Process-Oriented Workflow: EEC One and EPLAN Pro Panel
In EEC One Version 2.4, combined with EPLAN Pro Panel, predefined 3D assembly layouts and more flexible control systems have reduced the time needed for the virtual configuration.
Just in time for SPS IPC Drives 2014, the new version of EEC One is being released under a new name – EEC now stands for EPLAN Engineering Configuration. In EEC One Version 2.4, combined with EPLAN Pro Panel, predefined 3D assembly layouts and more flexible control systems have reduced the time needed for the virtual configuration and assembly of mounting levels in control cabinets. Repetitive tasks in the engineering of control cabinets and switchgear systems have been automated and designed for durable efficiency. Monheim, 25 November 2014 – What started with the automated creation of schematics for electrical and fluid power engineering has now been expanded to the virtual mounting layout of control cabinets and switchgear systems in 3D. EEC One, coupled with EPLAN Pro Panel – the 3D engineering solution for the virtual design engineering of switchgear systems and equipment installation – is premiering at SPS IPC Drives. EEC One creates the desired 3D mounting layouts based on the electrotechnical equipment. It also produces predefined 3D layouts for component assembly and flexibly designed control systems for the arrangement of components within the selected 3D layout. Automatic placement of equipment definitively reduces the complexity of repetitive tasks in the construction of control cabinets and switchgear systems. Engineering times are reduced overall – while sources of errors are minimised. Customers striving to standardise processes and data in switchgear engineering will benefit from this automation over the long term.
The Decisive Step of Automation
Efficiency in engineering is a necessity for most companies active in switchgear construction if they are to be successful nationally and internationally. An important component on the road to streamlining engineering procedures is the process-oriented combination and coupling of software tools to liberate users from routine tasks and create free space for innovative developments and problem solving. Building on the 3D-macro technology in EPLAN Pro Panel, which already offers a variety of possibilities for standardisation, the virtual design of switchgear systems in 3D can be automated and significantly accelerated by combining EEC One and EPLAN Pro Panel. EPLAN Software & Service, November 2014
Automated mounting level configuration with EPLAN Engineering Configuration One (EEC One).
