EPLAN Forum to Prepare Engineering for the Future

Eplan Forum is a hybrid-format event taking place in Cologne, Germany, in September, which will be focusing on topics including automated engineering, machine cabling, and integrating enterprise resource planning (ERP) and product data management (PDM) systems. International companies will be presenting in person about their practical experiences using Eplan software—and providing insights and assistance for other interested parties who would like to make the most of their processes, from upper management down to experienced Eplan users.

Last year, solutions provider Eplan welcomed more than 300 guests attending the event online and in person last year and the focus this year is once again on “Transformation in Engineering.” The Eplan Forum 2024 (previously the EF|A) invites stakeholders from around the world to an event for knowledge exchange. Participants can expect many reports on companies’ practical experiences—presented live by companies including Bender Solutions (DE), Kaeser Kompressoren (DE), Red Eléctrica de España (ES), PMS Elektro- und Automationstechnik (AT), Rockwell Automation (USA), TK Elevator (ES), Winkler+Dünnebier (DE) and others.

“The Eplan Forum is the premium event for the complete automation of engineering processes. Increasing numbers of companies are focusing on eliminating manual work steps and expanding their automation in engineering,” says Eplan’s director Vertical Market Management Harold van Waardenburg. “They are moving to the ‘next level,’ so to speak, in the process of automated engineering.”

Automation and machine cabling with exact cable lengths to use plug and play, all based on digital twin, are a couple core topics being covered during this 2-day hybrid event with participants from around the world.

The focus is on tried-and-tested strategies for automation in engineering. Standardization is essential, but there are also methods and approaches depending on a company’s specific requirements—for instance, the targeted integration of Eplan data into ERP and PDM systems. The question—“How can engineering and downstream processes be optimized in a future-oriented way?”—is one that almost all companies must be asking.

A Deep Dive into Practical Experience

International speakers from Eplan’s clientele will be sharing practical experiences:

• Red Eléctrica de España: Ensuring a continuous national electricity supply—via parametric engineering for protection and control
• Bender Solutions: Securing the supply of electricity—via systematic variants for customized customer solutions
• TK Elevator: Riding elevators to the top of the market—via global standardization and automation
• Rockwell Automation: Internationally positioned—via variant management and automation in engineering
• Kaeser Kompressoren: From engineering into manufacturing—via Eplan-SAP integration
• PMS Elektro- und Automationstechnik: Economically designing plant system engineering projects
• Winkler+Dünnebier / Hahn Automation: Electrification of production lines—via the digital twin

Register here for the event.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.