New concepts for integrated processes Industry focus
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MACHINE TOOL ENGINEERINGNew concepts for integrated processes
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Success in the machine tool industry –
The market in this sector is characterised today by customer demand for
innovative, flexible machine tools. Other challenges faced by manufacturers
include parameters such as international statutory requirements, a lack of
skilled labour and constantly increasing complexity. The answer to these
challenges is to implement a modular machine design concept, world-class
energy efficiency and a short time to market. With a clear focus on process
integration and reliability across the entire value chain, you can achieve
these goals.
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Cover/picture: Gebr. Heller Maschinenfabrik GmbH
identify and take advantage of new trends
Engineering expertise in the machine tool industry has a
name: It's called EPLAN Software & Service
Customers expect first-class systems
Customers in the machine tool industry are demanding ever faster, high-precision machines that can handle
the production of increasingly complex parts. At the same time, systems need to be compact and flexible, and
ensure reliable communication in CAx-neutral data flows. Objectives are:
Minimisation of downtime
Easier, more user-friendly operation
Faster conversion times
Lower energy consumption
Long service life while reducing maintenance costs
Reduction of total cost of ownership (TCO)
In short: New machines are required to increase efficiency while reducing operating costs and maximising
flexibility. The demand is not for single systems, but for manufacturing solutions.
Properly equipped
As a machine tool manufacturer, you are also confronted with other challenges – increasing globalisation and
mounting competitive pressures mean that your company needs to increase productivity, standardise the
product portfolio, shorten development cycles and comply with a constantly growing number of standards
and guidelines. Approaches to solving these problems include optimising your design and engineering and
improving cooperation with other departments. Interdisciplinary approaches replace traditional processes,
change engineering methods and offer considerable potential for optimisation. An enterprise-wide PLM
strategy combines engineering with both product data management (PDM) and commercial systems,
resulting in an exceptional increase in productivity.
A competent partner
With its philosophy of 'efficient engineering', EPLAN Software & Service provides innovative and practical
solutions for workflow optimisation in the machine tool sector. Everything is from one source – from
software to training to consulting. Interdisciplinary – from mechanical to fluid and electrical engineering to
PLC programming. Integrated – from order processing and manufacturing to service. The EPLAN solutions
establish a uniform basis for all information and enable effective, interdisciplinary and parallel operations.
Integration into the existing IT infrastructure, with interfaces to your ERP and PDM systems, produces a
seamless, enterprise-wide workflow.
Custom machines for individual customer
As a machine tool manufacturer, you benefit from integrated processes
thanks to EPLAN’s solutions, allowing you to rapidly bring customised,
high-performance machines to market.
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Bending
Grinding
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Machine types at a glance
Drills
Hobbing machines
Lathes
Milling machines
Laser cutting machines
CNC machines
Waterjet cutting machines
Erosion machines
Bending machines, and much more
Stamping
Drilling
Laser cutting
Achieve the best possible productivity gains by optimising your entire value
chain – from acquisition to delivery. For example, you can make significant
savings in time and costs through fast and uncomplicated
coordination between your sales and technical divisions.
And within the engineering process itself, seamless
cooperation between areas such as M-CAD and
electrical or fluid technology is crucial. A
unified database and simultaneous
processing of projects boost the quality
of your engineering and reduce your
time to market. Another area of
potential for optimisation can be
found in early integration of
manufacturing into product
development.
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EPLAN range of solutions – from acquisition to delivery
The advantage is yours
With our innovative, practical solutions and expert consulting services,
we at EPLAN Software & Service accompany you on your path to a
seamless end-to-end workflow.
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Complex machines demand optimum
Fast, high-precision machine tools require seamless, trouble-free interaction
of all of their components. Interaction between all disciplines is critical,
even during the development stage. With a unified database and
the core functions for the various divisions, the EPLAN
Platform ensures that your workflow is smooth and
frictionless. Consistent data shortens development
time and increases the quality of your engineering.
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CAD solution
Design
Sheet metal working
Electrical engineering
Power drives
Electrical control systems
Safety engineering
Machine monitoring
Machine wiring
PLC (digital/analogue)
Mechanical
interaction of all disciplines
Control cabinet construction
Control technology
Mounting structures
Enclosure climate control
Enclosure wiring
NC manufacturing and
mounting
Measurement and control
engineering
Measurement systems and
sensors for monitoring process
parameters
Fluid engineering
Pneumatics
Hydraulics
Cooling (workpiece/system)
Lubrication
Mechatronic
Components
Customers expect custom machine tools that are tailored exactly to their
needs. In contrast, manufacturers need to standardise their product portfolio
and minimise the number of variants. That means that close coordination
between sales and engineering plays a central role in your processes, because
special requirements are the big unknown for engineering, design and
costing. Create an integrated workflow and transparency for everyone involved,
starting with a rule-based product configurator and secondary technical
configuration, including automated documentation.
