Current press releases at a glance

29 Apr 2026

Rittal at the OCP EMEA Summit 2026: The AI era requires standardised infrastructure

The rapid spread of artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing about a new era for data centre infrastructure worldwide. Greater computing power, higher power densities and entirely new demands on cooling and power supply require new...

27 Apr 2026

Rittal and ABB enter into technology partnership for the power distribution of the future

Making electrical infrastructure fit for future challenges with greater safety and speed – that is the goal of the new technology partnership between ABB and Rittal. Working together to create innovations for the European and international...

22 Apr 2026

UL certified fuse holder for RiLineX

Rittal has further extended its range of the RiLineX busbar system: new UL-certified fuse holders now make it even easier to engineer this quick-use standard platform in compliance with US standards. There is global demand for these fuse holders to...

20 Apr 2026

Hannover Messe: German Chancellor visit Rittal and Eplan

AI, data centers, competitiveness: During Friedrich Merz’s visit to the Hannover Messe, Rittal and Eplan demonstrate how industry is recalibrating its growth formula in the face of global competition and accelerating the development of its IT...

2 Apr 2026

The new bodyguard for industrial data centres

The march of IT technology into industry due to data-driven manufacturing processes continues unabated. Data centres are moving ever closer to production lines. Rittal has now made the interior of its robust AX compact enclosures ready for IT to protect...

12 Jan 2026

Purdue, Rittal + Eplan announce strategic partnership for smart manufacturing, engineering education

Purdue University and Rittal and Eplan, sister companies and global leaders in industrial and electrical engineering solutions and automation, have announced a major strategic partnership. The five-year collaboration centers around the Purdue...

1 Dec 2025

AI momentum – be top magazine showcases opportunities for industry

AI is everywhere. The opportunities are huge, including for industry – provided the new AI technologies from the digital economy can be combined with know-how from industry. The new issue of be top demonstrates exactly how this can be achieved....

26 Nov 2025

Assembly at record speed: Study confirms time savings of up to 75 percent with RiLineX

An independent study with Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML has examined the assembly time of the new Rittal RiLineX busbar system platform in use at switchgear manufacturer gefeba Elektro GmbH. The findings: RiLineX...

25 Nov 2025

The Wire Handling System speeds up and simplifies wiring

Rittal Automation Systems is expanding its product range to enable seamless, data-driven automation for panel building and switchgear manufacturing. The new Wire Handling System transports pre-assembled wires just-in-time and just-in-sequence...

25 Nov 2025

Eplan and Rittal future-proof Automation in electrical engineering

AI is in the starting blocks. Expectation is massive. But how can industry seize its opportunities and take automation to the next level with AI? Eplan , Rittal and Rittal Automation Systems will be providing answers at SPS 2025 under the motto...

17 Nov 2025

AI calls for a cool head. Rittal and GSI are propelling a data centre transformation

Artificial intelligence promises enormous opportunities for both business and research. But are the required data centres ready? Given their power density, AI and high-performance computing are making completely new demands, especially when...

10 Nov 2025

Gold for sustainability at Rittal

This is a strong signal for the future: Rittal was not only successfully assessed by EcoVadis, but it was also awarded the gold medal for its sustainability, putting the company among the top 5 per cent worldwide.

27 Oct 2025

A factory of the highest calibre: Rittal’s Haiger plant is the “Factory of the Year 2025”

This plant is anything but ordinary: Rittal’s factory in Haiger, Hesse, has received a top award. It is the “Factory of the Year 2025” – one of the industry’s highest awards, for more than 30 years it has s only been given only to the best factories in...

1 Oct 2025

Rittal expands its liquid cooling portfolio

By expanding its range in the field of liquid cooling for industrial and IT applications, Rittal now offers F-Gas-Regulation-compliant cooling solutions for almost every application area, from mechanical engineering to battery energy storage...

27 Aug 2025

Rittal data centres now configurable online

IT is now a part of almost every aspect of life and the economy. Various industries are still in the early stages of adopting AI applications, but these will really take off in the coming years. The industrial sector is particularly active in the field...

3 Apr 2025

“Our path to growth” – be top magazine presents “game changers”

Which technologies are real game changers and can put companies on the right path for growth, especially right now? The new issue of “be top” magazine highlights the many opportunities that exist, particularly in the US market. This issue’s cover story...

31 Mar 2025

Bending busbars professionally: rapidly, precisely and automatically

The new Bending Terminal BT 20E from Rittal Automation Systems can be used for many types of quick and precise bending of copper and aluminium busbars, such as flat, edge or multi-stack bending. This enables busbars up to 20 mm thick and 160 mm wide to...

30 Mar 2025

Power distribution: save 50 per cent copper with new complete boards

Last year, Rittal introduced a new industry standard for power distribution with its RiLineX platform system. Now, at Hannover Messe, new complete boards from the RiLineX platform, designed for low currents of up to 550 A, are being launched. Copper...

30 Mar 2025

The future of industry is AI-driven: Eplan & Rittal to highlight AI-driven industrial automation at Hannover Messe

Growing the business in the face of international competition is a constant challenge for industrial companies, above all in Europe and most particularly in Germany. As a result of artificial intelligence, a whole host of opportunities are also at the...

