EPLAN

EPLAN is a software and services company focused on electrical, automation and mechatronic engineering. Founded in 1984, it is part of the Friedhelm Loh Group. The company describes its offering as design software and services for engineering work, particularly for machine builders and panel builders, as well as support for streamlining complex engineering processes. Its portfolio addresses workflows from assisted schematic creation through automated panel production. EPLAN says its solutions give users access to device data sets and engineering templates, and can connect with other engineering tools as well as ERP, PDM and PLM systems. The company presents these integrations and shared data as ways to improve consistency across engineering and production and to support collaboration among project partners and clients. Products named in the supplied company material include Eplan Pro Panel and Eplan Smart Wiring. The Eplan Platform is presented as a broader environment for engineering work, including cloud-based, cross-site and multi-user collaboration. Examples on EPLAN’s website describe use of its platform and software by Enercon for electrical engineering work and by US control-panel manufacturer Kratos Industries to automate panel manufacturing and reduce build time. EPLAN also identifies building automation and the energy sector as areas with engineering challenges that its solutions can address. Its stated value proposition is efficient engineering: improving quality, saving time and optimizing processes through scalable, data-driven tools. The supplied sources do not specify its headquarters, founder, named executives, or a detailed list of countries in which it operates.

EPLAN’s company material states that it was founded in 1984 and is part of the Friedhelm Loh Group. It describes the business as a provider of software and service solutions for electrical, automation and mechatronic engineering, and says it develops design software for machine and panel builders. The supplied sources do not identify the founder or provide a detailed account of the company’s early development, so those details cannot be established here. The company’s stated purpose has centered on efficient engineering: improving quality, saving time and optimizing processes. Its materials describe software-supported work across engineering processes, from assisted schematic creation to automated panel production. EPLAN also highlights interfaces with ERP and PLM/PDM systems, as well as connections to other engineering tools, to support data consistency across the value chain. EPLAN’s present-day offering includes the Eplan Platform and named products such as Eplan Pro Panel and Eplan Smart Wiring. Its website describes the platform as supporting cloud-based, cross-site and multi-user engineering. The Enercon reference explains that the German wind-turbine manufacturer uses cloud-based infrastructure on the Eplan Platform to design electrical engineering equipment across multiple sites. Another reference describes Kratos Industries using Eplan Pro Panel and Eplan Smart Wiring, together with Rittal equipment, to automate panel manufacturing and reduce panel build time. The company says its solutions can also address engineering challenges in building automation and the energy sector. Its current messaging emphasizes scalable, data-driven solutions, reusable device data and templates, integration with business and product-data systems, and collaboration across project ecosystems. The provided sources establish EPLAN’s founding year, group affiliation, general business and several products and use cases, but do not document other dated corporate milestones, changes in ownership, listings, or named leadership.

• 1984

  EPLAN founded

  [2]Eplan - The companyeplan.com

Engineering software and services aimed at improving efficiency, quality, data consistency and collaboration in electrical, automation and mechatronic engineering.

• Eplan Platform

  An engineering platform described as supporting cloud-based, cross-site and multi-user work; the company also presents it as part of workflows from engineering design to production.

• Eplan Pro Panel

  A named EPLAN software product cited in the Kratos Industries panel-manufacturing case.

• Eplan Smart Wiring

  A named EPLAN software product cited in the Kratos Industries panel-manufacturing case.

• Unconfirmed

  EPLAN Data Portal service launch[5]EPLAN Data Portal部件库服务上线news.e-works.net.cn

  EPLAN introduced a new version of its Data Portal component-library service, with changes including a local server, an updated user interface and search algorithm, faster component downloads, and more components meeting EPLAN data standards.

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1. 1Eplan, software and services for electrical engineeringeplan.com
2. 2Eplan - The companyeplan.com
3. 3Enercon: Engineering in the cloudeplan.com
4. 4Kratos Industries automate the manufacturing of their panelseplan.com
5. 5EPLAN Data Portal部件库服务上线news.e-works.net.cn