E³.cable 2009 Climbs the Hierarchy

3 March 2009 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – The 2009 version of the cabling and harness design module from the E³.series, E³.cable, has made one of the biggest steps in terms of development in recent years. In response to the ever growing requirement to manage complexity through design reuse, introduce environments conducive to collaborative working and the pressure to increase throughput at the same time as improve quality; Zuken has introduced the concept of hierarchical design into the heart of E³.cable. Pooling knowledge from Zuken’s other cabling design solutions, the development teams have got together to share expertise and have introduced tried and tested technology for electrical verification that allows the user to verify and check if the designed system really does work without having to export to third party verification environments.

Not being able to see and easily access design files to visualize the bigger picture can be very frustrating for electrical designers. The user can now view the complete hierarchy of the design from top to bottom, making navigation and interpretation of the final product much easier. More critically this clear design structuring makes design reuse a reality and also allows designs to be partitioned, enabling work to be performed in parallel. This top down or bottom up approach, combined with the logical structuring saves time, delivers more flexibility and goes a long way to facilitate collaboration and open working practices for transparent design processes.

The electrical verification functionality incorporated into the 2009 version of E³.cable allows users to check the system before progressing along the design process, to prevent errors and eliminate costly design re-work. Functional intelligence can also be implemented within a drawing that allows the users to set fundamental rules such as the calculation of the load terminal voltage and current, the fuse size check or the wire operation temperature check, that will prevent users making errors as they work through the design. This eliminates the requirement for manually checking, saving time and increasing reliability.

E³.cable 2009 is now available, for more information visit www.zuken.com/e3.cable

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About E³.series:

E³.series is Zuken’s Windows-based modular, scalable and intuitive system for the engineering of electrotechnical, pneumatics and hydraulics applications; electronic components cabling and wiring harnesses. The sharing of a singular core object-orientated architecture that supports the entire engineering flow from concept creation through to manufacturing eliminates the need for data transfer between the different modules. This reduces errors, increases quality and allows engineering changes to be completed much more efficiently. E³.series can also be smoothly integrated with existing applications and processes through standard and customizable, bi-directional programmable interfaces.

About Zuken:

Zuken works globally with leading companies to optimize their electrical and electronic engineering design and related manufacturing processes through the provision of leading-edge software and consulting services. The company’s unique combination of proven experience, technological expertise and agility creates best in class solutions. Zuken’s transparent working practices and belief in integrity in all aspects of business produce long lasting and successful customer partnerships.

Zuken’s robust market position is reinforced by an established position in the industry with over 30 years experience, and solid financial foundations. As a stable multinational company, listed on Tier 1 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Zuken is able to remain focused on being a long-term innovation and growth partner. The security of an investment by partnering with Zuken is further reinforced by the company’s people - the foundation of Zuken’s success. Coming from a wide range of industry sectors, specializing in many different disciplines and advanced technologies, Zuken’s people are able to relate to and understand each company’s unique requirements.

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