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Experience – Factory of the year 2025

24-hour fully automated operation in the heart of Europe

Products need to have more than just impressive technology these days – customers also expect rapid availability, bespoke solutions and global delivery. Digital end-to-end processes throughout production make all this possible. Rittal was an early adopter of this approach. The Haiger factory’s strong customer focus and high level of automation and digitalisation won it the title “Factory of the Year 2025” – the most prestigious award a factory in Europe can receive.

Experience – Plant engineering

No worries in Poland

Some companies are in crisis mode, while others need to manage their growth. TRIPS belongs to the second group. The automation technology specialist is looking to the future in a positive frame of mind, including in Poland. Working with solutions from Eplan, Rittal and Rittal Automation Systems, its new Polish plant has taken a systematic approach to planning growth. We discover how during a visit to Krapkowice.

Experience – Rittal IT Solutions at Frankfurt Airport

Missing a fault? Impossible!

On peak days, Frankfurt Airport uses its highly automated, complex baggage conveyor systems to handle more than 100,000 items of luggage for international passengers. Everything is carefully monitored and controlled from the new Baggage Control Center. We took a look around the heart of this control room – the data centre.

Innovation – Rittal Direct Liquid Cooling

AI needs a cool head

What is it that holds the world together? How can we combat cancer cells? These are the big questions for humanity that the world-renowned GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung is researching. Finding answers isn’t just a case of having bright minds in the research team – the chips in the data centre also need a cool head! In Darmstadt, Rittal and GSI have created a blueprint for AI infrastructure with direct liquid cooling (DLC).

Innovation – Rittal RiLineX

Power platform put to the test

The results of a new study are impressive – in a field study conducted at gefeba Elektro GmbH, a specialist in industrial automation and switchgear manufacturing, use of the new RiLineX busbar platform from Rittal delivered absolutely incredible assembly times that were up to 75 percent faster than those of a conventional system. Even “old hands” are astonished by the results.

Teamwork – SchulePlus

From an idea to a movement

SchulePlus is growing from a regional pilot project into a network right across Hesse. Companies, schools and politicians are all pulling together to make career guidance more practical and enhance training. So what exactly is happening now?

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Innovation – LKH LKH

“We love the challenge!”

The economic climate has worsened, with fewer investments and orders and, at the same time, more pressure, bureaucracy and regulations. Axel Dransfeld, Managing Director of plastics specialist LKH, knows what matters in times such as these and is pursuing a clear strategy.

Innovation – Eplan Eplan Platform 2026

“The added value is significant”

In industry, a lack of speed is a fundamental problem in the face of global competition. A lot of potential can be unlocked by speeding up engineering processes. Eplan has therefore redesigned its product portfolio so customers can benefit from a much simpler, more powerful solution – but at no extra cost. Thomas Weichsel, Vice President Software Portfolio at Eplan, explains how the Eplan Platform 2026 is helping electrical engineers forge ahead.

Innovation – Stahlo Partnership between Salzgitter AG and Stahlo

Green Steel – What are the next steps?

Salzgitter is a real hotspot in the steel industry right now. Its SALCOS® programme has made the Group a global role model for the switch to green steel. Despite all the discussions regarding this sector, Salzgitter AG is pressing ahead with its strategy and is looking to achieve virtually emission-free production by the mid-2030s. Stahlo is ensuring the necessary access to green steel.

Innovation – Rittal Interview

“Direct current – direct benefits!”

A growing number of data centres are turning to DC power – a trend that is also being driven by the high power demands of AI applications. Zafer Cankurtaran, Product Manager Direct Current Technology at Rittal, explains why DC systems in sidecars are becoming the new standard – for the present day and the future.

Cideon, SBF and LUNUX
Transportation technology

CAD in – lights on

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Interview

„AI in colocation is growing!“

Experience – Interview

Ready for tomorrow!

Experience – Toptec Outdoor Enclosures Calculated, Using RiTherm

„It loves the great outdoors!“

Experience – SGAC

Digital excellence in China

Experience – BORA

Sustainably cool

BORA, the innovative manufacturer of premium integrated kitchen appliances, needed a new data centre. It was looking for a sustainable, resource-friendly solution that naturally also combined excellent reliability and security with high availability and was expandable – all aesthetically incorporated into the Austrian company’s Niederndorf site. How did BORA square this circle? By turning to Rittal and its partners!

Experience – Mosaico Group

CIAO! Automation

The Mosaico Group in Italy is looking to the future and investing in systematic automation. Solutions from Eplan, Rittal and Rittal Automation Systems have helped the systems integrator become more efficient and competitive, which has also made it a more attractive employer in the battle for young talent.

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Powering on in a Blackout – Interview with Simon Bartoschewski

Interview with TRIPS Lukasz Kowalski

Interview with Brad Howell (owner of R&D Specialties)

Interview with Sean Rezin (Executive Vice President of Usemco)

Interview with John Miller (Vice President of Engineering Specialists)

Setting the pace for stacking cranes

Sustainably Cool - BORA Data Center

Rittal reportage naturenergie netze

How can we accelerate the transformation of our energy systems

DNV test in the Phoenix Testlab

I’m a fan of the TX! - Interview with Christoph Laves, Managing Director of IT-Budget GmbH.

Engineering in the cloud - Interview with Andree Rülander, Head of Electrical Design, Enercon

Keeping tunnels lit in an emergency - Interview with Robert Berndt, HERMOS Authorised Representative and Project Leader

Cool when the heat is on - Interview with Björn von Frieling

Automated driving - IT infrastructure for BMW vehicle tests

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Digital continuity in mechanical engineering

We'll clarify that!

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International projects

Worldwide

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Guest article Meta:

How is AI changing the design of data centres, Mr. Mills?

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AUTOMUSEUM

Knowledge and wonder

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