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Offer/calculation
Bill of materials
Mechanics
3D Models
CAx
Fluid/Wiring diagrams
Enclosure mounting
Pricing
Machine functions
Bridging the gap:
From sales to engineering
The advantages are obvious
Less need for coordination between sales and engineering saves
time
Automated quotation costing takes the pressure off sales and
provides reliable cost estimates
Fast quotations and short time to market increase customer
satisfaction
Use of proven, error-free modules improves quality and minimises
the cost of rework
Reuse of defined components allows standardisation of the product
portfolio and reduces costs
A product configurator for your sales success
Product diversity and the requirement for custom solutions necessitate a great deal of
sales know-how in relation to the different versions and options for machine tools. With a
rule-based product configurator, you can offer your sales people and partners:
The ability to configure machines individually
The security of knowing that only technically coordinated and saleable configurations
are possible
Automatic costing and fast and easy tender preparation
The configurator works on the basis of the EPLAN Engineering Center (EEC). It allows you –
together with our experienced team of EPLAN consultants – to define modular products
using a modular process. Knowledge of the various possible product combinations is
defined as a set of rules in the EEC. Reusing the individual functional modules then allows
you to significantly reduce the number of variants.
Technical configuration and automated engineering
Integration between the EEC and the EPLAN Platform opens up a second, technically
oriented layer of configuration and parameterisation to your engineers. The creation of all
engineering documents can now be automated:
Mechanical manufacturing and order BOMs
Mechanical design drawings
Hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams
Wiring diagrams
PLC programs
Technical documentation
Programming
HW Code
PLC Code
The fast track to success with integrated
Two identical machines, with different documentation, for the same customer –
in practice, it happens all the time. To blame are conventional structures,
different levels of expertise and different work practices among different
employees, and the strict separation of the engineering disciplines. Duplication
of data, incorrect components, and differing representations of components
result in the need for time-consuming reworking of documentation. Raise the
quality and boost the speed of your engineering processes with an integrated
workflow and a centralised base for your data.
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Navigation, searching, printing
Legacy data
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The benefits to you at a glance
Integration of comprehensive supply data supports your supply
chain management concept
Unified database prevents duplication and mistakes, minimising
potential errors and avoiding costly corrections
The EPLAN Platform allows simultaneous processing of a project
across all locations and countries, with everyone speaking their
own language
Less coordination work for everyone involved
The beginning of a long friendship
Profit from the master data at the EPLAN Data Portal, available to you with the EPLAN Platform for all disciplines
including M-CAD, fluid and electrical engineering. Project your data across all media and make your design
data seamlessly available across your entire enterprise through a powerful PDM system – thereby achieving
time and cost savings throughout the value chain.
Seamless integration of engineering disciplines
To get your project started quickly, the EPLAN Data Portal contains approximately 200,000 devices from many
major component manufacturers. The components include standardised graphic characteristics in each of the
disciplines and contain commercial information: In short, a comprehensive manufacturer database as the basis
for a seamless engineering process.
The various projection tasks can now be edited with the EPLAN Platform and your expert systems. For
example, the fluid engineers could work with a hydraulic power unit within EPLAN Fluid. EPLAN Electric P8
then makes available all information relevant to electrical control of the unit, such as graphic characteristics or
connection point descriptions. Changes, for example a change to an item number in the hydraulic schematic,
are automatically included in the electrical schematic.
You can then make the resulting design data available to the entire company with your PDM system. Thanks
to integrated version control, all users have access to the current documentation – goodbye to manual
revisions!
Standardisation and reorganisation as a productivity factor
EPLAN's expert consultants identify your workflows and organisational structures, develop design guidelines
to enable standardisation and guide you through the reorganisation process. The goal is a clear division of
responsibilities for all involved – we say: "The CAE administrator takes care of the master data and
standardisation, and the designer gets on with the engineering."
Benefits at a glance
Virtual 3D prototypes for optimum sizing and perfect use of space
Custom-fit components and inclusion of the manufacturer's
specifications ensure high quality
Integration of NC manufacturing ensures high-precision machining,
saving time and costly rework
Early inclusion of production scheduling and mounting together
with complete and accurate data combines to reduce the margin
of error
Smooth workflow minimises expenditure on coordination
Efficient manufacturing is a fundamental factor in your company's success.
Exploiting the full capacity of your machinery and the precision of the
manufacturing process are just as important as reliable delivery to your
customers. At the same time, development cycles are getting shorter and time
pressures intensify. The result? Data is incomplete when manufacturing starts.
You can get over this hurdle with optimised manufacturing integration using 3D
virtual prototyping and direct data transfer to NC machining centres and
automated cable assembly systems.
