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Even more room for manoeuvre with a new smart accessory

With a new smart accessory, the interior installation rail, Rittal is now providing greater scope for the interior installation of compact enclosures.

25/04/2016 16:56:22

Space is precious – especially when it comes to high packing densities in electrical engineering. It means that panel builders and switchgear manufacturers have to accommodate more and more mechanical and electrical components in enclosures.

The interior installation of compact enclosures can be very time consuming and complicated. Often, mechanical processes such as drilling are needed in order to fasten components outside the mounting plate – for example on the side panels. This not only lowers the enclosure’s protection category, it also leads to significant installation costs. Moreover, the available installation space in the enclosure is often limited and frequently, existing mounting surfaces cannot be utilised optimally.

The solution Rittal offers is an interior installation rail, which can be easily mounted to the side, floor or roof areas of the AE compact enclosure, without any need for mechanical work on the enclosure. This saves time and preserves the enclosure’s protection category.

The interior installation rail is placed where desired in the enclosure and is easily fixed with a screw. The rail tightens itself inside the enclosure and retains a firm hold – even with static loads of up to 100N. To mount a door-operated switch, an adapter (supplied) can also be fitted to the rail. The special advantage here is that the rail can be mounted very easily, even if the mounting plate has already been inserted into the enclosure.

The interior installation rail has two rows of system punchings to create an additional mounting surface for items such as punched sections, enclosure lights, door-operated switches, door stays, cable conduit holders and many other components. With the AE compact enclosure, the mounting surface can be effortlessly doubled by using the rail.

Because the interior installation rail has also been designed to use the accessories for the tried and tested modular TS 8 enclosure system, the plant constructor no longer needs to keep a duplicate stock of accessories.

More details can be found in a video at: http://www.rittal.com/com_en/ae/videos.php?lng=en

Written By Sophia Bell

Sophia Bell is the Group Editor of DPA, Connectivity, and PBSI. She joined the team in 2020 as Assistant Editor after achieving a First-Class Honours BA in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of East Anglia. In her current role, she leads the editorial strategy, driving digital growth and ensuring each title continues to deliver trusted, relevant insight for engineering and manufacturing professionals.