Floor standing cabinet and wall mounting enclosures with heavy duty using in port and control room of boat.

Complete solutions for harsh environmental conditions

Life on the high seas can get very tough, so technical systems used in the maritime industry require highly effective protection against environmental influences such as humidity, large temperature fluctuations and strong vibrations. Even under these difficult conditions, sensitive nautical systems on vessels such as freight or passenger ships must operate reliably at all times. Complete system solutions for special environmental requirements take these conditions into account and meet the specific needs of the maritime industry.

IT systems that keep you on course

It’s gale force 12 and the stabilisation systems are working flat out, generating tens of thousands of horsepower to keep the 4,000 containers on board as still as possible. The maritime industry must cope with conditions like these. It goes without saying that IT systems now control stabilisation equipment of this kind and many other nautical installations on board freight and passenger vessels. In addition to this, there are specific nautical systems such as navigation devices, marine radio systems, radar equipment and satellite telephones, the main and emergency switchboards on the bridge, motor starters and, for example, lighting systems. Safety equipment on passenger ships needs to operate reliably at all times, as do technical solutions for amenities during the voyage. Their conditions of use are somewhat more demanding than those in a data centre with climate control on dry land.

All aspects need to meet these special environmental requirements – the installation of systems in enclosures and IT racks, their power supply and backup, and climate control.