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Did you know?

Rittal's rack enclosures were featured in the Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol movie.

The factory in Plymouth currently produces about 950 cabinets a day with the production line operating continuously from Sunday night to Friday.

The metal sheets in each enclosure are painted - that's a lot of painting to do! So outside of the automotive industry, Rittal-CSM has the longest paint line in the UK.

Rittal-CSM

In Plymouth, Rittal makes metal enclosures and cabinets for housing IT servers and data centres, as well as for mechanical and electrical engineering equipment.  These enclosures protect some of the world’s most sensitive electronic equipment and all the data they contain. Rittal’s products and technology are used by global brands in industry, electronics, gaming, internet search engines and international social media networks, helping to drive tomorrow’s data centres and automated production lines.

Example of STEM Job Roles at Rittal: Industrial Engineers, Quality Engineers, Design Engineers, Machine Setters/Operators, Robot Facilitators, Maintenance Engineers, Quality Auditors

Example Apprenticeships at Rittal include Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Level 3 and Welding and Fabrication Level 2

Degree Placements: Usually for those working towards a Manufacturing and/or Mechanical Engineering Degree there are both Industrial Engineering and Design Engineering placements available. There is often a Business Systems placement available for those working towards a Computer Science Degree

Find out more at rittal-csmcareers.co.uk

Did you know?

Rittal's rack enclosures were featured in the Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol movie.

The factory in Plymouth currently produces about 950 cabinets a day with the production line operating continuously from Sunday night to Friday.

The metal sheets in each enclosure are painted - that's a lot of painting to do! So outside of the automotive industry, Rittal-CSM has the longest paint line in the UK.

Top Facts

550 Employees in Plymouth

11500 Emoloyees Globally

Factory Locations: Great Britain, Germany, USA, China, India and Italy.

Production, Products and People at Rittal

Production

Rittal-CSM manages the whole process of enclosure production, including designing, developing and testing which involves state-of-the-art automation and robotics alongside skilled engineers and operators.

The actual making of the Rittal cabinets is a round-the-clock operation that involves cutting, punching, welding, folding and painting metal sheets as well as final assembly. Click here to watch Rittal’s overview video.

The company’s most famous IT Rack, the TS IT pictured here, is an award-winning standard bearer for the business, and has been a stalwart of data centres worldwide, for many years.

 

Versatile Enclosures for Various Industries

Once completed, the majority of finished enclosures and racks are supplied to UK customers and exported across Europe.

The TS 8, pictured here, is an industry-leading enclosure used by a rich and diverse range of businesses from vehicle manufacturers to food and beverage producers to airports.

 

 

Meet Rittal's People!

The HR team have made it possible for you to get to know some of Rittal’s young team.

In our News, Blogs and Career Stories section you can meet Eloise – A Manufacturing & Engineering Strategic Buyer at Rittal and read all about her career pathway. Meet Eloise here.

Also on the Rittal Careers website you can meet Sion – a Mechanical and Manufacturing Apprentice and read about his typical day at work and where he aims for his apprenticeship to take him.  Meet Sion here

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