ECAD MCAD Integration for Electrical Design

We work on incredibly complex designs for customers in Formula 1, and E3.series gives us the confidence that we can meet the professional requirements and future challenges of this industry. E3.series also gives us the design turnaround speeds, quality and ECAD/MCAD integration we need to expand our business into the mainstream automotive, off-road vehicles and rail sectors

The new E3.series tools we’ve adopted have improved the way we work and shortened the time it takes to make a modification to cable harnesses. It’s also increased our confidence that it’s 100% correct.

If a customer orders a vehicle with features that require a harness modification, we can deliver much faster than before - enabling us to compete on not just price and quality but also delivery dates.

In the past we had a lot of people working hard. Today we have a much smaller number of people working smart, with an automated interface, and the results are impressive.

Going from months to weeks to design the wire harnesses and agree to a POC (proof of concept) [for a feasibility test] has not only made ATK more competitive, but has established us as a trusted partner of NASA... and much more confidence that our designs are correct. Zuken has been an exceptional partner throughout this process.

The efficient 3D interface between E3.series and CATIA will greatly boost productivity in calculating the production lengths of cables.

Switching to E3.formboard – and using E3.Routing Bridge and E3.eCheck – is enabling us to be more productive as engineers and more competitive as an OEM of construction vehicles.