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EPLAN Shorten Design Cycles and Reduce Time to Market using EPLAN and Rockwell Automation Solutions

Sergio Brinckhaus

Technical Consultant - EPLAN Software & Service

June, 2015

The Market trend

Growing pressure to reduce:

Time to market

Time to engineer

Technical Risk

At the same time , the need to reduce machine cost, mechanical design time

and increase machine flexibility, is driving for more and more adoption of

mechatronic concepts during design.

There’s more software in the machines, but that does not necessarily mean

less mechanical and electrical complexity.

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Global standard in electrical engineering EPLAN Electric P8

Your e-effect – your benefits

EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG 3

» EPLAN Electric P8: the

new dimension in

electrical engineering!

Feature Function Benefits

Database Driven Exchange of drawings with other EPLAN users will ensure that same database that is

originally used to create the drawings is used as same database is sent along with the

drawings

Consistency with High Quality

Time Savings

Cable connection diagrams Cable connection diagrams are created Automatically. Time Savings

PLC Interface True PLC interface RS Logix,. Manage PLC cards, I/O, and bus systems. Seamless

communication to many industry standard development products.

Time Savings and Consistency

Reports Automatic reports, EPLAN supports custom report formats. Accurate Communication

Time Savings

Data Portal Part & Symbol

Macros Access

Manufacturers parts database from over 56 manufacturers with over 350,000

components available online via the data portal which is updated constantly, new

manufacturers are being added.

Consistency with High Quality Time Savings

Exporting Documentation Export an intelligent PDF including PDF plotting- Drawings can be plotted as PDF logical navigational links are available.

Accurate Communication

Time Savings

Synergies EPLAN Data Portal

EPLAN article library of over 30,000 Rockwell master

data sets and macros IEC/NFPA

Fulfills requirement of common interface of parts import

Parts data set includes

- Part number

- Function definition

- Schematic macro

- PDF's and Images,

- Norm sheets

Free service for all customers under software

maintenance contract

Increasing Productivity

• In order to grow productivity Tools are needed.

• Tools that can communicate.

• Tools that can transfer information seamlessly.

• Tools that can be used in various dept.

• Easy to use tools.

• Multi-tasking tools.

• Tools that can make your job enjoyable.

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Integrated Architecture® Builder (IAB)

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ProposalWorks™ Proposal Builder

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• Create BOM in EPLAN after synchronizing with Studio 5000 and export to a .csv file

• Next transfer the data to Rockwell’s Proposal Works to finalize your quote.

• Improve accuracy of your quote ensuring the quote perfectly matched electrical schematic design.

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EPLAN Bi-Directional synchronization

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• Synchronizes data transfer of Hardware configuration and Point Tags (Alias Tags)

• Eliminates data entry redundancy

• Allows for automated schematic updates in EPLAN

• Improve Start-Up time ensuring electrical drawings are perfectly matched to IO assignments.

• Reduce maintenance costs by keeping electrical drawings synchronized with hardware configuration and IO tags.

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Import from Integrated Architecture Builder

Studio 5000 IAB RSLogix Architect

Create hardware & networks configuration

Update hardware, networks configuration & Point names (or Alias Tags)

Build your hardware layout

Add control strategies, update configuration

Update hardware, networks configuration & Alias Tags

Create your hardware architecture in IAB and export it to RSLA to build your system

in minutes.

EPLAN P8 V2.3

Create Electrical Drawings

Update hardware, networks configuration & Point names

ProposalWorks

Build your Proposal & Export

Future Technologies

In discussions, co-building solutions using EPLAN and Rockwell Technologies to

enhance Enclosed Power products with EPLAN technologies such as EEC.

Stay Tuned…

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Efficient Engineering

Software

Demonstration