Target/actual state determined in just minutes

Digitisation will be Eplan’s focus topic during the next “trade fair on the internet” – the Eplan Virtual Fair will be taking place on 21 May and covering all the world’s important time zones with sixteen hours of live operations. Presentations, live demonstrations and management discussions will all be part of the day’s multifaceted programme. It’s goal: The direct exchange of expertisein more than seventy countries around the world.

Solutions provider Eplan has already been offering cloud-based systems for a while. Eplan Data Portal is established worldwide as a manufacturer library for downloading device data. Since early 2019, Eplan eView has expanded the range of solutions with which ECAD projects can be viewed, verified and commented on using a redlining workflow. With Eplan ePulse, the company’s course towards agile cloud development is now being systematically continued in dialogue with customers and partners.

Ideally, a company’s engineering solution should also be supporting its digitisation strategy. But how is this best implemented? Solutions provider Eplan and its affiliate Cideon are presenting the “Efficiency Lab” at the heart of its trade show stand during the Hannover Messe – working in dialogue with visitors, a performance/target comparison is established as a basis for the systematic digitisation of engineering processes. The path taken into the cloud also consistently carries a company forward: Eplan eView is being presented to visitors as the first solution of the Eplan ePulse system. A third focus is the integrated value chain in cooperation with affiliate Rittal.

Much has been said about Eplan Platform, Version 2.8. Now, just a few days before the rollout, the focus is on Eplan Electric P8. Users can look forward to enhancements in the areas of configuration, bus data and round-trip engineering with Siemens TIA Portal. Eplan Electric P8, the established CAE solution, further surprises by introducing a completely new user interface and an integrated user portal.

Engineering disciplines must grow together in the Industry 4.0 era. But how can current departmental boundaries be overcome? Syngineer ensures that designers from electrical and mechanical engineer-ing “talk to one another”. The cloud-based tool facilitates better communication while simultaneous-ly optimising interdisciplinary cooperation for developing machines and systems.

A total of 230 guests from the fields of science, business and politics celebrated the founding of the new Eplan office in Shanghai, China, on 8 June. During the special ceremony, Eplan Managing Director Haluk Menderes spoke about the future of Eplan, which is the leading provider of engineering software solutions in Europe: “We will continue to grow in China – the conditions for it are excellent.”

Digital device data is the key element for efficient engineering. One of the biggest challenges for this is both the data quality and the depth of said data. The Eplan Data Portal is rising to this challenge: since the beginning of the year, the portal is being updated on a monthly basis. Users now also have a rating function for reviewing device data, thereby offering manufacturers practice-based feedback from the market. Furthermore, since the Hannover Messe, Lab Versions of the Eplan Data Portal allow users to try out the latest features.