Product Management/ 09-2012 EPLAN Harness Expert 1
Nov 03, 2014
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EPLAN Harness Expert
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Wire Harness - Definition
Why Wire Harness | Connection Infrastructure | Branches
Wire Harness – Engineering Process
The Acquisition
Acquisition | Objectives | Brief Profile
EPLAN Harness Expert
Solutions | Software Overview | Modules | Wire Harness Design
Features
Variants & Options | Rapid Prototyping| Nailboard & Reports
Overview
EPLAN Harness Expert
Product Management/ 09-2012
• tapes• conduit• ducts
• specifically for a project or application
• bundles• windings
• wires• connectors
…comprises…
…is made up as …
…is protected by…
……is manufacture
d …
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Definition of the wire harness
Wire harness…
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Why wire harnesses (instead of “normal” cables)?
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1. Optimisation of space (e.g. fitting space in vehicles)
2. Weight optimisation
3. Increasing number of PCB-based modules, even in switching cabinets
4. Optimum coverage of requirements in respect of electrical connections (degree of protection, mechanical load, ambient influences)
5. Pre-assembly becomes economically feasible, even in smaller batches
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Connection infrastructure
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Basis of the logic definition
Connection technology
Modules
Devices
Vehicles
Cabinet
Field
Application
Circuit diagram
Wire / cable Cable harness
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New target groups to address
Aerospace Train,mass- transit
Construction equipment
Ship construction
Defense Printing & copying
Semiconductor
Building technology
Telecommunications
Consumer products
Medical equipment Automobile
Automation
Cable and
Cable Harness
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EPLAN Harness ExpertOverview
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Typical wire harness engineering process
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3D-Model
Electriccircuit diagram
3D/2D wire harness drawing
Plausibility test/check
Parts list
1:1 nailboard drawing
Pro
duct
ion
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Typical wire harness engineering process
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Import of the 3D-Model from the M-CAD system
Addition of the connection data, connectors and lap sections
Validation of the cable harness
Determination of lengths for cost calculations and production
Export of the completed wire harness for fitting and routing simulation in the 3D CAD
Step 1: 3D/2D import/export of the cable harness
3D-Model
3D-Editor
CATIA (Dassault) NX (Siemens PLM) Solid Works (Dassault) Solid Edge (Siemens) Inventor (Autodesk) ……
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Typical wire harness engineering process
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Connection (no./colour, cross-section)
Source/destination of each connection
Assignment to terminals/connectors
Bundle assignment for each wire
Splice information
Information regarding conductor end finishing
Step 2: Exchange of the connection logic
Circuit diagram
2D wire harness drawing
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Typical wire harness engineering process
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Determination of the ultimate geometry
Addition of connector details
Determination of lap sections, lap types, fasteners
Definition of conductor end finishing
Definition of all lengths
Definition of the splices
Step 3: 2D wire harness drawing
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Typical wire harness engineering process
Plausibility tests
Parts list generation
Life-size nailboard drawing
Integration into production
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Step 4: Validation, analyses, production documentation
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Savings potentials – wire harness design
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EPLAN Harness Expert shortens the process
Integrated design with EPLAN Harness Expert
Mechanicaldesign
Wire harnessdesign
3D CAD-design
Virtual prototype
Mechanical prototype
Optimisation Documentation
Electricaldesign
Prototypecable harness
Mechanicaldesign
Wire harnessdesign
Optim
isation D
ocumen-
tation
HarnessExpert
Optimisation Documentation
Conventional design method
Quicker„Time to market“
Optim
isation D
ocumen-
tation
3D CAD-design
Virtualprototype
Mechanical prototype
Electricaldesign
Prototypecable harness
Waiting time
Waiting time
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Overview
EPLAN Harness Expert
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Acquisition• Takeover of all rights in the product and copyright (IP rights) of
Harness Expert on 01 July 2012
• Takeover of the world-wide trade and sales rights of Harness Expert
Objectives• Expansion of the EPLAN portfolio 3D/2D wire harness
engineering
• World-wide marketing with brand name “EPLAN Harness Expert”
• Positioning as the leading solution for wire harness engineering
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The acquisition: Harness Expert
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Wire harness engineering• Interactive design of a wire harness - optionally in 3D or 2D
• Import of 3D/2D wire harness information from all standard CAD systems
• Definition of lap sections and splices
Electrical information• Import of the wiring logic from EPLAN Electric P8 and its allocation to bundles
in the cable harness
• Processing of connectors and accessories from libraries
