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Volume 4–Issue 1 J a n u a r y /Febru a r y 2 0 2 0
Product News | EPLAN
Simplifying control and switchgear constructions EPLAN sets new data standard in control and switchgear construction
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he new standard increases the quality of article and device data in EPLAN Data Portal, a web service offering product catalogues from numerous component manufacturers. Several thousand data sets – for instance, from Rittal, one of the top providers of enclosure systems and IT infrastructure – are already available at this premium level, and additional well-known component manufacturers are working on providing data inline with this new standard. When control cabinets or switchgear systems are being designed in 3D, wire lengths automatically calculated, or mounting panels processed by machines, standardized component data are required. These data are also the foundation for the digital twin, which is becoming increasingly indispensable in the product life cycle. The new EPLAN Data Standard defines the type of component data required to automate and simplify processes in
(pre)planning, engineering, manufacturing and maintenance. Users of EPLAN´s engineering software solutions benefit from a significant increase in quality in EPLAN Data Portal, which gives them direct online access to the product catalogues from numerous component manufacturers. Currently, EPLAN Data Portal has more than 239.000 users and offers data of more than 913.00 products from 286 manufacturers. All of the software solutions embedded in the EPLAN Platform can access this web service. The simple transfer of the available component data into EPLAN documentation is via drag and drop, which reduces the effort required in design and increases the quality of machine and plant documentation. Manufacturers are also being optimally supported - the Data Creation Tool based on eCl@ss Advanced offers them an import option that significantly simplifies data provision.
The new EPLAN Data Standard based on eCl@ss Advanced ensures optimized, standardized device data in EPLAN Data Portal - the examples shown here are Rittal components.
