Harness Builder 2021 for E3.series introduces enhancements to augment, automate and improve wire harness design modularization and manufacturing documentation. In 2021, our user base is driving the majority of the features and updates to improve productivity in all areas of the design process.
The combination of reusable smart parts database, 1:1 scale formboard drawings, and outputs to drive testing and wire-processing machines improves the design process while reducing manufacturing costs.
Wire harness work instructions are a customized mix of standards, best practices, testing routines, and assembly procedures to facilitate an efficient manufacturing process. Creating and managing work instructions is typically a time-consuming, manual, and error-prone process. Harness Builder for E3.series introduces an assistant to augment the work instruction creation process and automate time-consuming tasks.
Harness Builder for E3.series introduces Dash Number functionality to improve modular design management of a harness. Design teams save time by eliminating the repetitive task of drawing multiple variations of the wire harness to represent minor changes. For instance, connectors and cable protection part numbers may vary based on harness requirements, or the length may vary based on product size. Reports like the B.O.M. capture the defined permutations of the wire harness including a summary of all dash configurations.
Harness Builder 2021 for E3.series expands the support for 3rd party automated wire harness testing machines. Test machines exports include options to drive test platforms from CKT Technologies and the Nexeya MPT2 Tester.
The harness design productivity improvement is almost entirely driven by the user community. Options to save time and reduce the number of steps to complete a task are always the most impactful. The latest updates help designers add more details to a harness without additional steps.
Improvements to the intelligent reporting features provide more details and definitions to the wire harness design and documentation process. Users have more options to configure the reports to meet multiple upstream and downstream requirements. The accuracy of the reports is improved with the help of rule checks for the reports and options to better filter and update materials from the project
Wire harness work instructions are a customized mix of standards, best practices, testing routines, and assembly procedures to facilitate an efficient manufacturing process. Creating and managing work instructions is typically a time-consuming, manual, and error-prone process. Harness Builder for E3.series introduces an assistant to augment the work instruction creation process and automate time-consuming tasks.
The work instruction assistant is designed to be effective for all teams and supports a variety of operations with the help of customizable templates and custom automation options.
