Rittal enhances product portfolio

Rittal is building on its existing product portfolio through the creation of a new business unit — Rittal Automation Systems (RAS). The new enterprise will assume responsibility for and expand upon the product range provided by its sister company, Kiesling.

Custom-configured solutions are the rule in the manufacture of panels and switchgear, which typically requires multiple manual steps. Implementing easily assembled enclosure systems, a wide variety of accessories and intelligent software solutions enhances efficiency. And, increasingly, manufacturers are placing greater focus on automation.

“Panel building and switchgear manufacturers are looking for ways to improve productivity — and they find them in our portfolio. For example, they can leverage the latest machining technology to increase automation in their value-creation processes,” said Michael Mallia, Rittal’s managing director for ANZ.

RAS offers a variety of automation solutions to accelerate individual manufacturing tasks and these offerings can be scaled to size and tailored to specific applications.

“By incorporating Kiesling into RAS, we now provide the machining and handling technology needed for time- and cost-efficient production — not only for our own systems, but for switchgear and control systems as well. And all from a single source,” said Mallia.

The RAS portfolio comprises a broad range of products — from manual tools and material handling systems to fully automated machining centres, terminal configuration/labelling machines and fully automated panel wiring systems.