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and to enhance our internal processes. Our
global Rittal design strategy also provides
synergies for our local product offering.”
Rittal’s most recent investments in the Urbana
facility have been made to develop additional
automation capabilities, which will enable it to
improve its reproducibility and repeatability
and, Benson said, “will ultimately continue to
propel our strong quality image that we have in
themarketplace.”
The company has also embraced the Industry
4.0 concept – also known as the fourth
industrial revolution – that was presented to
the German government at a 2012 trade show
in Hannover, and touts the creationof
intelligent factories that are highly flexible with
resource-efficient machines and processes that
integrate manufacturing , customers and
suppliers.
Some experts anticipate Industry 4.0 could be a
workplace reality in 10 to 20 years, and Rittalis
already on the forefront of this movement.
Two of Rittal’s sister companies, ePlan, which is
an electrical-design software company, and
Kiesling, which provides metal enclosure value
added machining products, are teamed
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
Rittal Corporation
WHAT:
Manufacturer of industrial and IT enclosures,
racks and accessories – including high-
efficiency, high-density climate control and
power management systems for industrial,
data center, outdoor and hybrid
applications
WHERE:
Schaumburg, Ill.
WEBSITE:
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