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zones. Cabinets constructed from this type of steel food and beverage products is minimal, for example
have a long life as they are resistant to water in the IT area or the offices within a factory.
vapour, humidity and weak acids. Needless to say, enclosures within these spaces do
As always, adequate climate control for the not have to comply with specific hygiene rules.
equipment housed in the cabinets is essential. Solution – Edge IT solutions: The ever-
Design flaws in air-conditioning and/or high ambient increasing amount of data gathered from processing
temperatures can lead to components overheating, equipment’s diagnostic and IoT devices means
resulting in repair costs and loss of revenue. With there is a rising demand for fast data processing, as
thermal design, this can be detected and remedied close to the source as possible. Edge data centers
already in the design phase. Thermal Design can handle a wide variety of tasks, and will assist
Integration is a standard feature within EPLAN Pro organisations with critical processes - such as data
Panel and provides engineers with the necessary capture and monitoring production processes -
visual assistance. while providing scalability and resilience benefits to
Once specified, climate control units (also made users.
of stainless steel) will manage the temperatures Edge data centre enclosures can be tailored to
within an enclosure, thereby reducing energy the specific industrial application if there is any risk
consumption and extending electrical component to their internal electrical components. For
life. example, on a busy shop floor, the enclosure may
need to have a high Ingress Protection (IP) rating to
Zone 3 – Non-food zone: basic hygiene avoid dust particles fouling up the system.
In low hygiene zones, the risk of contamination of www.rittal.co.uk

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