Rittal celebrates one millionth VX25

2021 was a triple milestone for Rittal, as the company celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding, the 75th birthday of owner Prof Friedhelm Loh – and now also the one millionth VX25 been produced!

On the 16 August 2021, the one millionth VX25 enclosure rolled off the assembly line, production of which would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of the 1240 employees, at the Ritterhausen site. Prof Friedhelm Loh and representatives from the company’s management team honoured this achievement with a commemorative ceremony on the same production floor where the VX25 is manufactured day after day.

Universal appeal

How can we make the best even better? That was the question Rittal asked itself as a starting point for the development of the VX25 enclosure system. Three years after its initial market launch, Rittal is proud to advise that the VX25 is used by industrial and IT customers all over the world. In settings such as all automobile manufacturers, as well as in data centres for IT giants, such as Facebook and Amazon, as well as on cruise liners, in wind turbines and in several remote locations.

The one millionth VX25 rolled off the production line to mark this momentous occasion. It was celebrated with music and confetti by the management and employees at the Ritterhausen site. It was a memorable celebration of the extraordinary achievements of so many Rittal employees, including the VX25 design engineers, product managers and production technicians.

“This was all only possible with your contributions,” Prof Friedhelm Loh told the employees attending the ceremony. “For that, I cannot thank you enough. We have always been the global technology leader and the VX25 enclosure has sent out yet another signal to the world market. Our customers were absolutely astounded and we have now been demonstrating excellence in enclosure manufacturing over four product generations.”

Worldwide output

Since its initial success, Rittal has gone on to build factories in China, India, Brazil, America and England, with Prof. Loh commenting: “It is amazing when we look at all the places where these enclosures are manufactured today; across the world, Rittal manufacture several thousand large enclosures every day.”

Many others have attempted to follow suit, including several major electrical engineering groups, but without success. Prof Loh went on to add that one of Rittal’s greatest strengths is its readiness to diversify from general trends within industry and look to be innovators, which places them at the forefront of development. This is shown by the expansion of Rittal’s portfolio over the years. Since the initial conception of large enclosures, Rittal has gone on to be successful in areas including climate control, power distribution and subsequently IT infrastructure.

In Ritterhausen, Germany, thanks to Rittal’s unprecedent success, it has also become the largest employer in the region. “It cannot be taken for granted that a company will develop in this way for 60 years. It is a gift. It is an unbelievable success story and ample reason to celebrate,” said Prof Loh.

Essence of Rittal

Markus Asch, CEO of Rittal International, went on to emphasise the important role that the VX25 plays in Rittal’s portfolio: “The large enclosure is the essence of Rittal and an expression of our expertise.” Available in thousands of configuration variants, it meets 90% of all customer requirements worldwide. “Today’s gathering was organised to celebrate the one millionth VX25, but in reality we are celebrating you, the employees who manufacturer the enclosure on a daily basis,” said the management board chairman.

Together with Norbert Peter, vice president of operations in Germany and the plant manager in Ritterhausen, they presented a gilded enclosure key and a commemorative certificate to all the employees, in recognition of their hard work and dedication.