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E3.panel - Electrical Panel and Switch Cabinet Design

Our electrical panel design software E3.panel allows engineers to layout components inside electrical panel enclosures in both 3D and 2D. Intelligent automatic snapping points allow parts to be easily placed in their correct location. Clashes can be prevented with keep-out and height restrictions. E3.panel is dynamically integrated with E3.schematic and E3.cable. Users can easily navigate between the panel and schematic, and changes to either are immediately reflected.

1:1 scaled panel drawings

Slot and mount functionality

Keep out areas and restricted areas

Automatic wire routing in 2D and 3D

Control Panel Design and Automatic Electrical Wiring

The E3.panel design software allows engineers to layout components inside panel and switch cabinet enclosures. Intelligent automatic snapping points allow parts to be easily placed in their correct location, and with keep-out and height restrictions it is also possible to prevent clashes.

Signal logic is transferred from the schematic and wires can be automatically routed through ducts in the panel, taking into account the shortest route and any segregation requirements, duct fill capacity is also checked. The length of each wire is calculated and with dedicated links to wire preparation machines wires can be cut stripped, crimped, and marked automatically.

E3.Panel Key Features

The software for electrical panel design is dynamically integrated with E3.schematic and E3.cable. The design can begin either in the panel or the schematic. Users can easily navigate between the panel and schematic and changes to either are immediately reflected across both.

Working in either two or three dimensions, E3.panel allows engineers to layout components inside switch cabinets and electrical panel enclosures. Intelligent automatic snapping points allow parts to be easily placed in their correct location, and with keep-out and height restrictions it is also possible to prevent clashes.

Intelligent automatic snapping points allow parts to be easily placed in their correct location, and with keep-out and height restrictions it is also possible to prevent clashes. Wires can be automatically routed through ducts in the electrical panel, taking into account the shortest route and any segregation requirements. Duct fill capacity is also checked.

E3.panel automatically calculates the length of each segment. If E3.panel’s links to wire preparation machines are used, wires can be cut, stripped, crimped, and marked automatically.

Using VRML or STEP AP203/214 all 3D data in E3.panel can be transferred to 3D mechanical systems. Simplified models of the electrical design are used to check for collisions in the complete mechanical design. This functionality enables full digital mock-ups to assess spacing requirements, clash detection, and error prevention.

Manufacturing data can be extracted from the electrical panel design in the form of wire lists, which include route and length information. In addition, various modules are available, which interface

E3.panel to manufacturing equipment such as Komax wire preparation machinery and Perforex drilling, punching, and cutting tools.

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E3.series Release 2021 - Routing path of a wire can be displayed with a single command
  • Webinar
September 13, 2022
Smart Cabinet Building: New features in E3.series for increasingly modern control cabinet manufacturing

In this Smart Cabinet Building webinar, we will present you a selection of new functions of the E3.series 2022 release. This session concerns enhancements in E3.panel, as well as the tools for manufacturing automation, in particular E3.CutOut, E3.ExportToKomax and E3.WiringCockpit.

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  • Webinar
October 07, 2021
Smart Cabinet: Enabler Product Data - quickly found and efficiently used

This webinar will show you how digital product data can support you to develop and produce your control cabinet faster and in a more flexible and economical way.

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WEBINAR E3.series Tools for Control Cabinet Manufacturing Automation
  • Webinar
August 12, 2021
E3.series Tools for Control Cabinet Manufacturing Automation

This webinar will provide details and demonstrations of the various tools available to help support the manufacturing automation of cabinet / panel designs.

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Smart Cabinet Building Initiative – Staying Competitive in a Global Market
  • Webinar
August 09, 2021
Smart Cabinet Building Initiative - Staying Competitive in a Global Market

Get an overview of the Smart Cabinet Building initiative - a best-in-class turn-key solution for the design, manufacture and assembly of control cabinets by bringing together industry leading expertise from Weidmueller, Komax, Zuken and Armbruster Engineering.

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E3 series whats new in 2021 part 2 highlighting enhanced component and connector details
  • Press Release
August 03, 2021
E3.series 2021 Release makes Control Cabinet and Wire Harness Engineering Faster, Easier and More Dependable

E3.series 2021 from Zuken delivers enhancements for connector handling, 3D control cabinet design and ECAD/MCAD collaboration.

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Recent E3.panel Blog Posts

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  • Blog
January 22, 2024
E3.panel Update: Rotating Electrical Components for Enhanced Control Panel Design

For decades 3D has been the state of the art in the world of mechanical design. In electronics and electrical engineering, 2D still holds its own, because here the logical schematic forms the basis for the entire design. The third dimension doesn't come into play until physical design - but 3D is becoming increasingly important there. Find out why on our blog.

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A set of three green and white high-tech coating machines from Inorcoat, designed for environmentally friendly production that is affordable
  • Blog
October 04, 2021
INORCOAT: Making environmentally friendly coating technology affordable

INORCOAT relies on E3.series for the development of environmentally friendly nanotechnology coating systems. The first system was recently put into operation at the Portuguese National Bank for the coating of dies for euro coins.

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Driving Smart Manufacturing with E3.series
  • Blog
October 01, 2020
Driving Smart Manufacturing with E3.series

An immature design or manufacturing process leads to excess complexity. Smart manufacturing options driven by intelligent design solutions provide a repeatable and efficient path to simplify manufacturing processes.

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How to Configure and Use E3.WiringCockpit
  • Blog
July 21, 2020
How to Configure and Use E3.WiringCockpit

E3.WiringCockpit is a great Cabinet Production tool to use alongside with E3.series. Making it easier to connect between engineering and manufacturing...

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digitally guided cabinet assembly
  • Blog
November 14, 2019
Digitally Guided Cabinet Assembly

Reducing costs, increasing productivity and ensuring quality – this is the wisdom that every management consultant in the manufacturing industry has in their briefcase today. In fact, over the past two decades, the industry has allocated significant budgets to achieve these goals. At the same time, companies often overlook money that is literally lying on the shop floor in the form of obsolete paper-based transitions to manufacturing – in particular in the areas of electrical engineering and assembly.

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Zuken's E3.series, showing the panel model creation process with a focus on the insertion of a 3D STEP file, illustrating the precision and steps involved in detailed electrical design.
  • Blog
October 15, 2019
Tech Tip: Creating Panel Models and Inserting STEP Files

This video will show step by step instructions on how to create a basic Panel Model and insert a 3D STEP file. 

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