Analyses• Technical validation, e.g. free capacity of bundles, bending radii, over-
assignment of connectors
• Analysis lists, e.g. parts lists, cutting lists, costs calculation, operations
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Brief profile/core functionality of EPLAN Harness Expert
The acquisition: Harness Expert
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Circuit diagrams
3D switching
cabinet
Process enginee-
ring
Fluid enginee-
ring
WireHarness
Draft Design Production
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Perfect complement to the EPLAN solution portfolio
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The Acquisition: Harness ExpertCustomers
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Overview
EPLAN Harness Expert
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Stand- Alone Solution
3D & 2D Wire Harness
DesignEasy To Use
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EPLAN Harness Expert
Easy definition of cable and wire harness routes with an intuitive point-&-click method
Simple adoption of wiring lists and connection information from EPLAN
Fully automated routing of wires and cables on previously defined path
2D production drawings – from 1:1 pin- board to handy service documents in the scale required
Software Suite for the Wire Harness development
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EPLAN Harness Expert
Software Overview
3D/ 2D Harness Designer
Wire Harness EditorNailboard
Bill of materialProject ManagementVariants and Options
EPLAN Harness Expert
Studio
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EPLAN Harness Expert
Software Overview
Management of components
CablesConnectors
Splices…
EPLAN Harness Expert
Library
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EPLAN Harness ExpertSoftware Overview
EPLAN Harness Expert
Library
Mech. 3D Data
Electrical Data
Data Pool
EPLAN Harness Expert
Studio
Workspace
Reporting
Nailboard
2D Data
Mech. 3D Data
Electrical Data
2D Data
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E3Vesys
ELCADLCable
Capital Logic… A
nd
ere
EPLAN Harness ExpertImport Data
3D
Mod
elle
Pro/ECATIAInventorSolidEdgeSolidWorksSiemens NX…
3D MCAD
Manufacturing Data
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EPLAN Harness ExpertIn a few steps to a harness design
Import ModelPoint & Click
Design Check
BOMNailboardRouting
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EPLAN Harness ExpertIn a few steps to a harness design
Import ModelPoint & Click
Design Check
BOMNailboardRouting
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EPLAN Harness ExpertIn a few steps to a harness design
Import ModelPoint & Click
Design Check
BOMNailboardRouting
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EPLAN Harness ExpertIn a few steps to a harness design
Import ModelPoint & Click
Design Check
BOMNailboardRouting
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EPLAN Harness ExpertIn a few steps to a harness design
Import ModelPoint & Click
Design Check
BOMNailboardRouting
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EPLAN Harness ExpertIn a few steps to a harness design
Import ModelPoint & Click
Design Check
BOMNailboardRouting
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EPLAN Harness ExpertIn a few steps to a harness design
Import ModelPoint & Click
Design Check
BOMNailboardRouting
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EPLAN Harness ExpertSolutions
3D/ 2D3D2D
CADTRANSLATOR
EPLAN
Harness Expert
2D
EPLAN
Harness Expert
3D
EPLAN
Harness Expert
3D/ 2D
Create 2D wire harness
manufacturing documents in the
simplest possible way
Modern 3D-CADSoftware
for efficient design and documentation of wire
harnesses
SolutionsOne solution for all the Wire Harness Design
methods
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EPLAN Harness ExpertModules
100, 300, Professional
Verknüpfung auf die Preisliste (XLSX)
Stand- alone Network SWS
EPLAN Harness Expert 2D
only 2D Wire Harness construction
Available in the versions 1001, 3002 und Professional
x x 16%
EPLAN Harness Expert 3D
only 3D Wire Harness construction
Available in the versions 1001, 3002 und Professional
x x 16%
EPLAN Harness Expert 3D/2D
combine 3D/2D Wire Harness construction
Available in the versions 1001, 3002 und Professional
x x 16%
EPLAN CAD Translator
Import CAD Models Supplementary module
toEPLAN Harness Expert
2D, EPLAN Harness Expert 3D, EPLAN
Harness Expert 3D/2D
Available formats: CATIA, V4/V5, Siemens
NX, Pro ENGINEER, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, Solid Edge, OneSpace Designer,
IGES, STEP, STL, JTOpen
x x 16%
1 100 Connections per Workdesk/ Workspace2 300 Connections per Workdesk/ Workspace
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Overview
EPLAN Harness Expert
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Project Management/ Documents Projects (Project structure, Options, Project properties)
Variants (defined Configurations; Variants & Options)
Workdesk (2D Harness Design environment)
Workspace (3D Harness Design environment)
Nailboard (2D Nailboard)
Report Documents (different formated Reports)
Attached Documents (Project documentation, Spreadsheets, …)
Features
EPLAN Harness Expert
Project
Attached Document 1
Attached Document 2
Variant 1
Option 1
Option 2
Workdesk1 Workspace1
Nailboard 1
Nailboard 2 Report 1 Report 2
Features
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Variants & Options
EPLAN Harness Expert
150% Situation
Basic Configuration
Advanced Powersupply
2 Moduls
2 Moduls + Power
3 Moduls
Configurations
Simple switching between Configurations in Workspace allows working on a 150% Harness with switching the defined options On or Off.
