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When space is at a premium

Edge computing brings valuable benefits as IT applications and equipment are moved directly to the factory floor. However, as IT cabinets move closer to machines, there are unique requirements for electronics cooling. Many enclosures, especially in IT environments or in manufacturing floor IT installations, are built without room for cooling technology to protrude into them.

Pfannenberg’s industry-leading Datawind Filterfan® has a zero-protrusion design, and allows for the same unmatched enclosure cooling in these unique cases space restrictions are a significant concern.

The Datawind Filterfan® has a unique external mounting system, perfectly designed for IT racks, and enables more storage racks to fit into the cabinet, all while providing the same mission-critical cooling function. An LED indicator light will warn when the temperature exceeds the desired temperature inside the cabinet, or of a fan malfunction or clogged filter. What’s more, the 30° sloped top design avoids dust collection and improves overall safety.

PWS Air/Water Heat Exchangers

For the Most Challenging Conditions

PWS Air/Water Heat exchangers are widely deployed to protect variable frequency drives, which are some of the most important pieces of equipment in manufacturing for various processing applications, and are often housed in industrial data enclosures on the factory floor for edge computing or in micro data centers.

PWS Air/Water Heat Exchangers remove a considerable amount of heat while isolating sensitive electronics from a corrosive atmosphere outside of the enclosure.

If a water source is not available on site, facilities can combine PWS Air/Water Heat Exchangers with Pfannenberg Packaged Chillers for an efficient closed cooling solution. Paired with a Chiller, the PWS Air/Water Heat Exchanger provides a total cooling solution that manages process and/or controls enclosure heat gain and effectively removes it from the processing area.

Single source responsibility for the complete system ensures properly matched components that are engineered to work together – and to provide a custom fit for distributed network enclosures in edge computing.

PKS Air/Air Heat Exchangers

For the Harshest Environments

For distributed network enclosures in edge computing, one of the best technologies to use when there is a temperature difference between the internal target temperature and the surrounding temperature (∆T≥10°C) is air to air technology. An air/air heat exchanger removes heat from inside of the enclosure to the cooler environment using the least amount of energy while still providing a closed loop ingress protection.

For edge computing, we offer the PKS Air/Air Heat Exchanger with side mount, which can be mounted on the side of any standalone enclosure on the factory floor, and will protect all electronics that don’t require a remote cooling source.

Stack Lights, Signaling and Alarms

For Areas where Employee and Public Safety is Critical

In many plants, there is a clear lack of signaling and alarms leading to potential safety issues. In others, signaling confusion occurs when the same signaling is used for different issues. For micro data centers, our signaling notifications and alarms are sized and rugged enough to be included in your smaller networking enclosures.

For example, our NEMA type 4/4X and IP 66 rated PATROL & PYRA® Visual and Audible Signaling Devices are designed for extreme temperatures and withstand exposure to dust, liquids, water spray, and corrosives. These are the safest solutions to provide notifications and alarms if there were an issue with the electronics in a micro data center.

With robust flashing sounders offering more than eighty tones, our signaling solutions provide widespread coverage through each alarm, significantly reducing the number of signaling devices needed, resulting in an application that not only ensures industrial safety, but is economical as well.