The Icelandic ash cloud in April prevented a significant proportion of international visitors from travelling to the Hanover Trade Fair. As a special service for its customers and other interested parties, therefore, Rittal GmbH & Co. KG decided to host its own in-house trade fair in Herborn from 5 to 8 July. Following a welcoming address by Bernd Eckel, President Sales at Rittal, the 350 or so visitors from 28 different countries, ranging from Europe, to North and Latin America, through to Asia, took advantage of an extensive information programme covering all aspects of our solution concept.

"Rittal - The System".

As well as presentations and factory visits, workshops were also held in our newly created Training Center. The training centre allowed visitors to experience Rittal's products at first hand, and in future will continue to be used for staff and customer training. The showroom was also redesigned especially for this event. The main focus of the display is now "Rittal - The System", complemented by service and information points on the engineering tools and Rittal system consulting.

The response from our guests was very positive, and there was a high level of interest in products from the world's leading suppliers of enclosure and case technology, system climate control, power distribution and IT infrastructure. "This in-house trade fair was very interesting. Rittal has an excellent system", remarked Noé Altamirano frrom Siemens in Mexico. Victor Gonzalez from DPA in Chile added: "I am attending this event to familiarise myself with the product portfolio as a whole. I would also like to gain an insight into the manufacturing and certification processes. This event in Herborn has exceeded my expectations". Hemantkumar Mharte from Prudent Solutions in India added that he would be keen to attend a similar event at Rittal in future.

Rittal concluded that the event was an all-round success. President Sales Bernd Eckel announced, "We are delighted that so many international customers and interested parties made the trip, in some cases travelling long distances, to see us. Their positive feedback confirms that we made the right decision to hold an in-house trade fair".

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Rittal

Since its foundation in 1961, Rittal GmbH & Co. KG, based in Herborn/Germany, has become a global player. Today, Rittal is one of the world's leading system suppliers for enclosure and housing technology, with over 10,000 standard products available for immediate delivery, and a sought-after solution provider in all areas of industry and mechanical engineering, as well as a trendsetter for all segments of the IT/telecoms market. Rittal stands for future-oriented and comprehensive solutions, service and consulting experience.

Rittal's product range comprises industrial enclosures, electronic packaging solutions, system climate control, power distribution, IT solutions and communication systems.

Under the auspices of Rittal International, optimum synergies are being created for the customer. These are the result of close cooperation with market leaders Eplan (Europe's Number One for software solutions for mechanical engineering, plant construction and industry in general), Lampertz (a prominent supplier in the field of physical data and system security), and Litcos (a provider of innovative security concepts for data systems).

In order to serve the world's market places optimally, 19 high-tech production locations supply 60 subsidiaries, 150 sales and logistics centres and more than 70 agencies around the globe. In Germany, 22 Rittal sales and logistics centres cater for our customers' every need with nationwide service. With over 10,500 employees worldwide, Rittal International is the largest company of the Friedhelm Loh Group. The group's workforce totals more than 11,600 employees.