FEATURE CABINETS, RACKS & ENCLOSURES
Siemon’s new lighter coloured cabinet solutions improve aesthetics and visibility
Innovation Through Consultation: how the Rittal VX25 Enclosure System was conceived
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Siemon, a leading global network infrastructure specialist, has announced that its cabinet solutions and accessories are now available in white and light grey, improving visibility and delivering a clean, modern look for today’s data centres and telecommunications spaces
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n addition to existing black (RAL 9011), Siemon’s VersaPOD®, V800™, V600™
and wall-mount cabinets are now available in white (RAL 9003) and light grey (RAL 7035). Cabinet accessories are also available in white and light grey to ensure a seamless look throughout the cabinets, including VersaPOD zero-U and end-of-row panels, cable managers, blanking panels and PDU mounting brackets. Vertical patch panels, cable trays, cable managers and brush guards used with V800 and V600 cabinets also come in a white or grey, as well as common cabinet accessories including equipment shelves, filler panels, exhaust chimneys, lid dividers, casters and mounting rails. Lighter coloured cabinets are becoming
a trend in data centres due to their clean, modern look. They also reflect up to 75 per cent more light than black cabinets for overall improved visibility, making critical network connections and equipment easier to see in dim lighting conditions. With improved visibility, lighting energy within these networking spaces may be reduced for potential operational cost savings. Lighter coloured cabinets are also less prone to visible scratches, and they blend well into surrounding décor. “We are extremely pleased to round out
our comprehensive cabinet offering with white and light grey colour options,” says
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Alberto Zucchinali, data centre solutions and services manager for Europe, Russia and Africa at Siemon. “Not only does the expansion support increasing popularity for lighter coloured cabinets in data centres, but our lighter coloured wall- mount cabinet is ideal for blending into the walls of classrooms, retail spaces or other similar environments.” Siemon’s VersaPOD cabinets leverage
the vertical space between cabinets and at the end of row for zero-U patching, cable management and power distribution, reducing stranded power outlets by 75 per cent and resulting in 46 per cent savings. The V800 cabinet is ideal for high-density data centre environments, while the V600 is a versatile, cost-effective cabinet prefect for housing servers. Siemon’s feature- rich wall-mount cabinet saves valuable floor space and is ideal as a mini telecomm room or for remote network distribution and consolidation points in open, unprotected spaces. All of Siemon’s cabinets are also available as V-Built™ preconfigured cabinets that are preloaded with Siemon components, including connectivity, PDUs, cable management and accessories to meet specific applications and configurations.
Siemon
www.siemon.com/uk/datacenter/cabin ets-cooling-power/
hen you believe your enclosure is already the best, how can it be made better? The answer: by listening, watching
and learning from customers. Rittal’s new VX25 large enclosure was developed from the
bottom up, through a year-long study, gathering data and market intelligence. Detailed, scientific analyses of workshop processes in switchgear manufacturing were coupled with in- depth discussions with customers, and advice from the Rittal customer advisory council. The result was an enclosure geared to deliver maximum customer benefit. Before developing its new VX25 large enclosure system,
Rittal’s team commissioned the Munich-based PMO Usability Engineering & Organisational Development Technical Institute to conduct a 12-month field study across three continents and numerous switchgear manufacturers. Words, images and film were captured and analysed by the
Institute’s researchers to document everyday working practices within a large number of small, medium and large companies in Germany, the USA and China. The user analysis was an eye- opener, not least because it highlighted problems that even the customers themselves hadn’t been aware of. In total, the study gave Rittal no less than 150 specific
requirements for the new enclosure. These were then combined with findings from the Rittal customer advisory council and every single point was acted upon during subsequent development work. One of the key innovations, highlighted in feedback from
Holger Mrzyglodzik, project leader at Schubs Steuerungstechnik GmbH, is the fact that Rittal has signficantly reduced the number of installed components. He advises: “The greatest strength of the new enclosure system is its range of accessories. There are fewer parts but their functionality is greater.” The VX25’s consistent 25-mm pitch pattern has allowed Rittal
to reduced the number of individual parts. So, for example, there are 40 per cent fewer punched sections and rails. Rittal has also focused down on user-friendly design
elements to speed up installation. Thomas Frink, managing director of KSV Koblenzer Steuerungs- und Verteilungsbau Gmb, says the new enclosure is better than its predecessor, the TS 8 because: “It’s easier to assemble, especially in combination with the base/plinth.” The new frame section with a 25-mm pitch pattern is used
throughout, which means the enclosure can be easily expanded, giving users far greater flexibility. Components such as divider panels and partitions, as well as covers for contact hazard protection and mounting plates, can all be installed from the back of the enclosure.
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