E3.series (2024)

Consistency of all design phases through object orientation

Powerful automated operations and electrical checks

Comprehensive outputs for manufacturing and documentation

Native format library and design data management

Electrical Design Automation

Electrical design teams are constantly looking to increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve quality and reduce time to market. Design automation plays a significant role in helping different teams create quality products in the shortest time frame.

E3.series optimizes every aspect of electrical CAD software with automation options to unlock unmatched consistency, quality, accuracy, and speed. The ease of use, object-oriented architecture, unified library, and open API enable design teams to uncover new efficiencies while improving current processes.

Wire Harness Design and Manufacturing Ecosystem

The increasing complexity and demand for wire harnesses are changing the competitive landscape. The traditional manual, labor-intensive wire harness design and manufacturing processes are largely obsolete. An efficient wire harness design for the manufacturing process needs a solid ecosystem of intelligent systems collaborating to produce the best results in the least time at the lowest price.

The E3.series wire harness ecosystem empowers wire harness engineers to take advantage of innovative automated test, assembly and manufacturing solutions to stay ahead of the competition.

Cabinet Design and Manufacturing Ecosystem

Electrical panels are the nerve center of complex control systems like switchgear, PLCs, motor control centers, and power distribution systems. Implementing design-for-manufacture principles improves a panel’s form, fit, and function significantly. In addition, the solutions of the Smart Cabinet Building Initiative can be applied to streamline and optimize the entire process from development to service.

E3.series simultaneously represents a panel in both 2D and 3D, eliminating the need to learn complex 3D mechanical tools. The manufacturing data captured in the project powers automated manufacturing, wiring, and assembly solutions from leading industry partners.

Engineering Data Management and PLM

PLM systems are typically not well equipped to manage electronic component libraries and work-in-process data required in the electrical design process. Zuken’s DS-E3 provides E3.series users with WIP design data management, design collaboration, project management, design re-use, “where-used” traceability, and much more.

DS-E3 is also fully integrated with leading PLM systems for manufacturing hand-off or component information synchronization. Component information can be automatically synchronized with supply chain partners.

MCAD and Enterprise Collaboration

A digital twin is vital to digital transformation across all industries, with ECAD and MCAD design data at the core of the digital replica. An intelligent connection between various engineering and business systems is essential to take advantage of the next wave of technological advancements.

E3.series provides efficient connections to leading MCAD solutions and business systems. The enterprise multi-user options enable real-time project collaboration to help global teams avoid errors and meet tight deadlines.

Connected Manufacturing

Industry 4.0 and digital transformation initiatives are increasing the growth of next-generation automated manufacturing solutions. An important part is capturing manufacturing constraints, requirements, and design intent during a development process. An efficient and connected design to the manufacturing process plays an outsized role in the success of most digital transformation projects.

E3.series provides a streamlined design for a manufacturing platform that connects to leading digital assembly and automated manufacturing solutions. Moreover, it seamlessly connects to existing business systems like ERP, PLM, and PDM to optimize manufacturing processes.

E3.series is a leading single-platform electrical CAD software capable of taking a design from concept to manufacture. E3.series encompasses all aspects of electrical design:

• electrical simulation
• detailed schematic
• wiring diagram
• cabinet layout
• formboard
• reports, and manufacturing documentation.

E3.series object-oriented database architecture ensures that any update made in one part of the design is automatically reflected across all related documents and views, maintaining consistency and accuracy throughout the project​​.