EPLAN: More than electrical CAD
The most powerful software for electrical design
Do you use a conventional CAD system to create schematics? We’d be happy to support you in taking the next step that goes beyond the use of ECAD: the use of EPLAN software. This would save lots of valuable working time in electrical engineering design and can even bolster your company’s ability to deliver in panel building.
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Let’s take this journey together!
So typical! Stressed out by last-minute changes in panel building?
This might sound familiar: your client has requested control cabinets from you and the delivery date is set. Your co-workers are using CAD software to create the schematics. A table with the required materials is passed on to procurement, and the production team has received a list with the information about components, the connections and terminals. Then your client submits some last-minute changes. Now you have to make all the adjustments, ensure there are no mistakes and not lose the plot! The delivery date is still the same – and your reputation as an excellent supplier is on the line.
From CAD to EPLAN: Smart schematic generation made easy
With the right type of ECAD software, this is a no-stress situation. It is true that your average computer-aided design (CAD) software can be used for a wide variety of technical designs. However, ECAD software is better for electrical engineering. EPLAN takes you even a step further, with many practical functions you can use to simplify your everyday work for creating schematics and beyond.
Traditional CAD software vs EPLAN software
Challenges: electrical engineering designs with general CAD software
- Create page by page: draw the schematics with CAD
- Manually enter changes on each and every page of the schematics
- Manually create and maintain lists: for components, device data, terminals, connection data and so on…
- Forward schematics and lists to various specialist departments
- Stay on top of the current status of all the files
⇒ Regular day-to-day tasks reduce time available for more complex design projects
Your benefits: electrical engineering designs with EPLAN
- All-in-one project: create the schematics, store the project data
- Easily integrate component data from hundreds of manufacturers into the project
- Use automated formatting for lists and forms
- Derive important documentation from the schematics with just a few clicks: for production, sales and project approvals
- Enter changes just once and apply those changes to the entire project
- Latest version of a project is always available
⇒ Less effort for your day-to-day work means more time for more important things
Six compelling reasons to switch from CAD to EPLAN software right now
It’s understandable that some companies are reluctant to change their familiar CAD systems. We at EPLAN want to make the journey from CAD to smart electrical design as simple as possible for you. In our free PDF, we show you why changing to EPLAN software will pay off for you and your company!
Productivity increased by up to 70% with EPLAN
The design engineers at PNE Controls, in the UK, previously used a universal CAD software package. After the changeover to EPLAN Electric P8, they discovered that their productivity increased by no less than 70%, largely due to the software’s high degree of automation.
As PNE Controls CEO Pete Walton explains, “EPLAN Electric P8 is very intuitive and easy to use. Features like the software’s automatic cable numbering capabilities also help speed up the design process and, as there are far fewer errors, we also save a lot of time in building and testing the panels.”
Productivity increased by up to 70% with EPLAN
The design engineers at PNE Controls, in the UK, previously used a universal CAD software package. After the changeover to EPLAN Electric P8, they discovered that their productivity increased by no less than 70%, largely due to the software’s high degree of automation.
As PNE Controls CEO Pete Walton explains, “EPLAN Electric P8 is very intuitive and easy to use. Features like the software’s automatic cable numbering capabilities also help speed up the design process and, as there are far fewer errors, we also save a lot of time in building and testing the panels.”
Why EPLAN? High quality, expert consulting, a flexible subscription service
ECAD software is absolutely an important tool for the professional creation of schematics. EPLAN software also offers you many additional advantages beyond this. Here’s what you will be able to rely on when choosing EPLAN:
High-quality software – now and in the future
EPLAN offers you the most powerful software on the market for electrical engineering. EPLAN is continuously being updated and improved based on the feedback of our users to ensure we continue to provide added value.
Comprehensive services, from eLearning courses to customised consulting
EPLAN has a comprehensive array of support, training and consulting services for you. We start supporting you from the very first installation!
Subscription licences for flexibility in budgeting
EPLAN software comes with a flexible subscription service, allowing you to regularly adjust your licence subscriptions to match your current needs.
Do you have challenges in engineering and manufacturing of machines?
Discover your possibilities with EPLAN in mechanical engineering as well. Learn more about automated engineering and machine wiring.
Quickly create single line electrical diagrams
EPLAN also offers comprehensive functions for switchgear manufacturing. Here, electrical schematics are often created as “single line diagrams” – which you can design quickly and with high quality using our software. Device data from the EPLAN Data Portal supplements the schematics, making it a meaningful part of the overall documentation.
