# 216: Automating Control Panel Design and Fabrication Featuring Rittal’s Brian Jung and EPLAN’s Kruno Kutnohorski

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2024-12-17
- Length: 45m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-17-216-automating-control-panel-design-and-fabrication-featuring-rittals-brian-jung
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com

## Summary

Brian Jung of Rittal and Kruno Kutnohorski of EPLAN discuss automating control panel design and fabrication to address skilled labor shortages and improve efficiency. They explain the transition from manual to semi-automated and fully automated processes, citing data that reduces build times from 58 hours to 21 hours. The guests highlight how EPLAN and Rittal collaborate as sibling companies to help customers overcome technology hesitancy through 'lighthouse' case studies and shared best practices.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-17-216-automating-control-panel-design-and-fabrication-featuring-rittals-brian-jung#t=0) Introduction and Automation Fair Recap
- [5:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-17-216-automating-control-panel-design-and-fabrication-featuring-rittals-brian-jung#t=322) The Skilled Labor Shortage and Automation Solutions
- [11:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-17-216-automating-control-panel-design-and-fabrication-featuring-rittals-brian-jung#t=685) Automating America: Market Differences and Adoption
- [14:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-17-216-automating-control-panel-design-and-fabrication-featuring-rittals-brian-jung#t=874) Data-Driven ROI and Lighthouse Customers
- [17:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-17-216-automating-control-panel-design-and-fabrication-featuring-rittals-brian-jung#t=1022) Manual vs. Semi-Automated vs. Fully Automated Panels
- [27:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-17-216-automating-control-panel-design-and-fabrication-featuring-rittals-brian-jung#t=1629) EPLAN and Rittal Collaboration and Partnership
- [31:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-17-216-automating-control-panel-design-and-fabrication-featuring-rittals-brian-jung#t=1887) Overcoming Technology Hesitancy and Outsourcing
- [36:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-17-216-automating-control-panel-design-and-fabrication-featuring-rittals-brian-jung#t=2164) Fun Questions: Girl Scout Cookies and Football

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Rittal (company)
- EPLAN (company)
- Rockwell Automation (company)
- Golden Road Brewing Company (company)
- Perfor X (product)

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