Uniform electrical documentation made simple and clear

What do you expect from your suppliers as a plant operator? Eplan is happy to help you in defining clear specifications and standards for your supplier guidelines. This will help make your project documentation a dependable data source for the maintenance and servicing of your machines and plant systems.

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Confusing documentation from your suppliers? It doesn’t have to be this way!

Perhaps this sounds familiar? Various suppliers work on the design, delivery and commissioning of machines and systems for our production lines. Overall we’re satisfied with this set up – if only the approvals wouldn’t be so chaotic.

Every supplier delivers its documentation in a different data format, while some only supply printed materials. With thousands of pages of schematics, we can’t even keep track of whether the contents are complete and error-free – it only becomes apparent when something isn’t working properly and we cannot trace it back to the cause.

Electrical documentation – uniform guidelines for suppliers

Clear guidelines for suppliers ensure that you have access to uniform plant system documentation at all times. Even if you work with many different service providers, you can still be sure that acceptance procedures will run smoothly and important information is available in uniform data formats.

Advantages of uniform supplier guidelines

Uniform data for describing and documenting your automation systems
Simple verification and quality assurance for the documentation
Fast procurement of spare parts thanks to clear material guidelines
Standardised working foundation for your service technicians
Clear communication and optimal collaboration with suppliers

Four tips for your supplier guidelines in electrical design

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That's how our customers in plant operation benefit from working with Eplan

T.J. Morris

Eplan generates and transfers all required information for purchasing as well as production, and automatically generates reports including bills of materials, cable schedules and parts lists.

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How Eplan helps you define your supplier guidelines

With our services we help you in defining clear guidelines for your suppliers.

Eplan Consulting

Individualised consulting for defining your supplier guidelines

Would you like to put together a comprehensive set of rules and guidelines for your suppliers and need support on the topic of electrical designs? Our experienced Eplan consultants are happy to provide you with advice and support.

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Eplan Training Academy

Training courses for suppliers of plant operators for the automotive industry

Eplan offers suppliers of plant operators such as Volkswagen and Mercedes Benz their own training programme specifically dealing with the currently applicable guidelines. If you would also like support in the systematic training of your suppliers, we’re happy to help.

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