Electrical options are defined on Project document level
Each Variant can contain a set of Configurations of electric options
Each part can be assigned with one or more electrical options
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EPLAN Harness ExpertRapid Prototyping
Rapid Prototyping
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Quick start „Dummy“ - Objects Preliminary Drawing
Minimal Effort
Faster Results
EPLAN Harness ExpertRapid Prototyping
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EPLAN Harness ExpertRapid Prototyping
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EPLAN Harness Expert
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Rapid Prototyping
Draft 1.aReport 1.a
Nailboard 1.aBOM 1.a
Draft 1.bReport 1.b
Nailboard 1.bBOM 1.b
Final LayoutReport 1
Nailboard 1Stückliste 1
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EPLAN Harness ExpertRapid Prototyping
„Dummy“Connector
Routing Draft ReplacePoint & Click
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EPLAN Harness ExpertRapid Prototyping
„Dummy“Connector
Routing Draft ReplacePoint & Click
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EPLAN Harness ExpertRapid Prototyping
Point & Click„Dummy“Connector
Routing Draft Replace
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EPLAN Harness ExpertRapid Prototyping
„Dummy“Connector
Routing Draft ReplacePoint & Click
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EPLAN Harness ExpertRapid Prototyping
„Dummy“Connector
Routing Draft Replace
Dummy Connector
Production Connector
Point & Click
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Quick creation from Draft and Sketches without a single wire or component appearing in the design
Rapid Prototyping speeds up the preliminary generation of the cable harness considerably
EPLAN Harness Expert offers the option to substitute the dummy objects at a later stage of the design process with real objects, developing the cable harness further, right up to the point of production.
Rapid Prototyping
EPLAN Harness Expert
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EPLAN HarnessExpert Nailboard
Nailboard und Reports
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EPLAN Harness Expert
Comfortable and sophisticated
3D geometry is fully factored in.
Multiple labelling with symbols and assembly instructions for problem-free manufacturing
Documents are always kept up to date
Nailboard
EPLAN Harness Expert Nailboard creates a two dimensional formboard automatically, out of the designed wire harness 3D data.
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EPLAN Harness Expert
Permissible minimum bending radii
Cable- ID
Bill of Materials
Manufacturing instructions
Integration DXF- Data
Connector images
1:1 drafts
Nailboard
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EPLAN Harness Expert Report provides all kinds of analyses and evaluations at the click of a button:
Bills of materials – total batch lists
Individual object lists
Cutting lists for cables and wires
Wire run and connection lists
Connector and splice lists
Time and cost analyses
Protective membrane sleeve report (for tape, fittings, corrugated pipes etc.)
Data export for wire cutting and stripping machines...
Reports
EPLAN Harness Expert
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EPLAN Harness Expert Report
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Overview
EPLAN Harness Expert
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Savings potentials – wire harness design
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EPLAN Harness Expert shortens the process
Integrated design with EPLAN Harness Expert
Mechanicaldesign
Wire harnessdesign
3D CAD-design
Virtual prototype
Mechanical prototype
Optimisation Documentation
Electricaldesign
Prototypecable harness
Mechanicaldesign
Wire harnessdesign
Optim
isation D
ocumen-
tation
HarnessExpert
Optimisation Documentation
Conventional design method
Quicker„Time to market“
Optim
isation D
ocumen-
tation
3D CAD-design
Virtualprototype
Mechanical prototype
Electricaldesign
Prototypecable harness
Waiting time
Waiting time
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Circuit diagrams
3D switching
cabinet
Process enginee-
ring
Fluid enginee-
ring
WireHarness
Draft Design Production
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Perfect complement to the EPLAN solution portfolio
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Summary
One Stand-Alone Software Suite for the whole 3D/2D harness design process.
Variants and Options deliver a high degree of design flexibility.
Quality improvement through the automatic generation of delivery data and material calculations from the layout.
Rapid Prototyping shorten and simplify the design process, allowing a flexible design and reducing the development costs.
Potential for optimization (future) through the possibility to work in a special 2D environment – but also in 3D if necessary.
Detailed manufacturing documents for a more closely and effectively cooperation between harness producers and OEM.
Easy to learn and very easy to use – Steep learning curve (Focus).
EPLAN Harness Expert
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Strategic acquisition
Completes product portfolio
New markets + target groups
Openness and integration
Global opportunities
Summary and prospects
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