Cases & enclosures
Contactors, terminals, inverters and similar components are then installed. During this configuration process, the
electricians regularly consult their tablets to compare their work with the 3D model. Next comes the wiring. Last but not least, the fully wired mounting plate is fitted into the enclosures. Lauer has been with Meurer-etechnik for ten
years. Back when he was an apprentice, he still had to learn how to position each hole manually. “The technology has come a long way since then,” he says before asking his colleagues the following question: “So, what’s different about the AX?” The answer : “It feels like there’s more room on the gland plate.” And there is indeed 30 per cent more space for inserting cables. “That’s a huge advantage,” insists Lauer, because digitalisation is continuously increasing the number of components in the enclosure and thus also the
The AX’s doors and mounting plates are simply added to the delivery package and are quick to machine using the Rittal Perforex BC.
The Perforex cuts all holes using data from the digital twin. Interior fit-out is around 30 per cent quicker with the AX than with the predecessor model, the AE.
number of cables that need to be routed inside via the gland plate. He also takes a closer look at the interior wall
of the compact enclosure. “There always used to be problems with the interior fit-out, because there weren’t enough options for fitting the depth stays. That has now changed,” he notes. Being able to install the rails at a variety of heights makes the process of designing the levels more flexible. Lauer points to a grey box on one of the trolleys. There are now only three cable harnesses left in it. “Once the box with the cables starts looking empty, I know we’re on the finishing straight,” he says. There were no errors during testing, and the enclosures for the special-purpose machinery manufacturer were even ready half a day ahead of schedule. “You’re happy if, when you get to the end of the day, there’s no danger of failing to meet the delivery deadline and the quality is as it should be,” says a delighted Lauer.
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www.rittal.co.uk
Instrumentation Monthly August 2021
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