Press: Lean and powerful

There are around 20 minutes of power failures in Germany on average per year. Even if most interruptions only last a few seconds, they still represent a serious threat for IT components. UPS systems offer reliable protection that compensates for power grid fluctuations. With the PMC 12 compact, Rittal is exhibiting an improved version of its single-phase UPS PMC 12 at Light+Building. The level of efficiency has been significantly increased and besides this, the UPS is no more than 420 mm deep. This also makes it suitable for use in thinner enclosures in industrial environments or for network rack applications.

The PMC 12 compact is available in three output classes: 1 kVA, 2 kVA and 3 kVA. The 1-kVA model takes up just two height units (U) and is 405 mm deep. The 2 kVA and 3kVA models require four height units. They are 420 mm deep. The PMC 12 compact employs double conversion technology in accordance with EN-62040; the output voltage and frequency are generated constantly - and independently of the input (voltage and frequency-independent, VFI). All the PMC 12 units are network-capable and meet the highest classification code, the VFI-SS-111.

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Rittal

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.com.