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Rittal / Strategical partners Volume 01/2001<br />
left: The fast and practice-oriented planning is supported<br />
by a Windows-conforming GUI<br />
right: On the basis of the designed terminal strip, bill of<br />
materials and CAD drawing are generated<br />
Data exchange with EPLAN<br />
Product selection entails transferring<br />
the data from EPLAN; there is no need<br />
for manual inputs.<br />
All project information already contained<br />
in EPLAN, such as the nominal<br />
cross-section of the cables used, terminal<br />
strips and terminal designations, is<br />
transferred directly. Clip Select plans,<br />
checks and completes the corresponding<br />
terminal strips automatically and<br />
writes the data into the EPLAN parts<br />
list. Functions have been integrated into<br />
EPLAN 5.30 and EPLAN 21 in order to<br />
maximise these potential savings. Data<br />
exchange with other CAE programs is<br />
supported via an Excel interface. To<br />
this end, a spreadsheet containing the<br />
relevant project information can be<br />
read directly in Clip Select. The software<br />
then plans complete terminal<br />
strips using the data available. All data<br />
generated is transferred back into the<br />
CAE system in the same way.<br />
Savings with purchasing and<br />
warehousing<br />
With ever-tighter deadlines and increasingly<br />
restrictive budgets, there is<br />
often a great deal of pressure to cut<br />
expenditure on warehousing and logistics.<br />
In this respect, potential savings<br />
can be achieved by minimising the<br />
number of different components used.<br />
This means that the range of products<br />
used can be effectively controlled at the<br />
start of the value-added chain, i.e. at<br />
the project planning stage. The product<br />
database can be individually structured<br />
on the basis of commercial and technical<br />
aspects, thanks to user-friendly project<br />
planning tools. Each project automatically<br />
has selective access to those<br />
products which have been pre-defined<br />
as „preferred models“. Clip Select allows<br />
users to enter product-specific<br />
material numbers for each item. Additionally,<br />
user-specific notes can be assigned<br />
to products in a comments box.<br />
Product data updates<br />
via the Internet<br />
The Internet provides an efficient<br />
means of exchanging information and<br />
data. Product information and software<br />
updates are available from the Phoenix<br />
Contact website. The product data used<br />
in Clip Select can be updated at any<br />
time via the Internet. One click takes<br />
you to the website, where data on new<br />
products is available for immediate<br />
project planning.<br />
The Clip Select module is<br />
available from:<br />
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG<br />
32819 Blomberg, Germany<br />
Contact: Mr Grunenberg,<br />
Phone +49 (0)5235/330144<br />
Fax +49 (0)5235/330199<br />
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