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Purdue announces Rittal + Eplan Lab to open Sept. 15 in Dudley Hall to train engineering-technology students
Purdue announced the Rittal + Eplan Lab will open Sept. 15 in Dudley Hall, expanding a five-year U.S. research partnership with Rittal and Eplan to give engineering-technology students hands-on experience with digital engineering, infrastructure and automation. The collaboration also includes planned scholarships, internships and joint R&D.
Purdue University said the Rittal + Eplan Lab will open Sept. 15 in Dudley Hall to connect digital engineering, physical infrastructure and automation in a single learning environment for students in the School of Engineering Technology and Purdue Polytechnic Institute. The lab is intended to let students practice workflows from electrical design and documentation through system configuration, assembly and production.
The announcement frames the lab as part of a five-year collaboration naming Purdue the primary U.S. academic research partner within the Rittal + Eplan Partner Network. Purdue and the Friedhelm Loh Group companies said the broader partnership also includes plans for scholarships, internships, workforce development and joint research and development initiatives.
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