At Hannover Messe, Rittal and Eplan showcase a unified approach that seamlessly links engineering, automation, and infrastructure. Their integrated solutions encompass smart software workflows, reliable hardware components, and process transparency. Features such as Smart Sourcing, Product Change Notification, and streamlined engineering interfaces ensure component availability insight and efficient change management. Meanwhile, hardware offeringsâincluding compact wire terminals, power distribution, and fluid-based coolingâenable rapid deployment, scalability, and future-proof compliance with EU regulations.
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Rittal, Eplan Present Integrated Engineering Through Automation To Infrastructure
Messeneuheit Wire Terminal WT L senkt Automatisierungs-Schwelle (Foto: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG)
At Hannover Messe, Rittal and Eplan present integrated engineering, automation, and infrastructure solutions to streamline workflows. Their offerings include Eplan Smart Sourcing for real-time availability and delivery data and Product Change Notification (PCN) to automate updates. Optimized software enhances data continuity and production efficiency. Innovative hardware like the compact Wire Terminal WT L, modular RiLineX and Ri4Power power platforms, and Direct Chip Cooling enable faster implementation and future EU-compliant cooling.
Manufacturers face pressure to accelerate product development, reduce production costs, and deliver greater value. Machinery and plant engineers increasingly leverage integrated software, hardware, and automation solutions to meet these demands. At Hanover Fair Hall 27, Stand D50, Rittal and Eplan present a collaborative system approach, showcasing how organizations of all sizes can harness unified workflows to achieve measurable improvements in project timelines, operational efficiency, and scalable performance within industrial environments.
Centralized Digital Twin Enables Unified Engineering Data Across Disciplines
In industrial engineering, a unified data backbone underpins planning, procurement, manufacturing, and operations. By refining its portfolio, Eplan optimizes toolsets to mirror user workflows, eliminating redundancies. This harmonized structure cultivates a digital twinâa single source of truthâthat seamlessly interlinks electrical schematics, fluid systems, and control logic. The outcome is enhanced process automation, reduced development cycles, and expedited project delivery, enabling teams to iterate while preserving consistent, reliable documentation across disciplines.
Eplan Smart Sourcing Ensures Early Availability, Transparent Delivery Times
By integrating real-time supplier data into the planning environment, Eplan Smart Sourcing provides immediate visibility of component availability and delivery schedules, enabling engineers to verify part readiness during design. Early insights into stock levels and lead times help identify shortages or suggest equivalent alternatives before procurement. This proactive approach minimizes back-and-forth coordination with purchasing and vendors, accelerates project timelines, and reduces risks associated with last-minute component shortages and supply delays.
PCN delivers real-time manufacturer change notifications to Eplan users
Product Change Notification (PCN) acts as an automated conduit for manufacturer component changes, delivering essential updates seamlessly and directly into the Eplan Data Portal. Through the Asset Administration Shell (AAS), this connection guarantees seamless, error-free synchronization. Engineers receive immediate alerts for component obsolescence, technical revisions, and critical firmware releases. Armed with these proactive insights, design teams can quickly implement corrections, mitigate supply chain risks, and uphold project schedules without delay.
Compact WT L Machine Offers Automated Wire Harness Production
The Wire Terminal WT L Series delivers a compact, fully automated wire processing solution. It performs cutting, stripping, end processing at high throughput, enabling consistent quality in cable assembly. Engineered for small to medium-sized control panel builders, it lowers investment requirements while maximizing productivity. Standardized interfaces and a modular design ensure smooth integration into existing manufacturing lines with minimal configuration. This flexibility empowers businesses to expand capacity quickly and reduce labor expenses.
Modular Power Distribution Enhances Data Center Density And Reliability
High-performance computing and artificial intelligence applications require novel, efficient approaches to power delivery and thermal control. Rittal addresses these needs with modular solutions like RiLineX and Ri4Power, plus Sidecar power rack architectures deployable directly in white space. These platforms support flexible scaling via interchangeable power units, uphold consistent electrical performance across installations, streamline commissioning processes, and enhance rack density and overall data center uptime by optimizing robust power distribution pathways.
Rittal Chip Cooling Provides Power Densities And Heat Recovery
Rittals Direct Chip Cooling system employs a liquid-based thermal management technique that targets heat generation directly at the processor die, enabling increased power densities. By efficiently removing heat with precise temperature control, this solution supports higher clock rates and extends component lifespan. Additionally, integrated heat recovery modules capture excess thermal energy and redirect it to facility heating or other processes, enhancing energy efficiency and reducing the environmental impact of AI workloads.
EU’s 2027 refrigerant rules demand compliance; Rittal ensures safety
In 2027, the European Union will enforce stricter regulations on refrigerants used in cooling systems and chillers. To comply with these requirements, Rittal offers a future-proof product range designed to support machine builders and plant manufacturers in selecting compliant refrigerant solutions at the earliest design stages. By integrating advanced technologies and materials that meet regulatory criteria, this portfolio ensures reliable performance, reduced environmental impact, and sustained operational safety throughout equipment lifespan.
Integrated Software, Hardware, Automation Boost Competitiveness With AI Infrastructure
Rittal and Eplan introduce an integrated engineering-to-production ecosystem combining software, hardware and automation for continuous data flow and automated manufacturing with AI-driven infrastructure. A digital twin automates workflows, minimizes manual revisions and reduces downtime. This end-to-end solution accelerates development, cuts costs and scales production capacity ensuring industry compliance. The platform delivers faster time-to-market, optimized cost efficiency and enhanced scalability, creating a future-proof technological foundation across product design and manufacturing process.
