Current press releases at a glance

29/04/2026

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...

27/04/2026

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...

22/04/2026

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...

21/04/2026

New playbook for refrigerants

In 2027, new EU regulations will take effect that further restrict the use of refrigerants in new machinery. In the future, many refrigerants will be banned from sale. This will affect many machines and systems in which enclosure cooling...

20/04/2026

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...

12/01/2026

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...

24/11/2025

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...

10/11/2025

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...

10/11/2025

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.

27/10/2025

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...

1/10/2025

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....

1/10/2025

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...

1/10/2025

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...

27/08/2025

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...

2/04/2025

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...

12/11/2024

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...

22/05/2024

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...

29/02/2024

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...

23/11/2021

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,...

18/05/2021

LED signal pillars for greater safety

The operating conditions of machines and systems must be quickly and clearly recognisable. Signal pillars, for example, help us to react to disturbances immediately. With their IP 65 protection category and zero-maintenance LED technology, new signal...

19/04/2021

Friedhelm Loh Group receives awards for employee development

The Friedhelm Loh Group has won “Top German Employer” award for the thirteenth time in a row. It has also been judged one of “Germany’s best training companies” for the fifth time in a row.

12/04/2021

Enclosure modification made faster

New Perforex MT milling centre with optimised mechanics and digital integration. New RiPanel Processing Center as interface from engineering to machine controllers with efficient job management. New financing models and consulting for individual...

11/04/2021

Twenty live streams and lectures: This is how the industrial transformation is working today

Rittal, Eplan and German Edge Cloud present their latest solutions for industrial transformation at this year’s Hannover Messe (12 to 16 April). Online, via 20 live streamings and expert presentations, visitors will learn about what is now feasible in...

30/03/2021

Rittal and Stulz: a partnership of pioneers

Rittal and Stulz have announced the immediate launch of a worldwide partnership for the provision of made-to-measure data centre infrastructure, consulting, support and services.

2/02/2021

Industry 4.0 in practice: German Edge Cloud delivers smart solutions for Rittal's Haiger plant

At its Haiger plant, Rittal consistently manufactures keeping with Industry 4.0 standards. The world’s leading system provider for enclosure technology, power distribution, climate control, IT infrastructure, software and service has one of the latest...

2/02/2021

German Edge Cloud and IBM take a hybrid cloud solution for industrial edge compu-ting directly onto the shop floor

With “ONCITE powered by IBM,” an all-in-one hybrid cloud solution already in use at Rittal’s digitally integrated Haiger plant, both German Edge Cloud and IBM are addressing the digitisation needs of manufacturing industry through relevant shop floor...

12/01/2021

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.

30/11/2020

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17/11/2020

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”.

8/11/2020

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.

22/07/2020

More transparency and control over power consumption in IT racks

Energy consumption is an important factor for economical IT operations. The maximum transparency of consumption is vital. That is why Rittal has integrated extensive measurement functions for detailed energy analysis in its new PDU (Power...

14/07/2020

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...

13/07/2020

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.

9/07/2020

Solutions for the industrial transfor-mation – from IT rack to edge computing

For the first time ever, the Hanover Fair is being held as a purely digital forum, with Rittal as one of the ten premium partners of the “Digital Days” on...

5/05/2020

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.

27/04/2020

Direct chip cooling

Rittal, one of the world’s leading system providers for industrial and IT infrastructure solutions, and ZutaCore, experts in processor and liquid cooling, deliver innovative solutions for high-performance cooling and other computing-intensive scenarios...

25/11/2019

Conversion tool for compact enclosures AX and small enclosures KX

The new AX and KX series offer countless advantages for users. Rittal offers a variety of practical tools to help them convert their applications to the new series as easily as possible.

29/08/2019

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,...