Avoid waiting for E-PLANS in plant engineering: Here's how

We all know it – the endless waiting for the complete EPLAN which not only increases the pressure to perform but also often leads to incomplete data assumptions.The solution?  All relevant information in a single layout.

Imagine a cloud-based software for plant engineering that enables different departments to collaborate early and in parallel, rather than waiting for the EPLAN. How? By visually uniting all relevant mechanical, safety-related, and electrical data in a single layout. The extensive information from the EPLAN is only accessible once it is completed. In comparison, displaying all data in a single layout provides a much more user-friendly and simplified view. By using a plant layout with symbols and data fields, it is possible to enter information such as device names, item data, or PLC addresses early on. This allows various departments to work in parallel from the outset.

• Early component orders: Component orders can start earlier since information about the required components is already available early on through the layout. Information about components can be symbolically represented and directly entered without the need for the EPLAN to be completed. This leads to timely ordering and completion of the plant.
• Efficient Data Extraction: Pre-order lists, PLC assignment lists, and network addresses can be directly read and exported from the layout data.

• Faster start for PLC programmers and VIBN: PLC programmers and the commissioning team can start immediately without having to wait for the completed EPLAN – they can directly program and create networks. Additionally, they can identify interrelationships and safety issues more quickly.

• Earlier ordering and installation dates: Through the connection planning (ProfiNet/ProfiBus/ProfiSafe, Ethernet, 400VAC or 24VDC string wiring, etc. looping), which is visually represented in a layout, the responsible parties can work with ordering and installation data earlier. With the help of the zoom function, even connections can be displayed more clearly and comprehensively in a single layout.
  

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