Machinery and Plant Construction

Machinery and Plant Construction

Your Partner for Standardised Engineering Around the Globe

Structuring the database, more re-use of subprojects, getting started in paperless and industrialised manufacturing – digitisation brings a variety of trends and challenges in its wake that are naturally also affecting machine and plant system construction. The daily ordering business is getting much faster and time pressures are rising, not least due to international competitors. At the same time, customers are demanding increasingly more individualised projects through to mass customisation. How are companies in machine and plant system engineering handling this individuality quickly and cost-efficiently at time expenditures comparable to volume production? EPLAN is here supporting you with integrated engineering solutions along your value chain.

Processes

Step-By-Step Automation for Digitised Order Processing

Integrated control and technical designs and a powerful ECAD platform form the professional foundation for step-by-step automation of processes in engineering and in manufacturing. A modular product structure with comprehensive handling of variants and options is the key to configuration and generating all manufacturing documentation. With EPLAN, you can rely on an engineering platform that you can integrate into the overall processes of your order processing. Based on your product configurator, SAP bills of materials for orders or functional descriptions, you can create your manufacturing documentation completely automatically.

Advantages

Your Engineering Standard for All Fields of Application

EPLAN offers you a global industrial standard for engineering. Your company will benefit from it regardless of whether you’re a small company, an SME or a global system integrator. EPLAN supports a variety of different work methods – manual in dialogue, partially automated, fully automated or completely controlled externally via the web. Use EPLAN in various engineering disciplines – for fluid power engineering, electrical engineering as well as for 3D designs.

Efficient Engineering

Continuous Systems and Integration Solutions

With standardised integrations to common ERP and PDM systems such as SAP and PRO.FILE, you rely on continuous digitisation of your processes. The uniform, central administration of document sets for current versions, revisions and even your new building and conversion business enable you to act and react more quickly, giving you considerable competitive advantages.

Impulses for your engineering

Operators Digitally Networked in the Cloud

And your customers, the operators of the machines and plant systems, can be integrated into the digital document workflow with the EPLAN Cloud.

EPLAN Experience

We Support You With Your Digitisation Projects

We’re happy to provide you with methodical support to implement your digitisation strategy. Reap the benefits of our experienced EPLAN consultants’ many years of practical experience, consulting know-how, and the methodology of EPLAN Experience.

Solutions

Our Solutions for Machinery and Plant Construction

Uniform documentation according to common standards such as IEC 81346 and IEC 61355 enables you to set up a modular construction kit. From series to series, design and order processing always comprises a portion of volume production and special construction.

EPLAN Electric P8

Integrated Electrical Engineering

Generate your circuits and schematics using EPLAN Electric P8. Thanks to macro technology, you create a solid foundation for standardising your processes.

EPLAN Fluid

For Your Fluid Power Designs

You can also realise your fluid power designs on EPLAN Platform and take advantage of the sophisticated macro technology.

EPLAN Pro Panel

Virtual Panel Building in 3D

Design and construct control cabinets, switchgear systems and power distribution systems for power supplies in 3D.

EPLAN Engineering Configuration

Create the Digital Twin via Configuration

With EPLAN Engineering Configuration (EEC), you can realise an integrated and automated engineering workflow in machine building. Utilise the data from an upstream configurator or a database – then you can use EEC to generate schematics, fluid power documentation, 3D control cabinet assemblies, bills of materials and further manufacturing documentation.

User Reports & Customer Testimonials

EPLAN in Practice

Find out how companies from various industries are using our solutions to meet current technical and business challenges to improve their competitiveness.

70 of the world’s top 100 machine and plant manufacturers rely on EPLAN.
(Source: Statista)

“We now see a machine's development from its conception to assembly. We use EPLAN not only as a tool, but also apply its options to link to SAP, our ERP system.”

"We are already saving around 50% on pure enclosure wiring thanks to the combination of the Rittal Wire Terminal and EPLAN Smart Wiring. Once everything has settled down and the projects have been planned accordingly, we expect to save up to 75%."

50 % faster engineering processes after the introduction of EPLAN.

We’re Happy to Help!

Would you like to find out more about our solutions or are you interested in our services? Then contact us – we’re here for you!