--- title: Automation Fair 2026 | Rittal + Eplan description: "Meet Rittal and Eplan at Automation Fair 2026, November 16–19 in Boston. Explore connected engineering, automation, and scalable production at Booth #315." image: https://info.rittal.us/hubfs/2026-AF-featured.png --- ![Rittal\_Eplan\_logo](https://info.rittal.us/hubfs/Rittal_Eplan_logo.png) Toggle navigation Toggle navigation Search Box # Made for Growth. At Automation Fair 2026, Rittal and Eplan are here to help you turn engineering possibilities into tangible progress. Increase your capacity, scale with confidence, and move from design to production faster via one connected, data-driven, automation-ready workflow. Design. Implement. Grow. November 16-19, 2026 Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA Booth #315 [BOOK YOUR BOOTH MEETING](https://info.rittal.us/automation-fair-2026#af26-meeting-form) ![Automation Fair 2026 event logo](https://info.rittal.us/hubfs/2026%20Email%20Assets/2026-AF-Logo.png)   ## Walk Your Connected Engineering & Automation Lifecycle Follow the same path your work should take: start with a connected digital design, implement it through standardized physical infrastructure, then add automation to create a repeatable system built to grow.       1 ### Design — Turn Engineering Data into a Build-Ready Plan Your path to faster production starts before anything is cut, drilled, or wired. Eplan serves as the digital backbone: connecting engineering data, component selection, design macros, documentation, and the digital twin so your team can move from concept toward production with fewer manual handoffs and less interpretation. - Create a connected engineering foundation that can carry accurate design data into downstream production workflows - Standardize repeatable design elements so every new project does not have to start from scratch - Use 3D panel design and the digital twin to visualize and validate the build before stepping foot on the shop floor **What You Gain:** A clearer engineering-to-production handoff, fewer opportunities for rework, and a stronger foundation for repeatable growth. REAL CUSTOMER RESULT Usemco doubled its share of business while improving efficiency and quality by taking a digital-first approach 2 ### Implement — Bring the Digital Design into the Physical World with Less Friction Rittal helps turn your design into a physical system. Modular enclosures, power distribution, climate control, and supporting infrastructure give the engineering data a standardized physical foundation. - Move from digital planning into enclosure, power, cooling, and control infrastructure without rebuilding the process from the ground up - Reduce manual adaptation and field fitting with standardized, configurable platforms that support repeatable panel construction - Carry engineering intent forward so assembly teams spend less time translating the design and more time building it accurately **What You Gain:** A faster, more reliable path from digital design to physical production, with standardized infrastructure that helps reduce assembly complexity and keep projects moving. REAL CUSTOMER RESULT Engineering Specialists cut the time to build ten enclosures from two weeks to a single day by standardizing and automating their workflow 3 ### Grow — Scale Output Without Scaling Complexity at the Same Rate Growth gets easier when design and implementation are already standardized. Add Rittal Automation Systems to the same ecosystem to automate repetitive production work and create a more scalable path from engineering to finished enclosure. - Increase capacity without increasing headcount at the same rate by reducing repetitive manual work and production bottlenecks. - Turn repeatable engineering data and modular infrastructure into repeatable production processes that can support higher volume. - Create a connected ecosystem that helps your team respond faster to demand without recreating the workflow for every project. **What You Gain:** A connected, scalable ecosystem that combines engineering, infrastructure, and automation to increase capacity, accelerate production, and support growth without adding resources at the same rate. REAL CUSTOMER RESULT R&D Specialties now builds panels about 40% faster without a matching increase in headcount. [BOOK YOUR BOOTH MEETING](https://info.rittal.us/automation-fair-2026#af26-meeting-form)   ## What You’ll Experience at Booth #315 Walk the same path through the booth and get a clear view of what works through real-world application. ### DESIGN Eplan digital engineering, connected data, standardized design, and the digital twin. ### IMPLEMENT Rittal enclosures, power distribution, thermal management, and physical infrastructure. ### GROW Rittal Automation Systems and connected workflows that help increase output and repeatability. ### Also… - Discuss the bottlenecks holding back your teams directly with product experts, application engineers, and industry specialists - Explore practical applications for panel builders, machine builders, system integrators, and manufacturers in demanding industrial environments   ## Insights to Put the Future in Focus Hear it from the people doing the work. Our experts will share how automation, data-driven design and integrated manufacturing help teams build faster and grow. Each session comes with real-world examples you can use as soon as you’re back at the plant. ![Sean Mulherrin](https://info.rittal.us/hubfs/2025-RAF-sean.jpg) ### From Schematic to System: Data-Driven Engineering with EPLAN and Rockwell Software Your Eplan schematics already hold the data others rebuild by hand. See how it flows into the Rockwell toolchain: - Studio 5000: I/O data, hardware configuration and network topology exchange via AML - Emulate3D: wiring data via XML speeds up model creation and enables power-flow simulation and virtual commissioning - FactoryTalk Optix: P&IDs exported from Eplan Preplanning as MTP jump-start visualization ![Brian Jung](https://info.rittal.us/hubfs/2026%20Email%20Assets/2026-AF-brian-jung-headshot.png) ### Digital Transformation in Industrial Automation: Lessons from a Customer Implementation Follow one manufacturer’s move from manual, traditional engineering and production to an integrated, automated workflow. - The starting point: production inefficiencies, manual processes and limits to scaling as demand grew - The solution: engineering software, standardized data workflows and manufacturing automation - The rollout: planning, deployment, operator adoption and production ramp-up, plus results and lessons learned [BOOK YOUR BOOTH MEETING](https://info.rittal.us/automation-fair-2026#af26-meeting-form) ## Bring Us Your Challenge - Trying to increase panel output without increasing headcount at the same rate? - Still reconciling engineering drawings with what actually gets built? - Losing time to manual wiring, labeling, machining, field fitting, or rework? - Need a more repeatable path for enclosure design, power distribution, thermal management, or production? - Looking for a scalable standard that can support more projects without starting from scratch? Set your future in motion. Bring your panel layout, power distribution challenge, cooling requirement, workflow bottleneck, or growth target. Our experts will walk you through a more connected approach to remove friction and create a more repeatable path forward. Visit Rittal + Eplan at Booth #315 and leave with practical ideas and solutions you can bring back to your team. - - - - © 2026 Rittal LLC. All rights reserved - Privacy Policy - Terms and Conditions