IoT GUIDE

IoT Spotlight Podcast introduction:

The IIoT Spotlight Podcast shines a light on Industrial IoT solutions that are impacting businesses today. Every episode we interview an expert about a specific IoT use case. Our goal is to provide insight into the planning and implementation of IIoT systems, from new business models to technology architecture selection to data ownership and security. The IIoT Spotlight is produced by IoT ONE, an information platform that provides market insight, partner development, and go-to-market support for technology providers, end users, and investors. Don't forget to follow us on twitter. You can contact me directly at erik.walenza@iotone.com.

Summary: 

Computer Aided Design (CAD) is at the heart of all manner of engineering processes. A high quality CAD can help companies optimize processes, accelerate product development cycles and reduce time-to-market. This is exactly the goal that EPLAN, a leading provider of software-based engineering solutions set out to acheive. 

In the first installment of this three-part series, we are pleased to have Carsten Metelmann, Vice President International Sales at EPLAN with us on the show who will be discussing more on how EPLAN and the traditional technique of CAD have been evolving with the advent of global phenomena such as Industry 4.0, globalisation and demographic change.      

Learn more: https://www.eplanusa.com/en/start/

Blurbs: 

"EPLAN's mission was to enable the draftsman to become more efficient in producing electrical designs using a computer."

"In Japan, electrical engineering solutions are tailor-made and so specialized for the needs of the Japanese consumer, that sometimes what they say about a lot of developments there is that it suffers from Galapagos syndrome."

"It's only the pressures of globalized markets that have forced Japanese conglomerates to open up and be more receptive to the ideas of standardization." 

"95%-98% of the German market is developed in terms of CAD solution adoption. For electrical engineering, German companies will insist on using only state-of-the-art tools. We have a strategic partnership with Autodesk in the US because Autodesk is very good at mechanical engineering but not quite so accepted for electrical design." 

"For the manufacturing sector in China, adoption rates for CAD solutions is at about 80-85% [higher than Japan at 70-75%]. The Chinese manufacturing sector is facing competitive pressure to automate; to rely less on manual work." 

"Adoption rates in India is at about 50%. The key characteristic of the Indian market is that across the board, from top to bottom, the Indian market is the most cost-conscious and Indian manufacturers promote themselves as lowest-cost producers so here there is a high barrier to investment. So adoption rates are low and will remain low unless the value proposition of Indian manufacturers evolve." 

"As the cohort of young engineers that enter the market shrink but the business volume increases the basic challenge is how to achieve more with fewer people." 

"Recent developments from Industry 4.0 are somtimes perceived as a foreign force that needs to be integrated, needs to be dealt with within the context of manufacturing and that oncludes cloud business and the way customers needs are being served." 

Podcast Links: 

Libsyn: http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5825435

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/industrial-iot-spotlight/id1228185407?mt=2 

Social Media Links: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6323561040294608896

Twitter: https://twitter.com/IotoneHQ/status/917796817466679297

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IotoneHQ/posts/508539612841564

Speaker bio: ​

Carsten Metelmann, Vice President International Sales - Asia, Russia, CIS & Baltics at EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG

Carsten focuses on opening and developing markets for German companies, mainly in Asia by establishing and building local organizations, growing international and domestic sales and providing leadership.

Company Overview:

EPLAN have been developing engineering solutions for more than 25 years and their electrical engineering software was one of the first to run on a PC. As a subsidiary of Rittal within the Friedhelm Loh conglomerate, they are synonymous with continuous development, innovation, longevity and secure investment. 

True to their motto "EPLAN your Engineering", they provide their customers with innovative solutions for an array of engineering disciplines and for industrial manufacturing, including professional services for customized solutions and integration of systems within your organisation. When used in conjunction with Autodesk in mechanical design, they become synonymous with global expertise in CAE and CAD. EPLAN continuously evolves their platform to more rapidly and accurately acquire and structure data to support the advent of worlwide initiatives like Industry 4.0 and Industrial IoT.