CIM-Team (A Zuken Company), the electrical CAD specialist, present the E³.series suite of integrated, state-of-the-art, Windows®-based design tools for electrical control system design and documentation. Whether it's E³.schematic, for the creation of control schematics, terminal plans, BOMs, & Wire Lists, E³.panel, for the complete design of control panels, including layouts and wiring, or E³.cable, for the development of detailed wiring, cabling and harness designs, E³.series makes the process fast, efficient and accurate.

If you would like to save time and money by..:

• Designing electrical engineering projects using the latest ECAD technology
• Using a system with automatic online checks for complete design integrity, reducing the chances of costly errors
• Automating key control system design tasks such as defining wire numbers or component tags according to standards
• Working anywhere within a project without having to follow sequential steps
• Working with standard Windows™ features that have been optimised for electrical engineering
• Constructing cables and harnesses in ECAD
• Creating matching panel and schematic diagrams
• Auto wiring panels in ECAD
• Creating reports which 100% reflect the completed design
• Drastically reduce production costs
• Integrating with MRP, PDM, ERP and other systems

...then E³.series can help.

Benefits
E³.series is a smart investment for companies wanting to become more efficient and competitive. By maximising engineering productivity and quality, E³.series frees overstretched departments from cumbersome document creation and manual tasks. The cost savings gained from users of E³.series enables rapid repayment of the investment. The table below is a comparison of how E³.series compares with traditional methods of electrical engineering design.

E³.series features the most advanced, purpose built, E-CAD engine, which is the core on which all the modules are built.

Object-oriented data and the intuitive Windows® user interface, including standard functions such as Drag & Drop, and Copy & Paste, are common to all modules, making E³.series an easy to learn and cost effective design tool.

The bi-directional COM interface provides direct access to the ODBC data, which can be accessed using the Visual Basic programming interface, allowing for full integration of E³.series into the engineering process.

E³.series features the familiar Windows® user interface and includes standard functions such as Drag & Drop, and Copy & Paste, making it an easy to learn and cost effective design tool. These familiar Windows® functions however, have been enhanced to include the underlying intelligence of the objects being manipulated, thus adding to the power of E³.series. For example, when an existing relay is copied and pasted into a drawing, the database information is carried along with it and the relay ID is updated to the next available number, thereby ensuring the integrity of the design database.

All E³.series modules use the same ECAD engine, providing an integrated and common menu structure and allowing for the sharing of common information across all modules. What this means is that information is stored once in the design database and displayed on different drawing sheets as required e.g. a component ID change in the Panel module would automatically be updated, on-line, in the schematic and cable drawings. It also allows for all drawings to be displayed, and active, at the same time.

E³.series extensive customization capabilities supports production of drawings to suit any requirement, including both IEC and JIC drawing formats, for which symbol libraries are included. When components don't exist in the database, they can be quickly and easily created using the "Component Wizard", which guides you through the creation process.

Drawing sheets also include intelligence and coupled with the functionality of E³.series allow for simple addition of a new sheet with all of the drawing sheet information automatically inserted (Drawing Number, Project #, Sheet #, Drawn by, etc.). In addition, if a sheet is inserted, as opposed to added, all relevant sheet information and cross-references are automatically updated, across all sheets, without any user intervention.

Powerful search tools, including a "jump to" function, permit the user to quickly and easily find the location of any component, cable, wire, signal, etc., no matter where or on what sheet it is located. Existing components can also be easily exchanged for matching components displayed in a drop down list in the component's object-related menu.

To help easily locate components, symbols, etc., they are stored in user definable "Explorer" like "tree views" and folders for easy access. Component and symbol descriptions can also be user-defined.

The bi-directional COM interface provides direct access to the ODBC data by using the Visual Basic programming interface, which allows E³.series to be fully integrated into the engineering process. Drawings can also be output in AutoCAD® DXF/DWG format, or in ".SVG" format for publishing on the Internet or on a company's internal Intranet.

E³.series Modules

• E³.schematic
  ... for the creation of control schematics, terminal plans, BOMs, & Wire Lists
   
• E³.panel
  ... for the complete design of control panels, including layouts and wiring
   
• E³.cable
  ... for the development of detailed wiring, cabling and harness designs, E³.series makes the process, fast, efficient and accurate.
  
• E³.formboard
  ... for the creation of nailboard displays required for producing wire and cable harnesses.
   
• E³.fluid
  ... for designing hydraulic, pneumatic, lubricating and cooling systems. With all the advantages of the object-oriented functionality of E³.series - as a stand-alone system or simultaneously with E³.schematic as an integrated system.
   
• E³.logic
  ... for designing circuit boards. E³.logic speeds up electronic design by using proofed modules and placement variants.
   
• E³.view
  ... to allow users to distribute E³.series projects and data to other people and organizations.
   
• E³.viewPlus
  ... the intelligent E³.series Viewer for the integration in service systems. Desired  functions can be executed in E³.viewPlus - adapted to the customers requirements.
   
• E³.redliner
  ... quickly and easily insert remarks into E³.series documents. Texts and graphical information can be imported into E³.series designs and reworked there.
  
  
• E³.e-PLM
  ... for the complete E³.series electrical control system design and documentation suite.
  

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