13 Nov 2024

Automated busbar machining – now also for smaller companies

Getting started with automated busbar machining is often a significant hurdle for smaller switchgear manufacturers. The new Punching Terminal PT S4 from Rittal Automation Systems makes it easy to get started. It already becomes attractive when machining...

12 Nov 2024

Rittal cooling units are now seaworthy

Rittal has further improved its Blue e+ series cooling units to deal with the dynamic loads experienced on the high seas. For the first time, the manufacturer now includes DNV-tested cooling units for maritime applications in its product portfolio under...

11 Nov 2024

New entry-level digital cutting centres

During control and switchgear construction, numerous small preparatory jobs must be carried out. These include cutting the wiring ducts, cable duct covers and mounting rails to exact dimensions. Rittal Automation Systems now offers two interesting...

10 Nov 2024

Greater planning convenience with the switchgear configurator

Networked ecosystems offer a vast range of opportunities in plant engineering. This is precisely where Rittal’s new RiPower planning tool comes in: thanks to simplified workflows, the configurator accelerates the safe planning and construction of...

10 Nov 2024

A new lightning fast platform for power distribution

RiLineX from Rittal is a newly developed, open platform for power distribution systems. A click system of boards and components simplifies the previously laborious process of assembling power distribution systems in enclosures. The end result...

26 Sept 2024

More room for manoeuvre when routing cables in the base/plinth

Speed and simplicity are essential when installing an enclosure. Every minute counts, even when assembling the base or plinth. But even when cables have been introduced, almost everything must still be done in the shortest possible time. Rittal now...

11 Aug 2024

Flexibility with numerous options

A clear overview and absolute dependability are essential wherever equipment and system operation must be monitored. Here, at the human/machine interface, it is also vital to possess flexible options for individual adaptation to any local circumstances....

22 May 2024

Rittal develops megawatt cooling for AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) promises revolutionary benefits. Is the IT infrastructure ready? Data centre operators are breaking new technological ground with their technology partners. Rittal now presents a new cooling solution that delivers...

22 Apr 2024

Standardized water cooling paves the way for AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world of IT infrastructure. The demand for computing power and capacity is growing so rapidly that the requirements for scaling, energy efficiency, cooling and power distribution in data centers will also...

22 Apr 2024

Standardised, twin-walled and bayable

Changing requirements demand fast and straightforward solutions – that also applies to the installation of outdoor enclosures. The evolution of the Rittal CS Toptec range now standardises the principle of Rittal large enclosures with the simple bayed...

21 Apr 2024

Rittal has a new AX three-part wall-mounted enclosure

Whether to protect control systems in tough manufacturing environments or network applications in offices – or even a combination of both: the new Rittal AX three-part wall-mounted enclosure can handle all requirements. The multi-purpose enclosure...

23 Nov 2021

Easier than ever – individually configuring and ordering enclosures

Can complex products such as enclosure systems be planned easily in 3D, configured individually, and ordered quickly, thanks to direct price information? For system planners, this is now even easier. With Rittal’s new RiPanel enclosure configurator,...

22 Nov 2021

A new home for the digital twin

Rittal ePocket – the digital wiring plan pocket: In terms of environmental friendliness, the new space in the cloud has the benefit of doing away with paper. In addition, operators, planners, switchgear manufacturers and maintenance staff will find it...

31 Mar 2021

From steel manufacturer to an international digital company – in 60 years

It is April 1, 1961, when an international success story begins in a small weaving mill in central Hesse - the standardization of enclosures.

12 Jan 2021

Stand-alone enclosures offer greater simplicity

Baying enclosures are frequently employed for free-standing use cases – but are not always the best approach. The advantages of stand-alone products such as the Rittal VX SE have often been overlooked.

17 Nov 2020

Eplan, Rittal and Phoenix Contact: Standards set for industrialising panel building

Five years ago, Eplan, Rittal and Phoenix Contact founded a technology cooperation for panel building and switchgear manufacturing – “Smart Engineering and Production 4.0”.

8 Nov 2020

Cooling units – efficient in all weathers

With its new wall-mounted cooling unit Blue e+ outdoor, Rittal is now making its highly efficient series of cooling units ready for use out in the open.

14 July 2020

Building edge infrastructures faster

Speed is of the essence. Due to the industrial transformation, manufacturing companies are having to build new IT and OT infrastructures for edge applications faster than ever before. The prerequisites are rack systems based on a...

13 July 2020

AX enclosures: now also ready for outdoor use

Rittal has rounded off its AX range of compact enclosures with its newly developed plastic enclosures. Its new mounting functions make rapid expansion possible and provide a greater scope for installation using smart technology.

5 May 2020

The world's fastest IT rack

Rittal proudly unveils its new VX IT rack system, an innovative modular system of variants for server and network racks. New IT infrastructures can now be assembled at unprecedented speed, from individual network racks to entire data centres.

29 Aug 2019

Make cooling units IoT-compatible with ease

The ability of machines and systems to communicate with one another is a basic requirement for Industry 4.0. Rittal now offers a special adaptor for integrating existing Blue e series cooling units into condition monitoring and IoT systems,...