EPLAN GmbH & Co. KG
About us
EPLAN provides software and service solutions in the fields of electrical, automation and mechatronic engineering. The company develops one of the world’s leading design software solutions for machine and panel builders. EPLAN is also the ideal partner to streamline challenging engineering processes.
Both standardised as well as customised interfaces to ERP and PLM/PDM systems ensure data consistency along the whole value chain. Working with EPLAN means boundless communication across all engineering disciplines. No matter whether small or large enterprises: Customers can apply their expertise more efficiently. EPLAN wants to grow further with customers and partners and pushes integration and automation in engineering forward. Worldwide, EPLAN supports over 58,000 customers. „Efficient engineering“ is the focus.
EPLAN was founded in 1984 and is part of the owner-operated Friedhelm Loh Group. The Friedhelm Loh Group operates worldwide with 12 production sites and 96 international subsidiaries. The entire group employs 12,100 people and generated revenues of around €2,6 billion in 2019. For the twelfth time in succession, the family business has won the accolade “Top German Employer” in 2020. In addition Friedhelm Loh Group was recognized as “Top vocational trainer” according to a study of Deutschland Test and Focus Money.
For more information visit:
www.eplan.de and www.friedhelm-loh-group.com
Products & services
EPLAN Pro Panel
Integrated Design in 2D and 3D for Panel Building and Switchgear System Engineering EPLAN Pro Panel gives you a stable foundation for automating and industrialising your panel building. It enables 3D design and construction of control cabinets, switchgear systems and power distribution systems for energy distribution. EPLAN Pro Panel provides you an integrated solution for control cabinet design.
EPLAN eMANAGE
Securely Share, Manage and Collaborate on EPLAN Projects EPLAN eMANAGE is your cloud-based foundation for active collaboration across projects and locations. Quickly and securely share data with co-workers, partners, suppliers and clients. The solution allows you to easily upload projects from the EPLAN Platform or an internet browser into the EPLAN Cloud. eMANAGE is available both in a free version as well as in an attractive full version with additional features.
EPLAN Electric P8
The ECAD Standard for Your Engineering – More Than Just Drawing Schematics EPLAN Electric P8 is a consistent, integrated and fast engineering system for you to plan and design the electrical engineering for machines and plant systems. The software supports a wide variety of engineering methods: from manual creation through to standardised and template-based approaches. The project data, once entered into the schematic, become the foundation for the automated completion of machine and plant system documentation. In short, EPLAN Electric P8 offers you much more than “just” drawing schematics and circuit diagrams.
EPLAN Cable proD
EPLAN Cable proD is a solution for quick and easy cabling of machines. The software digitises the corresponding designs and provides the information required for production and assembly. This means that prefabricated cables can also be used. Cable planning based on the plug & play principle Precision is required when constructing machines – all the way through to the final steps: if the cables don’t have the correct lengths or have been incorrectly routed, it is not uncommon for entire commissioning processes to have to be postponed. EPLAN has therefore dedicated an entire software solution for planning the corresponding machine cabling: EPLAN Cable proD. This also makes it easy to order prefabricated cables. Time-consuming trimming and offcuts are now a thing of the past.
EPLAN Smart Wiring
Clever Software for Wiring for Panel Building EPLAN Smart Wiring is your virtual assistant for manual wiring in panel building. From the connection point to the exact wire routing, the software provides the wiring technician all the necessary information in digital form – also in 3D when required.
EPLAN Smart Mounting
Intuitive Installation of Mechanical and Electrotechnical Components EPLAN Smart Mounting simplifies the manual installation of mechanical and electrotechnical components in control cabinet manufacturing. Precise work instructions, combined with a 3D visualisation, ensure efficient control cabinet construction. The browser-based software can be used directly at a workstation in workshops and production facilities – and all of it only requires a brief training.