Wire Harness Design and Manufacturing
The increasing complexity and demand for wire harnesses are changing the competitive landscape. The traditional manual, labor-intensive wire harness design and manufacturing processes are largely obsolete. An efficient wire harness design for the manufacturing process needs a solid ecosystem of intelligent systems collaborating to produce the best results in the least time at the lowest price.
Control Panel Design and Manufacturing
Electrical panels are the nerve center of complex control systems like switchgear, PLCs, motor control centers, and power distribution systems. Implementing design-for-manufacturing principles significantly improves a panel’s form, fit, and function. It also creates the opportunity to utilize the smart cabinet-building processes, streamlining everything from engineering to service.
Intelligent Electrical Schematics & Wiring Diagrams
E3.schematic provides electrical engineers with an easy-to-use solution for designing and documenting electrical systems, including schematic and wiring diagrams. The module helps by automating common tasks to reduce design time in areas such as intelligent connections, part sections, and reporting. Its object-oriented architecture provides an integrated and consistent design approach to help eliminate errors, improve quality, and reduce design time.
Connected Manufacturing
Industry 4.0 and digital transformation initiatives are fueling the growth of next-generation automated manufacturing solutions. Capturing manufacturing constraints, requirements, and design intent during the development process is an important part of this process. An efficient and connected design to the manufacturing process plays an outsized role in the success of most digital transformation projects.
Electrical Systems Topology Planning
3.topology takes logical designs into the physical world. Topology sheets created at any scale can be added to the overall E3.series project. Sheets can represent a vehicle’s chassis or a plant’s layout.
Subsystem installation spaces such as the dashboard or control panels are easily added to the topology sheets.
Define connection pathways between installation spaces and place components in the spaces. The connections between these installation spaces represent harness routes or cable trays. Alternate views of logical devices in the same project are placed into the relevant installation spaces.
As the detailing process continues, the schematic’s signal logic and wiring information is automatically shown in the topology view. The harnesses or cable trays start to be automatically defined. Inline devices are easily added, and alternate configurations can be tested quickly. Special reports detail the routes, including cost and weight estimates.
Wire Harness Analysis and Optimization
E3.WiringSystemLab enables the optimization of wire harnesses with unprecedented speed and accuracy. With these capabilities, it generates substantial benefits across a wide spectrum of applications in the automotive and transportation industry. Optimize using AI methodologies to determine weight and cost enabled by models developed by Zuken. With the ability of different variants and configurations within one single project enables the evaluation of different implementation approaches.
Wire Harness Manufacturing Documentation
E3.formboard is a complete solution for creating wiring harness drawings for manufacturing. On any sheet size, one or more manufacturing drawings can be created. Automatic functionality makes placing, arranging, and dimensioning the harness and its segments easier. There is a complete integration of E3.cable and E3.formboard. With E3.series top-down or bottom-up design approach, projects can either start with the logical interconnection data or the harness layout.
Digitally Assisted Commissioning
E3.WiringChecks supports testing a fully wired machine, vehicle, or control cabinet before or during the commissioning phase. Document the testing results as part of the E3.series data record. All relevant departments, from engineering to production, can access the error descriptions and assign issues to correct. With the data, teams can create a controlled process for error correction and follow-up checks.
DC Functional Analysis and Circuit Checks
E3.eCheck is an extension to E3.series that enables users to functionally analyze their electrical schematic circuits and check designs for fuse and wire sizing errors. The utility works in real-time and provides instant feedback on the operability of the circuit design.
Mechanical CAD Interface
Using E3.3DRoutingBridge, all major MCAD systems can interface with schematic and connection information from E3.series. Collaborating between E3.series and your chosen MCAD tool allows concurrent design. Mechanical engineers and electrical engineers can work independently or collaboratively.Supporting Catia V5, SolidWorks, PTC Creo, Autodesk Inventor,Siemens NX, Solid Edge,NX I-deas
Free Access to Validated Component Data
he Zuken Component Cloud for E3.series provides online access to free, validated, high-quality electrical component data to users of Zuken’s E3.series electrical design tools.
The Zuken Component Cloud for E3.series is provided through cooperation with CADENAS, a leading provider of online component libraries. Libraries are provided directly by the manufacturers of the respective electronic components. Each library entry is classified into one of three qualification levels.
this tool allows you to Browse the Connectivity of a system or product. It allows you to trace any signal or core/connection bring up only the relevant components and cores. This simple tool regenerated the drawing and views based on your selections and requirements. Connectivity Browser also has cloud capability so you can bring this functionality to any of your customers.
The introduction of Panel Builder for E3.series signifies a significant leap forward in connecting control panel design to manufacturing. This powerful tool empowers manufacturers to enhance design productivity, streamline manufacturing processes, and optimize overall efficiency. With its innovative features and seamless integration with wire processing machines and cutting machinery, Panel Builder revolutionizes the control panel industry, enabling manufacturers to achieve superior results while reducing costs and saving valuable time. Embrace the future of control panel manufacturing with Panel Builder for E3.series.
This video goes through the basic steps of using E3.Series E3.3D bridge to MCAD, Harness Flattening, and NX electrical routing to exchange data between E3.Series (Zuken) formboard and NX.
With the combination of E3.series and the Harness Builder for E3.series plug-in, users can have a complete design engineering solution. Harness Builder for E3.series excels at capturing and enhancing almost every aspect of the entire process, from the initial quote to design and manufacturing. Learn more about the capabilities found in the robust Harness Builder 2023 for E3.series.
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