Rational presented no less than three innovations at eight international events at its headquarters in Landsberg am Lech. The market leader in hot food preparation inspired around 800 dealers, service partners and other multipliers from around the world with its game changer iVario Pro, an innovation in the iCombi Pro, solutions that drive digitalisation in professional kitchens, and a world premiere. In doing so, Rational demonstrated the pioneering role it has played in the industry over the last 50 years.

The first highlight of the international partner events celebrating the company's 50th anniversary was the presentation of the iCareSystem AutoDose - an integrated solid cleaner system as an option for the iCombi Pro tabletop units. Cleaner and care products are securely stored in solid form within the cooking system, enabling autonomous cleaning, either at the push of a button or according to a schedule. The new cleaning system is also the highlight of the Rational booth at Host, the international trade fair held in Milan in mid-October.

In terms of digitalisation, Rational also remains true to its pioneering role, as it has for the past 20 years. For the first time on the market, there is now an automatic interface between ERP systems and the two cooking systems iCombi and iVario: cooking programs pre-stored in the system are sent to all networked iCombi and iVaries units within seconds and across all locations via the ConnectedCooking digital kitchen management system. This saves time and ensures uniform standards.

Meanwhile, sustainable resource management based on automatic data analysis helps to use the cooking systems more efficiently, extend their service life, and save energy and costs. Service partners also benefit from AI-based data analyses and forecasts: Faults are detected more quickly; unforeseen system failures are avoided, and service calls are easier to plan. If necessary, this can also be done remotely.