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Integrate EPLAN and SAP

AGENDA

Electrical design as part of the digital product definition

EPLAN introduction

EPLAN SAP Integration

A plan!

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A. Paulfeuerborn – B. Er / EPLAN PLM Competence Center / September 2017

For more than 30 yearsSolutions for efficient Engineering

International presence

Present in more than 50 countries

EPLAN solutions in 18 languages

Support of global standards

Employees

More than 800 employees worldwide

Expanding in all countries

Investment security

Together with the Friedhelm Loh Group (F.L.G.), more than 11,500

employees worldwide

F.L.G. owner-managed by Dr.-Ing. E.h. Friedhelm Loh

Global success

45,000 customers

120,000 installations

(02/2016)

Continuity

Successfully established since 1984

HQ in Monheim am Rhein, Germany

Top Employer since 2009 (Top Employer Institute)


About 45,000 EPLAN customers around the world


AGENDA


EPLAN introduction


A plan!

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Engin

eering p

rocess

Steps during electrical engineering process


The real world is driven by more than one discipline


What is the driving force for mechatronics?

Mechanical engineering Electrical engineering Software

Core process sequential

Shorter cycles

Increased quality

Lower costs

More innovation

Mechanical

engineering

Mechanical

engineering

Mechanical

engineering

Electrical

engineering

Electrical

engineering

Electrical

engineering

Software Software Software

Core process mechatronical

Standardized technology modules

Traditional process:

Sequential

Separate

Low re-use

Low coordination

Future process:

Parallel

Modularization

Focus on re-use

Coordinated


M-CAD E-CAD

SAP ECTR

Informatics

• Data Storage

• Search and Find

• Re-use

• Change Management

• Data Storage

• Search and Find

• Re-use


• Data Storage

• Search and Find

• Re-use


Process:

• Management of digital product structure in the life-cycle

• Single source of truth

• Workflow-Management for release and change management

• Requirement management for the entire product

Summary:

Processes are mainly implemented for the mechanical design, not for electrical design and informatics, yet.

Complete product representation is not implemented, yet.

Common Data Management for all Disciplines


Electrical Engineering – The Process

EPLAN Data Portal

EPLAN Preplanning

EPLAN Fluid

Engineering Manufacturing Integration

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I/O List

Description Tags

Bus topology

PLC Rack layout

PLC Overview

Bill Of Materials

Terminal Diagrams

Cable Diagrams

Wire Lists

Wiring Diagrams

Terminal Line Up Diagrams

2D Cable layout

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Device Labels

Wire Labels

Terminal Labels

Pushbutton Tags

Panel Tags

Plug Labels

Excel Data

XML Data


EPLAN Pro Panel

EPLAN Data Portal

EPLAN Electric P8

EPLAN Fluid

Engineering Production

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KOMAX

Schleuniger

PWA

Metzner

CADCABEL

Rittal AVEREX

Material Disposition Lists

BOM / Device Lists

Assembly Drawings

Cutting Lists

Rittal SECAREX

Terminal Line Up Diagrams

KIESLING ATHEX

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Rittal PERFOREX

eCAB

NC-DXF Interface

Manufacturing drawings

Flat projection views

NC-Copper Interface

DXF-Copper Interface

Production optimization

Interface between engineering and manufacturing



EPLAN introduction


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SAP Engineering Control Center

EPLAN Platform

EPLAN – SAP ECTR Integration

EPLANMaster

Data

EPLAN SAP ECTR Integration - Architecture

DMS PS SD MM


SAP Business Connector

Design Data Management

Main functionality

– Open, Save & revise of EPLAN Designs

– New EPLAN project from template

– Save & revise (create & update) BOM

– Map SAP attributes to EPLAN Design

– Save & revise (create & update) resulting documents


Synchronization of Catalogue Parts

– Synchronization of catalogue parts bi-directional

– Create new catalogue parts on demand or

scheduled

– Create new EPLAN catalogue parts from SAP

based on release processes

– Map SAP attributes, status and classification

information to EPLAN and vice versa



EPLAN introduction


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Approach of implementationEPLAN SAP ECTR Integration

Kick-off

Workshop

Specification

&

Configuration

InstallationAdjustment

Analysis of

requirements

and workflows

Creation of

documentation

If necessary:

Implementation

of individual pre

and post

processes

Deployment


Kick-off

Workshop

Participants:

• Customer: PLM Admin, M-CAD user if necessary, E-CAD user,

• EPLAN integration consultant

• Consultant of customer’s SAP ECTR implementation partner

Preferred method of workshop:

• Checklist with predefined topics:

• IT landscape definition

• Parts management

• Bill of Materials

• Document Management

• Migration of legacy data and processes

Kick-off Workshop


Prerequisites for a successful integration project

• Standardized product installation

• Common understanding about requirements and goals between

participants

• Common understanding, wording and meaning between the different

departments of the customer!

IT Landscape

• Definition of involved systems, versions, and amount of data

• Setup of a version matrix of all systems in scope

Additional requirements

• Unattended jobs for processing documents

• Further linked systems which may affect the authoring tool integration

(e.g. linkage to manufacturing systems)

IT Landscape and general setup


Content:

• Quantity structure of parts and new created parts per month

• Definition of various processes

• Article creation, Release, Change Management, Substituted parts …

• Data responsibility

• Parts classification

• EPLAN classification vs. standards (e-class or similar)

• Classification of electrical, mechanical and electric-mechanic parts

• Data mapping

• Multiple languages

• Datatypes, restrictions and external data

Parts Management


Content

• Utilization of BOM in electrical engineering

• Use of BOM in product development vs customer order

process

• Doubling of actuators and sensors in discipline specific

BOMs

• Structuring of BOM in electrical engineering for overview,

purchasing processes, lived practice

• Occurrences and BOM-line attributes

• Check-routines, mapping, re-use

• Mapping

• Partial release of BOM structures

• Re-use

Bill of Materials


Content:

• Quantity of documents and document types used in

integration

• Projects

• Create new

• Create based on template

• Save as

• Release

• Change management

• Additional documents and reports

Migration of legacy data

• Store as flat documents vs. mass import as EPLAN items

Document Management


Results in SAP ECTR

• All related documents

• Individual occurrence with

reference designator

• BOM defined by design


Summary

• All native EPLAN files and resulting documents are

stored in SAP

• Additional documentation is automatically generated by EPLAN

• Part information and BOM are consistent in ECAD application and PLM back

- end

• Information is available for the entire company

• Access rights are defined by SAP ECTR mechanisms



Arnd PaulfeuerbornHead of PLM Competence Center

EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG

Monheim am Rhein, Germany

[email protected]

Thank You for Listening!

Birol ErPLM Integration Comnsultant

PLM Competence Center

EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG

Monheim am Rhein, Germany

[email protected]

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