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Team players: Engineering and
manufacturing
Enclosure layout
3D design of enclosures and mounting panels
Create integrated, automated processes from engineering right through to manufacturing. With EPLAN Pro
Panel, the EPLAN Platform integrates your production scheduling and mounting perfectly into the product
development and manufacturing process. The system supports the development of 3D virtual prototypes. For
both electrical and fluid power components, all existing projected components in the schematic or in the
mounting layout can be easily positioned on the mounting panel or in the enclosure. Dynamic collision
detection and the inclusion of the manufacturer's installation instructions improve quality whilst saving you a
great deal of time.
Seamless integration with NC manufacturing
For machining, dedicated drill patterns and templates which are passed directly to NC machining centres are
created. Special interfaces allow EPLAN data to be read directly into the machine controller, for example for
Steinhauer eCAB and Kiessling Perforex. On top of that, the neutral DXF format allows you to integrate almost
any NC-based drilling and machining centre into the workflow.
Wiring made easy
EPLAN Pro Panel provides you with all the information you need for perfect wiring. The 3D mounting layout and
the information from the wiring diagram provide the basis for virtual wiring of the enclosure. You can find
fabrication data such as conductor length, termination details, bundling and labelling at the push of a button.
Interfaces allow you to pass this information on to automated cable assembly systems including for example
Komax, Schleuniger or Metzner Cable Center.
Wiring diagrams/Device lists
Engineering
Construction
3D conductor routing
(Komax, CADCabel, Lists)
Cable harness
NC data generation/
Production integration
(Perforex, Steinhauer, DXF)
Production documentation/
Assembly documentation
incl. Assembly drawing
Production
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The opportunities for securing your company's success are
many, but they all have one thing in common: The improvement
of process integration and reliability across the entire value chain.
Understand and take advantage of this potential. Get a competitive
edge and establish yourself as a first-class provider and trendsetter
in the market.
EPLAN – Your partner for
machine building
A competent partner
Your customers want machines that are faster, more complex, more precise and
more customised. With increasing international competition and the need for
standardisation, that means that you are faced with the big challenge of
examining and improving your processes. We at EPLAN Software & Service
guide you in this process and lead you to success. During our many years
working together with customers in the machine tool industry, we have amassed
extensive experience with regard to typical working practices, processes,
potential for conflict and the specific needs of the market. We're ready to share
that knowledge with you to find the right solution for your company.
Security for the future
Sustained success means future-proof solutions and partners. For more than 25
years, we have been monitoring developments and trends in the engineering
sector. All our efforts are focused on achieving long-term added value for our
customers. As a part of the Friedhelm Loh Group, we can benefit from the
strength and the size of the famous group. Around the world, we offer you the
necessary stability and security for your investments – now and in the future.
EPLAN – some impressive facts
Founded 1984
Member of the Friedhelm Loh Group
50 distribution and service centres
worldwide
550 EPLAN employees and
200 employees with partners
Over 80,000 users
Well-known customers from a wide range of sectors in the machine tool
industry speak for themselves
Turning
Dörries Scharmann Technologie GmbH (Machine tools) . EMAG Salach . HAMUEL
Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG . Hermle AG . INDEX-Werke GmbH & Co. KG .
MAG Boehringer Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH
Forming
LASCO Umformtechnik GmbH . Schuler Pressen GmbH & Co. KG . Walter Neff GmbH
Milling
Gebr. Heller Maschinenfabrik GmbH . GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG . GLEASON-
PFAUTER GMBH . EiMa Maschinenbau GmbH . DECKEL MAHO Pfronten GmbH .
Klingelnberg GmbH . Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
Bending/Stamping
Burkhardt GmbH . Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik
Grinding
Alfred H. Schütte . Blohm Jung GmbH . Carl Benzinger GmbH . Diskus Werke
Schleiftechnik GmbH . Erwin Junker Maschinenfabrik GmbH . Geibel & Hotz
GmbH . KAPP GmbH . NILES Werkzeugmaschine GmbH . Overbeck GmbH
Erosion
MAKINO Europe GmbH
Compression moulding
Walter Neff GmbH . UNITECH-Maschinen GmbH
Cutting
Karl Eugen Fischer GmbH . VOLLMER WERKE
Drilling
ELHA-Maschinenbau Liemke KG . Gehring Technologies GmbH . IXION GmbH &
Co. KG . SAMAG Saalfelder Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH
Measuring
Walter Maschinenbau GmbH
Dyeing/Drying
A. Monforts Werkzeugmaschinen
Clearing
Forst Technologie . Maschinenfabrik FRÖMAG
And much more...
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Our customers work around the world – and so do we
EPLAN has seven branches in Germany and representatives in over 50 countries
around the world, so is always around wherever you need advice. Over 25,000
customers have trusted us with more than 80,000 installations. Rely on a
partner with consistent focus on practicality, extensive experience, individual
service and an international presence. EPLAN Software & Service, part of the
Friedhelm Loh Group, represents continuity and security of investment.
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