and learn
Intensive dialogue with Rittal customers was a crucial factor in the development of the new large enclosure system.
During a large-scale, scientifically based, usability study, researchers used words, images and moving film to document the everyday working life of control and switchgear manufacturers, covering ten companies in Germany, eight in the USA and six in China, including small, medium-sized and large companies.
“ This user analysis was an eye-opener. In some cases, we spotted problems that the customers themselves hadn’ t yet identified,” said Dr Steffen.
As a result, 150 systematically recorded and specific requirements for a new enclosure
emerged, providing developers and product managers with a robust guide for the actual development work.
Rittal supplemented its findings with those of the customer advisory council( who were also involved).
Later, during the development phase, Rittal did not omit one single, essential point.
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