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ADDITION TO THE FAMILY Kiesling. The purchase of Kiesling Maschinentechnik rounds out the offerings in enclosure manufacturing for the Friedhelm Loh Group. With this specialist for automation solutions, the group can now cover the entire value chain in switchgear manufacturing. Text: Joscha Duhme
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t is the youngest member of the family and has already been seamlessly integrated. Rittal International purchased Kiesling Maschinentechnik, which was ready with its presentations at the Rittal stand during the Hannover Messe. The group of companies has thus expanded its solutions expertise for switchgear and control manufacturing. “Kiesling Maschinentechnik pursued bold innovation from the very start,” said Friedhelm Loh, owner of the Friedhelm Loh Group. “By linking the company with Rittal and Eplan, we are opening up splendid chances on the international market for them, and also have expanded our comprehensive offerings for switchgear and control manufacturing with their handling technology.” With Eplan’s software platform and the enclosure systems from Rittal, the group of companies covers the entire value chain in enclosure manufacturing. INNOVATION SETS STANDARDS “We’re looking forward to the collaboration and the opportunity to gain a foothold in the international market with our automation solutions,” said Rolf von Kiesling. He and Dr Thomas Steffen, President of Research and Development, form the new executive management team for Kiesling Maschinentechnik. Founded in 1970, the company’s core products include machining centres for enclosure assembly, cutting centres, automatic assembly systems for terminal strips, assembly frames and enclosure test units. One of Kiesling’s current innovations sets new standards for automation in enclosure manufacturing: the robot-assisted “Averex” wiring centre replaces the time-consuming manual wiring of mounting plates, providing a fully automated system to ensure that connections comply with all standards and safety requirements. The Averex complements the F.L.G. family perfectly (see infographic to the right). n
STRONG INNOVATORS From left to right: Dr Thomas Steffen, Jens von Kiesling, Rolf von Kiesling and Friedhelm Loh are delighted about the affiliation and new innovative potential for the group of companies.
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