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50% faster designing with EPLAN macros

Use EPLAN to reduce intelligent maintenance project planning effort

At EPLAN GmbH& Co. KG, one of the main products has become established: EPLAN Electric P8 has established itself as the industry standard for electrical design. The typical project planning for a classic switch cabinet including all control modules takes approx. 58 hours. This is exactly where EPLAN comes in to enable time optimisation of this project planning effort by up to 50%. The tool supports you in plant design, from end-to-end planning up to production, commissioning, maintenance and repair. Under the motto "efficient engineering", further applications for machine, plant and enclosure construction are also being developed, such as eBUILD, a cloud-based solution from EPLAN, or the EPLAN Data Portal. This is an online platform for downloading digital product data for the EPLAN applications and thus serves as an integrated, web-based data platform for providing up-to-date device data for direct use in project planning with EPLAN software solutions.
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Core tasks of EPLAN Electric P8

  • Collect engineering data
  • Create circuit diagrams
  • Manually create plant diagrams
  • Perform standardised, template-based work
  • Automatically complete machine and plant documentation

Innovations 2022

Siemens, SEW, Bosch Rexroth are now followed by five other well-known manufacturers. With Allen Bradley, Beckhoff, B&R, Heidenhain and Fanuc, igus® is expanding its online range with 2046 more datasets.

► Allen Bradley
► Beckhoff
► B&R
► Heidenhain
► Fanuc

 
EPLAN News 2022

Where can you find the appropriate EPLAN macro?

The easiest and fastest way to find the right macro is via the igus online shop. 

Use the igus search to select the desired readycable® and go to the online shop. If an EPLAN macro is stored for this cable, it is displayed on the lower right side of the shop by means of a black button with the inscription: Load EPLAN data. 

Shown here on the right in the picture is an example of the drive cable suitable for SEW 0590 6253.
How to get EPLAN

Advantages of using igus EPLAN macros

Load our readycable® quickly and easily via the EPLAN data portal into your electrical design using EPLAN macros. These macros already contain  parts lists and assignment diagrams.

Use the product finder for drive cables or the shop to find the right readycable® and download the appropriate macro there.
Tech up

Tech up

  • Automatic generation of cable plan, parts list and further design documents in CAE system 
  • Seven qualities per cable directly available in EPLAN 
Cost down

Cost down

  • Reduce design time by 50% with ready-to-use EPLAN macros
  • Designed digitally & can be ordered online immediately
Proof

Proof

  • Prefabricated modules or macros can be used directly in EPLAN 
  • 3,800m² test lab
Sustainability

Sustainability

  • All harnessed cables are supplied with a perfect fit
  • Long-lasting cable materials + high-quality connectors + machining = guaranteed reliability

Use EPLAN macros quickly and easily

In the video with the example suitable for Bosch Rexroth

Find the right drive cable with ease

Product finder drive cables

Use our free online tool without login

Find the right cable suitable for 24 manufacturers from over 4600 drive cables with just a few clicks
  • Siemens
  • Bosch Rexroth
  • SEW
  • Lenze
  • and much more
Product finder drive cables

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In addition to drive cables, we also offer other ready-to-connect cables

  • AIDA Standard
  • Cables for robots
  • Cables with HARTING industrial plug-in connectors
  • Network, Ethernet, FOC and fieldbus cables
  • Sensor cables, actuator cables
  • Video, vision, bus technology
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Further information on the guarantee

36-month guarantee We issue a 36-month guarantee on our cables with confidence, as we are able to make reliable predictions about the service life of our cables due to over 30 years of experience in our 3,800m² test laboratory and 700 concurrently conducted experiments.
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Further drive cables

readycable overview Here you can find the complete overview of harnessed drive cables from igus.All with a 36-month guarantee and available in 24 hours directly from stock. Quick and easy to order using the product finder. 
 
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Other ready-to-connect solutions

USP picture No company needs to deal with the installation of energy chains and cables any more. With our readychain system, we provide individual, harnessed energy supply systems, which can be easily installed on site.
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igus® GmbH points out that it does not sell any products of the companies Allen Bradley, B&R, Baumüller, Beckhoff, Lahr, Control Techniques, Danaher Motion, ELAU, FAGOR, FANUC, Festo, Heidenhain, Jetter, Lenze, LinMot, LTi DRiVES, Mitsubishi, NUM,Parker, Bosch Rexroth, SEW, Siemens, Stöber and all other drive manufacturers mention on this website. The products offered by igus® are those of igus® GmbH