Models 1-4 of Ri4Power low-voltage switchgear can now be planned even more easily and conveniently with Version 5.0 of Rittal's "Power Engineering" software. The engineering tool provides support in every phase of planning and configuration, as well as in commissioning ordered goods and installing enclosures. Plant constructors can thus save time and cut costs.

Planners and plant constructors using Ri4Power low-voltage switchgear receive support at every stage from the "Power Engineering" application: from compiling a system solution, ordering it, and through to construction and assembly. For Version 5.0, Rittal has come up with many enhancements and new functions that make working with the software and plant construction even more effective.

Planners can now choose from three bus systems - RiLine60, Maxi-PLS und Flat-PLS - with different power ranges, and so create systems with up to 5,500 amperes. The previously separate units without (version 1) and with internal division (version 2-4) have now been combined. In addition to the switchgear from Siemens, Schneider Electric, ABB, Mitsubishi and Terasaki already supported, the open power circuit-breakers will now also be available for devices from Moeller and Eaton.

In this latest version of the software, support for the user does not end with ordering from a list of parts. With the assembly plan created by the software, a complete overview of each enclosure can be created, with multiple views. The components and their article numbers are automatically displayed in the right place in the enclosure. The material ordered can thus be easily and accurately assigned to the field or the workplace as early as the work preparation stage. This way, each field can be quickly mounted, and mix-ups or incorrect installation can be avoided.

Rittal GmbH & Co. KG

Rittal GmbH & Co. KG, which has its headquarters in Herborn, Germany, is one of the world's leading system suppliers for housing and enclosure technologies, power distribution systems, system climate control and IT infrastructure. Customers from all sectors of industry, from mechanical and plant engineering, as well as from the IT and telecoms market, are making use of system solutions from Rittal.

Its broad product range also includes complete solutions for modular and energy-efficient data centres: from innovative security concepts for data systems (formerly known as Litcos) through to physical data and system security for IT infrastructures (formerly known as Lampertz). The leading software providers Eplan and Mind8 - Rittal subsidiaries - are supplementing the Rittal product portfolio with interdisciplinary engineering solutions.

Founded in 1961, Rittal is now active worldwide with 12 production sites, 63 subsidiaries and 40 agencies. With 9,000 employees worldwide, Rittal is the largest company of the proprietor-run Friedhelm Loh Group of Haiger, Germany. The entire group employs more than 10,500 people and generated revenues of more than € 2.2 billion in 2008. Further information at www.rittal.com and www.friedhelm-loh-group.de.