BLUESTAR PLM PARTNER | E-CAD

EPLAN provides software and service solutions in the fields of electrical, automation and mechatronic engineering. The company develops one of the world’s leading design software solutions for machine and panel builders. EPLAN is also the ideal partner to streamline challenging engineering processes.

Both standardized as well as customized interfaces to ERP and PLM/PDM systems ensure data consistency along the whole value chain. Working with EPLAN means boundless communication across all engineering disciplines. No matter whether small or large enterprises: Customers can apply their expertise more efficiently. Worldwide, EPLAN supports 68,000 customers.

EPLAN was founded in 1984 and is part of the owner-operated Friedhelm Loh Group. The Friedhelm Loh Group operates worldwide with more than 12 production sites and over 95 international subsidiaries. The entire group employs more than 12,100 people and generated revenues of €3 billion in 2023.

Partner Type
CAD Provider 

Value Chain / Industry
Machinery & Plant Construction, Automotive, Food & Beverage, Process Industry, Energy, Maritime, Building Technology

Market
All Markets

Bluestar PLM offers EPLAN users the seamless exchange of design data and documents with Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&SCM. This enables the effortless use of CAD data for purchasing, manufacturing and related operations and business processes. In return, EPLAN and other CAD users get access to important data from Dynamics – such as prices, stock levels and delivery times. Cost-conscious and logistical considerations can easily be incorporated into product design with Bluestar PLM.

EPLAN wants to grow further with customers and partners and pushes integration and automation in engineering forward. Within the EPLAN Partner Network, open interfaces and seamless integrations are realized together with partners. „Efficient engineering“ is the focus.

Since Mid of 2021 PDM technology is a part of the EPLAN PartnerNetwork. The aim of this partnership is to generate quality and added value for joint customers based on a high-quality and bi-directional workflow between PLM/M-CAD and E-CAD.

Based on this idea the Integration from Bluestar PLM to EPLAN enables users to manage mechanical and electrical data in a single platform. This ensures consistent data exchange across CAD, PLM and ERP systems. The integration results in a number of advantages, such as the elimination of redundant data entries and errors as well as improved data and drawing integrity.

Discover more about the technical part of this partnership and the integration between the Bluestar PLM System and EPLAN:
Bluestar PLM – Engineering inside Dynamics 365/AX

PLAN is intensifying the cooperation with its partners. With this focused know-how, we work together to efficiently expedite your digital transformation.

EPLAN provides software and service solutions in the fields of electrical, automation and mechatronic engineering. We develop one of the world’s leading design software solutions for machine, plant and panel builders.