November 23, 2009 -- Zuken announced the availability of its E3 WireWorks, a design platform for wiring, harnesses, cable assemblies, and panel layouts. Integrated with the company's SolidWorks Premium Routing software, E3 WireWorks enables electrical engineers to design, layout and route wiring in cabinets and control panels.
"E3 WireWorks fills a much needed gap in wiring design," comments Tony Cadwell, manager of Zuken's E3 Indirect Sales unit. "Its electrically intelligent database and online DRC prevent users from making errors, saving time and improving quality. Its integration with SolidWorks completes a premier end-to-end solution for cabinet and panel design."
According to Zuken, E3 WireWorks' design approach stores circuit diagrams, cabinet and panel layouts, and nail board drawings in one multi-view project file, automatically syncing all drawings and the BOM. When a change is made in one view (e.g., schematic), it automatically changes in the other views (e.g., cable, harness, panel, and BOM). The electrically intelligent online DRC automatically prevents errors such as inappropriate wire sizes in terminals, short circuits between signal types, and wires that are not within the min/max specified in the library part.
"This is an ideal complement to our offering," says Paul Boswell, product manager for Zuken SolidWorks. "With E3 WireWorks, our users can now leverage a complete solution for the design of wiring, harnesses, cable assemblies, cabinets and panels."
Zuken says that E3 WireWorks' close integration with the SolidWorks Premium Routing platform passes netlist (from-to connections), cable information (color, AWG), and component data (part name, pins, and associativity) between E3 WireWorks and SolidWorks. The new platform also supports the generation of manufacturing documentation by returning routed segment and wire length information from SolidWorks to E3 WireWorks.
Additionally, bidirectional highlighting enables engineers to collaborate on design issues. For greater productivity gains, the product integration also ties into the company's SolidWorks Enterprise PDM for data management, workflow, and lifecycle control.
Zuken E3 WireWorks is available exclusively through the SolidWorks' value added resellers. For more information, visit www.zuken.com/e3wireworks and www.solidworks.com/sw/products.
