Design of industrial electrical schematics with Eplan Electric P8: control cabinets, switchgear and full technical documentation for automation projects.
Eplan Electric P8 is the world's leading software for industrial electrical schematic design. At Bluemation we use Eplan to develop all the electrical documentation for our automation projects: from the power schematic to the wiring of the control cabinets.
Professional electrical design with Eplan is the foundation of any reliable automation project. It guarantees consistency between the design and the physical reality, makes future maintenance easier and complies with all applicable electrical standards.
Our electrical engineering team combines Eplan with deep knowledge of IEC, EN and UL standards, ensuring every design is safe, maintainable and ready to integrate with PLC and automation systems.
We develop power, control, instrumentation and communications schematics with Eplan Electric P8. Clear, organised documentation that complies with the relevant standards.
We design the physical layout of industrial control cabinets and switchgear: component arrangement, cable trays and terminal distribution.
Eplan automatically generates: bills of materials (BOM), cable lists, terminal lists, mounting drawings and technical manuals.
Every design we deliver complies with the relevant electrical standards — IEC 61439, EN 60204 and others — depending on the customer's sector and target market.
We coordinate the electrical design with the PLC programming to guarantee consistency between schematics and control software.
We update and digitalise legacy electrical documentation into Eplan, improving maintainability and reducing on-site errors.
Many industrial installations rely on control cabinets that have been in service for decades: outdated or missing documentation, discontinued components, unidentified wiring and obsolete PLCs no longer supported by the manufacturer. This creates operational risks, complicates maintenance and limits the scope for improvement and expansion.
At Bluemation we deliver end-to-end modernisation of existing control cabinets: from on-site survey to handover of the renovated cabinet with full Eplan documentation and an updated PLC program. The result is an installation with the performance of a new project and the operational continuity that production demands.
We survey the real state of the installation: we identify every cable, component and connection, compare it with the existing documentation (if any) and produce a status report listing the risks identified and the actions required.
We create the existing cabinet's full electrical documentation from scratch in Eplan Electric P8: power and control schematics, cabinet layout, bills of materials, cable lists and terminal lists. Essential before any modification or extension.
We identify components that are out of catalogue or have no spare available (contactors, relays, breakers, power supplies) and replace them with modern equivalents, updating the schematics and the bill of materials.
We replace obsolete PLCs (Siemens S5, S7-300, Omron, legacy Mitsubishi) with modern platforms while preserving the existing control logic. We migrate the program, validate operation and update the electrical schematics of the interface.
We add new sections to existing cabinets to bring in additional machinery, new process zones or functional safety requirements. The extension is designed in Eplan, coordinated with the original cabinet's existing documentation.
We assess whether the existing cabinet complies with current standards (IEC 61439, EN 60204, Low Voltage Directive) and implement the modifications required to obtain or retain CE marking. We document the process per Directive 2014/35/EU.
Site visit to assess the real state of the cabinet, identify components, photograph the interior and cross-check with the available documentation. We deliver a status report before proposing any action.
We define the exact scope of the modernisation, the components to be replaced, the phased execution plan (to minimise production downtime) and the final deliverable documentation.
We create or update the electrical schematics in Eplan before touching the physical cabinet. The schematics are the reference for the build, verification and future maintenance.
We carry out the work on the cabinet with the plant down for the shortest possible time. Every circuit is tested before energising and we run the FAT/SAT protocol with the customer.
Eplan's macros and reusable components speed up the design by up to 70% compared with manual design.
Eplan's automatic verification catches inconsistencies before they reach the plant.
Eplan automatically generates BOMs, cable lists and terminal lists with no extra manual work.
Accurate Eplan electrical documentation makes future maintenance and modifications much easier.
Sectors where we deliver electrical design
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