Control cabinet manufacturing for environmental technology

Resilient control and distribution technology for water, wastewater, recycling, exhaust air and decentralised environmental plants.

What do environmental plants demand from a control cabinet?

Environmental plants are often decentralised, outdoors or in humid, dusty and corrosive environments – and are operated with few staff on site. This calls for robust enclosure concepts, surge and corrosion protection, reliable telecontrol and diagnostic technology, and a build that is still clearly documented years later. Process continuity takes priority over detailed optimisation.

Applications

Water, wastewater, recycling, exhaust air and biogas

Critical

Humidity, dust, corrosion and overvoltage

Operation

Decentralised, often unmanned, with telecontrol

Goal

Process continuity and fast on-site diagnostics

Requirements

What matters in your industry

Harsh environments

Assess degree of protection, condensation, temperature, UV exposure, dust and corrosive media.

Decentralised operation

Implement remote access, alarming, data transmission and local manual operation to suit the operator concept.

Process continuity

Integrate pumps, blowers, sensors and dosing technology with suitable redundancy and reserves.

Energy efficiency

Align drives, load profiles and metering concept with cost-efficient plant operation.

Process

How your solution is created

Environmental plants are often operated decentrally and without permanent staff. Whatever is installed there has to last for years without attention and be diagnosable remotely in the event of a fault.

Robustness and diagnostic capability are therefore decided in the design, not during assembly. Engineering, manufacturing and testing then follow in the familiar sequence – each step can be ordered individually.

Requirements

Clarify specification, interfaces, environment and standards.

Engineering

Prepare design, documentation and approval.

Manufacturing

Machine, assemble, wire and label.

Testing

Test, document and hand over for integration.

Planning and documentation

Manufacturing and acceptance

Application and enquiry

Typical applications and required information

Typical applications

For a well-founded enquiry

Function, place of use and ambient conditions
Schematics, specification or existing documentation
Supply data, loads, communication and safety requirements
Requirements for components, marking, testing and documentation
Quantity, schedule, scope of delivery and desired integration

Services from a single source

From planning to tested handover

Planning & Engineering

Technical clarification, design and engineering, schematic design, selection of components and interfaces.

Manufacturing

Mechanical machining, assembly and component mounting, professional wiring and cable assembly.

Testing & Quality Assurance

Visual, wiring and functional tests as well as project-specific measurements and traceable test reports.

Manufacturing Models

Matched to quantity and project status

Regardless of the industry, quantity determines how manufacturing is organised. These four models can also be combined within a single project.

One-off Production & Prototyping

One-off units, samples and first builds with short lead times and a high degree of flexibility for changes.

Series Production & Assemblies

Repeatable production based on a frozen documentation status with a consistent testing system.

Contract Manufacturing

Manufacturing to customer-supplied documents, with partially or fully customer-supplied material.

Retrofit & Modernisation

Converting existing systems to available technology when components have been discontinued.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about control cabinet manufacturing for environmental technology

Do you also handle design and schematic design?

Yes, Planning & Engineering can be commissioned from technical clarification through to manufacturing documents and electrical documentation.

Are one-off units and series both possible?

Yes. One-off production and prototyping as well as series production and assemblies are separate manufacturing models and can be combined.

Which tests are carried out?

The binding scope of testing is defined in the test plan depending on product, target market and standards, and is documented.

Can specified components and standards be taken into account?

Yes. Approved parts lists, preferred manufacturers, labelling and plant standards are adopted on a project basis, provided they are supplied in full.

What information is needed for a quotation?

Function or specification, place of use and ambient conditions, existing documents, requirements for components and testing, as well as quantity and schedule. We clarify any missing information in the initial meeting.

Can Gross Schaltschrankbau modernise existing systems?

Yes. Retrofit and modernisation is a manufacturing model in its own right – for example when components have been discontinued or an existing system has to meet new requirements. It is based on a survey of the existing status.

Let's talk about your industry-specific requirements

Send us the function, place of use, ambient conditions and existing documents. We will clarify which standards, verifications and services are relevant to your project.