"The universal principle of action is the industrialization of entire process chains with end-to-end data and coordinated software and hardware," says Raphael Görner, Head of the Energy & Power Solutions business unit at Rittal. This can be seen, for example, in energy networks, where speed is of the essence when building new infrastructure despite a shortage of skilled workers. Rittal and Eplan will be discussing the role of digital twins in this live from the trade fair in the online talk 'Energy Flash'. Visitors to the trade fair will see the concrete implementation using the example of a transformer station, as substations and transformer stations are needed in large numbers by grid operators in order to distribute electricity efficiently to end consumers. For this purpose, Eplan offers an industry project as a standard-compliant standard including an industry-typical equipment list. If required, only individualization is required. This creates more speed through standardization right from the engineering stage.

The manufacturing industry must also initiate an energy efficiency turnaround in its companies, as they consume almost 45% of the electricity in Germany. This requires, firstly, a high degree of consistency in the use of energy-saving technologies and, secondly, the reorganization of manufacturing processes as smart production in order to manage them according to energy aspects. "When it comes to infrastructure, we want to support our customers particularly in the area of climate control for enclosures, machines, IT solutions and energy storage," says Lars Platzhoff, Head of the Cooling Solutions business unit at Rittal: "Energy-saving cooling technology is the basis, but planning, configuration, replacement and operation must also be simplified in order to make the technologies widely available. Consequently, Rittal is focusing both on the expansion of 'Blue e+' cooling technology with energy savings of up to 75% and on consulting and services such as efficiency analyses and ROI calculations.

One innovation at the trade fair is the 'RiTherm' software: the tool, which is now set up in the Eplan Cloud, supports customers in the climate control planning of control and switchgear systems, including heat dissipation verification and CO2 footprint. And Rittal is now also making seemingly simple technology smart: for example, the new 'Blue e+' filter fans supply data via the Rittal IoT interface and provide temperature alarms. There is also great development potential in the field of IT cooling, as direct liquid cooling will play an increasingly important role in data centers with increasing power density, also because it facilitates heat recovery.

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