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Thank You Control Design Readers

Posted by EPLAN USA on Jul 13, 2017 2:24:16 PM

For the past 17 years, Control Design Magazine has published their Readers' Choice Awards. For the 2017 Awards, they sent out nearly 18,000 ballots to their subscribers who have buying authority or influence for industrial control or automation products.

“Our readers are the people who build the machines that are installed in factories and assembly plants,” said Mike Bacidore, editor in chief of Control Design Magazine.

The survey used an unaided ballot, meaning that they were not given a choice of vendors, but rather wrote in their top two recommendations amongst 65 product categories. Categories included Circuit Protection, embedded Computer Systems, Network Routers and Switches and e-CAD software.

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Topics: Design Automation Software, Automation, e-CAD, CAE

Essentials of Data-Driven Automation Design

Posted by EPLAN USA on Nov 16, 2016 7:00:00 AM

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Topics: Automation, e-CAD, CAE

3 Reasons Why Modern 3D Software Untangles Wire Harness Assembly

Posted by EPLAN USA on Feb 23, 2016 7:30:00 AM

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No matter what the industrial application, creating wire harness assemblies is a painstaking element of machine design. Though crucial, it has traditionally been a manual process, oftentimes saved for the end of the design process with individual teams working on their end and moving it along to the next “island.” The development can be cumbersome, with conversions being passed back and forth between groups and manual data reentry required as changes are made.

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Topics: Design Automation Software, Automation, e-CAD, wire harness

The Future of Engineering Software for Design Automation

Posted by EPLAN USA on Feb 17, 2016 7:30:00 AM

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When it comes to design automation, it isn’t too hard to predict what the future will be, because it is already happening.

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Topics: Industry 4.0, IIoT, Automation, e-CAD, CAE, CAD, Smart Factory

The Business Case for Upgrading Your CAD Software

Posted by EPLAN USA on Feb 2, 2016 8:34:22 AM

The connected factory, Industry 4.0, The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), the Connected Enterprise, mechatronics. Whatever you call the future of manufacturing, it is clear that it is advancing…and rapidly. The ability to connect the design process to all aspects of production is ground zero in your ability to keep pace with these changes.

While upgrading your tools is an expenditure you’d rather not deal with, there is a solid business case for transitioning to high functioning computer-aided engineering (CAE) design software. We’re going to look at the value of systems that utilize the power of your database-driven software in this discussion.

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Topics: e-CAD, CAE, CAD, 3D Prototyping, Database-Driven Design

4 Ways Mechatronics Will Transform Production

Posted by EPLAN USA on Jan 20, 2016 8:34:00 AM

Mechatronics, the next wave in manufacturing, is creating a tsunami of innovation and efficiencies that will alter the landscape of engineering and production.

That is a heady, zealous statement, and one that can be backed up with experiences in the real world…a world that is already being disrupted with a convergence unlike any seen before.

So, what is mechatronics? It is a unification of the various disciplines of engineering; systems engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering, control engineering and computer engineering. It is a design route that brings synergy to the production process.

Integrating manufacturing with a mechatronic approach offers many benefits. Here we will offer a cursory overview of four of these benefits.

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Topics: Engineering Efficiency, Automation, e-CAD, CAE, Database-Driven Design, Mechatronics