Harness Builder 2026: New Features to Accelerate Wire Harness Manufacturing

Introduction: Why Harness Builder 2026 matters

Speed and quality define success in harness manufacturing. Harness Builder 2026 adds features to accelerate quoting, reduce manual entry, and connect your shop to automation. If you design electrical systems, build wire harnesses, or run IT for manufacturing, these updates were built for you.

Real-time pricing for automated, accurate quotes

Harness Builder’s Cost Estimator now pulls live data from TrustedParts.com. The tool gathers a harness’ device quantities, part numbers, and wire lengths to generate the materials list. The Online Part Data Collector generates a cost and labor estimate with up-to-date pricing, along with links to view current distributor availability, lifecycle risk, and data sheets. Quotes stay accurate without time-consuming database upkeep.

Why it helps: Faster, more accurate quotes help you stay competitive and protect margins even as supply and lifecycle risks shift.

Faster formboards with fewer clicks

Creating accurate formboards shouldn’t slow you down. These three Harness Builder 2026 features reduce clicks for designers while providing clarity for technicians on the shop floor.

1. Resize connection lines to match bundle diameter

Technicians build with confidence when documentation mirrors physical dimensions. The new Connection Line Resize function adjusts the thickness of connection lines to match each segment’s bundle diameter. Formboard designers save dozens of clicks by adjusting graphics for all connections on the active sheet with a single command. Harness assemblers benefit from documentation that accurately reflects bundle sizes, ensuring consistency across builds.

2. Update splice tables with a single click

Accurate splice tables are essential for error-free builds, but updating them one by one can be tedious. The new Update Splice Table command refreshes every splice table on a sheet with a single click. This saves time for harness designers while ensuring documentation matches underlying design data.

3. Estimate harness weight by scope

Accurate harness weight estimates prevent costly surprises in system weight targets. Harness Builder 2026 expands upon the existing Weight Estimator to run individual sheets, not just the whole project. System engineers can now calculate weight budget on a harness-by-harness basis for accurate planning and improved design validation.

Connect design to shop floor automation

Harness shops are embracing connected manufacturing and smart factory workflows. In addition to dozens of existing exports to wire processing machines, testers, and printers, Harness Builder 2026 adds the following to meet your shop’s unique equipment portfolio.

• MES output: Generate CSV for KOMAX 4Wire CAO so engineering can dispatch jobs directly to KOMAX equipment and track production metrics. This supports connected, traceable manufacturing without walking around the shop.
• Tester exports: New Weetech export reduces manual data entry.
• Cut/strip export: KM Digitech machines receive job lists and settings from your design data.

Bottom line: Setup times drop from hours to minutes while cutting transcription errors.

E3.series 2026 updates that help formboard designers

Several E3.series improvements pair nicely with Harness Builder:

• Edit from the dimension text. Press F2 on a segment dimension to change manufacturing length directly.
• Readable text on rotated devices. Symbol text stays upright when the symbol rotates.
• Bundle diameter calculation. Choose whether bundle jacket diameters are included when computing segment diameter.
• Search & Replace. Find and change text or attributes quickly.

Net gain: Cleaner drawings, consistent data, and quicker edits.

Conclusion

Harness Builder 2026 and E3.series 2026 focus on speed, accuracy, and connected production. From live pricing to machine-ready exports, these releases help engineering and manufacturing teams move in step toward smart, data-driven harness builds.

Next Steps

• Download: Get Harness Builder 2026 from ZGS and start using the new features.
• Watch: On‑demand webinar—What’s New in 2026 for Wire Harness Manufacturing.
• Explore: Visit the E3.series Harness Builder and Formboard product page.
• Talk to us: Have a tester or cutter not listed? Contact your account team to discuss adding a new output.