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Harness Builder 2021

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Learn What's New in Harness Builder 2021

Harness Builder 2021 for E3.series introduces enhancements to augment, automate and improve wire harness design modularization and manufacturing documentation. In 2021, our user base is driving the majority of the features and updates to improve productivity in all areas of the design process.

The combination of reusable smart parts database, 1:1 scale formboard drawings, and outputs to drive testing and wire-processing machines improves the design process while reducing manufacturing costs.

Zuken Harness Builder for E3.series

Work Instructions Assistant

Wire harness work instructions are a customized mix of standards, best practices, testing routines, and assembly procedures to facilitate an efficient manufacturing process. Creating and managing work instructions is typically a time-consuming, manual, and error-prone process. Harness Builder for E3.series introduces an assistant to augment the work instruction creation process and automate time-consuming tasks.

Assembly Dash Numbers

Harness Builder for E3.series introduces Dash Number functionality to improve modular design management of a harness. Design teams save time by eliminating the repetitive task of drawing multiple variations of the wire harness to represent minor changes. For instance, connectors and cable protection part numbers may vary based on harness requirements, or the length may vary based on product size. Reports like the B.O.M. capture the defined permutations of the wire harness including a summary of all dash configurations.

New Testing Machine Outputs

Harness Builder 2021 for E3.series expands the support for 3rd party automated wire harness testing machines. Test machines exports include options to drive test platforms from CKT Technologies and the Nexeya MPT2 Tester.

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Productivity Enhancements

The harness design productivity improvement is almost entirely driven by the user community. Options to save time and reduce the number of steps to complete a task are always the most impactful. The latest updates help designers add more details to a harness without additional steps.

Reporting Updates

Improvements to the intelligent reporting features provide more details and definitions to the wire harness design and documentation process. Users have more options to configure the reports to meet multiple upstream and downstream requirements. The accuracy of the reports is improved with the help of rule checks for the reports and options to better filter and update materials from the project

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Learn more about what's new in Harness Builder 2021

Work Instructions Assistant Assembly Dash Numbers New Testing Machine Outputs Productivity Enhancements Reporting Updates

Work Instructions Assistant


Wire harness work instructions are a customized mix of standards, best practices, testing routines, and assembly procedures to facilitate an efficient manufacturing process. Creating and managing work instructions is typically a time-consuming, manual, and error-prone process. Harness Builder for E3.series introduces an assistant to augment the work instruction creation process and automate time-consuming tasks.

The work instruction assistant is designed to be effective for all teams and supports a variety of operations with the help of customizable templates and custom automation options.

  • Create manufacturing work instruction package from customizable templates
  • Define sub-circuits to ensure consistency
  • Embedded Excel tables for quick edits
  • Standard triggered automation routines
  • Options for user-defined automation routines
  • Package and release work instructions

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Assembly Dash Numbers


Harness Builder for E3.series introduces Dash Number functionality to improve modular design management of a harness. Design teams save time by eliminating the repetitive task of drawing multiple variations of the wire harness to represent minor changes. For instance, connectors and cable protection part numbers may vary based on harness requirements, or the length may vary based on product size. Reports like the B.O.M. capture the defined permutations of the wire harness including a summary of all dash configurations.

  • Dash numbers are configured as variables to manage parts numbers and cable segments on a formboard.
  • A dash setup can include multiple variables for parts and segment lengths.
  • The variables are assigned to devices and segments in the drawing.
  • External set-up and reuse of dash number configurations are possible with the help of CSV files.
  • The Excel B.O.M. details all dash configurations and a summary of all dash number variables.

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New Testing Machine Outputs


Harness Builder 2021 for E3.series expands the support for 3rd party automated wire harness testing machines.

Test machines exports include options to drive test platforms from CKT Technologies and the Nexeya MPT2 Tester

  • CKT Technologies
  • Nexeya MPT2 Tester

New enhancements to DIT-MCO and Cirris test machine outputs provide more opportunities for users to automate the harness testing process.

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Productivity Enhancements


The harness design productivity improvement is almost entirely driven by the user community. Options to save time and reduce the number of steps to complete a task are always the most impactful. The latest updates help designers add more details to a harness without additional steps.

  • Option to import Cable and wire connectivity details along with length attributes to create a more detailed harness in E3.series
  • Item number balloons now display the count of the parts.
  • Ensure consistency across projects with preset loom fill percent value
  • Automatically mark unused pins in wire tables and insertion views

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Reporting Updates


Improvements to the intelligent reporting features provide more details and definitions to the wire harness design and documentation process. Users have more options to configure the reports to meet multiple upstream and downstream requirements. The accuracy of the reports is improved with the help of rule checks for the reports and options to better filter and update materials from the project

  • The B.O.M. provides options for exporting additional configurable information for identifying assembly, project, and drawing designations.
  • The wire run list includes options to display top assembly name, H.L.A., and L.O.C. with variation for symbol and device locations.
  • It is easy to track and display wire priority sequences for all wires in a harness.

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