In practice

KUKA Roboter GmbH: Modular robot design

May 2010 - KUKA uses the EPLAN Engineering Center (EEC) for its electrical engineering design work; it provides its designers with a functional modular kit. The result is streamlined electrical engineering with an integrated data base.

Rieter Textile Systems: Deep-level integration

January 2009: Rieter Textile Systems uses EPLAN Electric P8 for electrical engineering design at its five design locations. The highlights of the CAE system at the globally active tex-tile system manufacturer include an intelligent language management ...

Callens & EMK: EPLAN is now really the standard

November 2008: Heat and piping specialist Callens & EMK from Harelbeke switched over to EPLAN Electric P8 software. More and more industrial clients in Belgium and France were explicitly asking for electrical schemat in EPLAN format.

Huisman-Itrec: Letting EPLAN do the heavy lifting

November 2008 - For Dutch heavy lift manufacturer Huisman-Itrec, adopting the latest EPLAN software has meant a great deal more than adding state-of-the-art automation tools.

ERNST GROB AG: Direct connection to CAE and ERP

September 2008 - ERNST GROB AG, located in Männedorf near Zurich, has electrical engineering com-pletely under control: Using EPLAN Electric P8, the designers have formed assemblies which were transferred as components to the EPLAN database.

A. Monforts Werkzeugmaschinenbau: Project generator sets the pace

September 2008 - The machine tool manufacturer Monforts used the migration from EPLAN 21 to EPLAN Electric P8 as an opportunity to create its own modules for electrical engi-neering design. This (preliminary) work paid off: Compared to manually putting...

Palfinger: Technology right on track

July 2008 - The maintenance of railroads and tracks is a highly complex challenge. These hydraulic-mechanical "marvels" are manufactured by PALFINGER - the systems of the EPLAN platform are used to design both.

ABB Automation GmbH uses EPLAN Electric P8 for electrical engineering design

May 2008 - Migration from EPLAN 5.70 to P8 has been successful - the company is highly satisfied, as shown in an experience report of the "Robot Automation & Products" division.

Windhoff Bahn- und Anlagentechnik GmbH: A clever combination

May 2008 - Windhoff Bahn- und Anlagentechnik GmbH avails itself of the advantages of com-bining electrical engineering and fluid power in developing rail vehicles: The CAx systems of EPLAN for the two disciplines are perfectly harmonized.

ABB: MNSEngineer uses EPLAN Electric P8

November 2007 - This is how the state-of-the-art configuration of switchgear works. In its new equipment design tool MNSEngineer ABB, the number one global player in automation and power technologies, combines the advantages of two market leading ....

FH Bochum: Racing through the Outback

September 2007 - Bochum Technical University developed a solar car which completed the world’s largest solar race in Australia in October 2007. The German team successfully finished the race in a fantastic 4th place. The complicated electrical ....

Dressel GmbH: New CAE dimension is convincing

August 2007 - When electrical equipping of automated plants is required, Dressel GmbH has an excellent reputation in various branches of mechanical and plant engineering – from wind energy through sheet-metal and tube forming to press technology.

EPLAN Cabinet at Siemens in Chemnitz

April 2007 - The Siemens combination engineering plant at Chemnitz, which develops and produces control cabinets for more than 130 customers, uses EPLAN Cabinet for its 3D planning. In order to accelerate work operations and respond quickly to ....

Neuberger Gebäudeautomation GmbH: The largest construction site in Germany

August 2007 - The specialists of the Neuberger Gebäudeautomation GmbH in Germany who were responsible for the central building control at the New Trade Fair Center in Stuttgart systems mastered the high demands placed on them successfully.

BBS technical university: Designed with continuous processes

May 2007 - This vocational school in the Hanover area is among the first to implement EPLAN Electric P8. As part of a final project, five graduates took on the task of designing and constructing a production system using the newest CAx technology....

E-CAD and M-CAD are converging

March 2007 - There are growing indications of a convergence between electrical engineering, control engineering and mechanical engineering in the development processes for machinery and plant manufacturing: Mechatronic systems are the future. EPLAN ....

Automotive industry: CAE software creates uniform global standard

November 2006 - When a car manufacturer like General Motors chooses a CAE tool, its decision is based on careful consideration. In this particular case, the main aims were to establish a uniform global standard for all plants, facilitate inter-site ....

Don't sweat – switch!

July 2006 - With the Electric P8 E-CAE system from EPLAN, the planner can start immediately and work productively. He can start in the object-oriented mode and switch into the graphical mode at any time - or vise versa. Both modes of operation are ....

Workflow-controlled engineering unites graphics and object orientation in the same system

June 2006 - In the past, CAE systems were divided into graphically-oriented and object-oriented solutions. Now, a new high-end system - EPLAN Electric P8 – breaks down existing design barriers by uniting both these technologies for the first time....

Workflow between electrical and fluid engineering

June 2006 - In automation engineering, it is standard practice to combine electrical and fluid engineering. In the design sector, however, these two disciplines are still often treated as if they were separate entities. The contemporary approach is ....

Allianz Arena: High-tech architecture springs to life

July 2006 - A number of structural engineering masterstrokes were needed before the first match could kick off in the recently completed Allianz Arena: Construction of the most cutting-edge football stadium in Europe included a number of pioneering ....

ABB Schaltanlagentechnik GmbH

April 2006 - ABB Schaltanlagentechnik GmbH in Ladenburg uses the EPLAN CAE system to engineer its high-quality enclosures that supply energy to, for example, computer centers, hospitals, powerstations and industrial plants. The special thing here is ....

Egemin

October 2005 - Egemin in Belgium automates its engineering with EPLAN 5. The proposal phase is getting longer while the project lead times are becoming shorter. This is precisely the reason why we need systems that allow us to work faster and ....

Double pass

October 2005 - One component. One common perspective despite different vantage points. That’s the new power of working with fluidPLAN and EPLAN together. Two disciplines create a unified workflow: serial or parallel project planning – whether on the ....

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