Zuken E3.series 2025 Said to Boost Design Efficiency

Zuken has released E3.series 2025, introducing enhancements to support the designs of wiring systems. From sheet area assignment automation to simplifying part placement, this release has more than 50 improvements to the functionality and COM interface.

The release adds new tools to the E3.series suite and includes enhancements to existing tools. The E3.series 2025 release has updates to simplify the process for control panel and detailed cable designs, according to Zuken.

“With the E3.series 2025 release, we've focused on giving our users more control and automation than ever before,” says Paul Harvell, vice president of Engineering for Zuken USA. “These enhancements aren't just about keeping up with the pace of modern design—they're about staying ahead of it. From dynamic documentation tools to more precise wire routing and automated processes, we've delivered a solution that enables designers to work smarter, faster, and more accurately.”

Mounted Device Placement 

Multiple enhancements simplify control panel layouts, several of which relate to device mounting slots. In the 2025 release, the first update to improve mounting devices is the ability to define names for a model's slots. 

Users can view these slot names in the project folder, like the Device tree, and use them with the subsequent enhancement for easy placement. Designers can drag and drop the models of components from the library or existing devices directly to the slot of a model in the Device tree. The model is then physically mounted on that slot in the panel layout.

Also new in this release are the expanded alignment capabilities and center alignment options for manual component placement in a slot area. For example, if a user selects a mounting plate and executes an align command, all components attached to this mounting plate are aligned. T

Design Visibility

Users can now see any additional parts designated on a device in the Device tree. Moreover, they can see information applied to these parts in the Info column, like the quantity or description. This visibility provides an overview of which additional parts are stored on what equipment in the project. 

There are options to streamline the from-to information in the connection table and reports. Starting with the update to laying new cores of a cable, E3.series connects the same device on the same side for the “from-to” information of the cores. The release also includes a new option to run a command that unifies the wire directions of a cable to the same side.

Maximizing User Productivity

The 2025 release includes the ability to swap out complete connectors plugged into a mating connector. Both connectors are changed whether users switch to a connector with fewer, equal, or more pins than the current pair. 

With the E3.series 2025 release, a new setting is available to define the level configuration file (.vis) for printing and exporting PDFs and SVGs. This new setting simplifies the process by eliminating the need to switch the level configuration.

New Automation Capabilities

For our customers designing complex control panels and switchboards, using multiple sheets to divide the product is a typical practice. If the sheet area is incorrectly defined, users will encounter collision issues while placing the components. In E3.series 2025, the area of a new panel sheet is assigned automatically to the next available free area. This automation replaces the manual effort of defining this area to the new panel sheet and prevents overlapping issues downstream. 

The 2025 release includes other contour options, restricted areas, and cutouts based on existing polygon graphics. 

E3.series 2025 is available now in North America and Europe. 

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

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