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The need for speed with the delivery and deployment of IT racks is key for companies to increase the efficiency and performance of their production programs. To achieve this accelerated speed-to-market, IT enclosures need to be  configured quickly and easily without the need for standardized tooling, and these IT enclosures also need to leverage exceptional flexibility in order to adapt to a variety of IT computing environments. What’s more, the varied nature of today’s manufacturing landscape means IT enclosures need to be easily scalable to minimize downtime when responding to fluctuations in computing demand or capacity.

The need for speed and visibility into industrial automation system design is a top priority for automotive manufacturers, especially with the continued demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and the trend of reshoring manufacturing programs. This is where digitalizing the design of industrial enclosure solutions can help automotive manufacturers create more versatile, flexible automation systems via more efficient, connected workflows.

The move to busbar power distribution systems was ignited in large part due to new regulations outlined by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) about the importance of global standardization in the design and functionality of industrial power distribution. But in the handful of years since busbar emerged on the world stage, manufacturers have experienced a variety of key benefits in incorporating this more modular approach to power distribution, particularly in terms of reducing energy consumption and costs.

For today’s manufacturers, the choice of IT computing installation most often comes down to colocation vs. private data center. Each type of IT installation comes with its own benefits and opportunities, and the challenge for manufacturers is understanding which of the two is ideal for their IT computing and data processing needs. The considerations that factor into this decision are established and understood in the manufacturing space: time, money, and resources. However, the discussion between colocation and private data centers does contain some nuances that are unique to the IT computing world.