Part management software developerCadenashas launched an update for itseCATALOGsolutions platform，一种数字工程组件目录，以使零件制造商能够更好地为客户提供服务。
Specifically, manufacturers will now be able to provide both mechanical (MCAD) and electrical CAD (ECAD) data about their products from a single comprehensive source in the standardized ECLASS ADVANCED format. As such, digital product data can be kept up to date and ready to use by both mechanical and electrical engineers without having to consult multiple sources, which can be time-consuming.
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A digital catalog is used to centralize part data for electrical planning and mechanical design purposes alike. With such a heavy focus on digitization in 2020, both MCAD and ECAD data are now required to be provided, whereby outer dimensions are crucial for mechanical engineering, and circuit and connection data is a must for electrical design.
To date, providing both sets of data was only possible via a great deal of effort from the component manufacturers themselves. Simone Brinkmann-Tewes, Head of Smart Data Engineering at technology companyWAGO Kontakttechnik, explains: “In the past, we have already supported our customers not only in CAD but also in CAE planning with extensive technical and commercial product data. These were created either in-house or in cooperation with external service providers. However, updating the product data was time-consuming and error-prone, since various data sources and output formats had to be supported.”
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With the recent update, eCATALOGsolutions allows users to generate native formats for a wide variety of common CAE programs, includingEPLAN,Siemens Automation Designer， 和autoCAD Electrical. Manufacturers currently featured on the existing catalog can also automatically integrate electrical planning information directly into their components, provided the part is already classified in accordance with the ECLASS ADVANCED standard. This includes attributes such as the current and number of pins.
约瑟夫·施密特（Josef Schmelter）, Master Specialist Classification at automation companyPHOENIX CONTACT，补充说：“我们已经在PIM中对产品进行了分类（product information management)ECLASS先进系统。我们只是导入该product data into the digital product catalog from CADENAS. This way we can generate our digital components for all CAD and CAE systems out of one database. The multi CAD capability of our digital product catalog ensures that we can provide a valuable service to our customers in both mechanical engineering and electrical planning.”
Even manufacturers that have not yet classified their component data according to ECLASS ADVANCED can now do so with ease. The platform allows for metadata and attributes to be provided in the form of an Excel table, which is used to automatically generate classified product data in the ECLASS ADVANCED standard. The classified components can also then be fed directly into the manufacturer’s own PIM system, enabling a great degree of flexibility.
在产品开发方面，部分和工作流管理程序通常与CAD软件一样重要。就在上个月，3D打印软件公司link3dannounced the launch of its firstmobile Post-Production Management App. The program is designed to enable customers to streamline their post-production processes, allowing for the efficient end-to-end management of 3D printed parts.
Elsewhere, 3D printing software developerAuthentiserecently launched Material Management, apowder tracking feature update用于其身份验证制造执行系统（AMES）工作流软件。新的附加组件提供了简化的材料可追溯性功能，使用户可以跟踪与材料相关联的所有操作，例如筛分，混合，测试和打印。
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特色图像显示了组件的电气计划数据和机械尺寸直接导出到NX电气中。通过cadenas图像。
