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the environment within the enclosure is

regulated. During periods of down-time,

the enclosure is heated to prevent con-

densation. While in use, fans are used to

remove heat produced by drives and other

components. The Rittal fans move a sig-

nificant amount of air, as the ambient

temperature in the tugboat is already

elevated by the presence of large engines.

Rittal’s modular system allows Canal

Marine to individually purchase infra-

structure, such as side panels or addi-

tional supports, to tailor the enclosure

perfectly to their needs. Rittal even

provides cable-management accessories

that help maximize the internal space,

keeping the cabinet line-up as small as

possible. Replacement elements – like

doors or side panels – can be purchased

individually to accommodate rework

needed for future upgrades to the hybrid

system.

“If state-of-the-art technology in

industry can help toward sustainable

environmental management and protec-

tion, then that is a good thing,” says

Rittal President, Tim Rourke. Shawn

Balding, Canal Marine’s Director adds,

“Our goal is to provide our clients like

Great Lakes Towing with solutions that

are energy efficient and environmentally

friendly, and Rittal complies in every way.”

“In the ‘maritime applications’ seg-

ment, Rittal is pleased to offer a range of

complete system solutions that are suffi-

ciently robust to reliably withstand strin-

gent demands, including systems for

particular environmental requirements,

resistance to vibrations and seawater, and

products with special approvals, which

are important for maritime applications,”

says Tim Rourke, President of Rittal

Systems Ltd. “We were so pleased to

partner with Canal Marine to offer solu-

tions that incorporate the vast product

diversity of Rittal’s standard range, flex-

ibly combined with one another for

considerable safety and reliability as well

as time and cost savings”. DE

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This article contributed by Rittal

Canada

Protected by a Rittal

custom enclosure, the

components in Canal

Marine & Industrial’s

compact hybrid system

share a common

bus-bar and are

temperature controlled

to heat or remove heat

from the enclosure as

conditions dictate.

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