The 'LED compact' signal pillar from Rittal is an optimum safety feature for machines and plant, providing bright visual indication of any faults that may arise. With an installed height of just 177 mm, the unit is especially compact and thus demands less space than other modular signalling systems. The integrated red, yellow and green filters permit the displaying of all significant machine states. When it comes to costs, the LED lamp, with its service life of at least 70 000 hours, is a real energy-saving alternative. It requires no maintenance and is less expensive in its upkeep than a signal pillar with incandescent lamps, where a bulb replacement is generally to be expected every 1000 operating hours. The ready-to-connect complete solution, finally, serves to reduce assembly times and storage costs.
The LED compact signal light can be controlled via PLC and is also suitable for tough industrial environments thanks to its enhanced protection to IP 65. Mounting holes identical to those of the modular signal pillars ensure a simple exchange for the new type. Upon request, the LED compact pillar is also available in 1 to 4-stage versions with additional blue and white light filters and with an integrated acoustic element.
Rittal
With an off-the-shelf range of over 8000 standard products, Rittal is one of the world's leading system suppliers for housing and enclosure technologies, and an in-demand partner in all branches of industry. The Rittal product spectrum covers the fields of industrial enclosures, electronic packaging, system climate control, power distribution, IT solutions and communication systems, alongside a unique variety of solutions for housing and enclosure systems: from small housings to large enclosures, in a broad diversity of dimensions and materials. Rittal stands for future-oriented and comprehensive solutions, service and consulting competence.
To ensure optimum supplies of the whole Rittal product range internationally, a total of 18 high-tech production facilities - since February 2004 also with a modern factory in Shanghai, China - serve 47 subsidiaries and over 150 agencies across the globe. In Germany, 22 sales and distribution centres cater for the customer's needs with nationwide service. Rittal is the largest company of the Friedhelm Loh Group of Haiger, Germany. The whole group is made up of more than 10 000 employees.
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