CATIA V5 PLM Express Equipment Design Solutions
4D Systems helps engineering teams define integrated equipment layouts using CATIA V5 PLM Express. From piping and tubing to HVAC, electrical harnesses, and related documentation, we support coordinated digital development for complex products and equipment systems.
EQUIPMENT SYSTEM DESIGN
Coordinate Complex Product Equipment in One Environment
Modern products often combine mechanical structures with electrical, fluid, ventilation, and other supporting systems. CATIA V5 PLM Express provides specialized capabilities for defining these equipment elements within the broader digital product, helping engineers visualize system placement and relationships earlier during development.
Integrated Equipment Engineering for Complex Products
As product architectures become more sophisticated, equipment designers need to understand how different systems occupy and interact within the available space. Separate development methods can make coordination more difficult when multiple engineering disciplines contribute to the same product.
4D Systems helps organizations use CATIA V5 PLM Express equipment capabilities to create and manage these system definitions within a connected three-dimensional environment. The available functionality covers piping, tubing, HVAC, electrical harnesses, flexible PCB development, harness flattening, and electrical documentation.
Engineers can move from schematic information toward detailed physical representations while maintaining greater visibility of how equipment fits within the surrounding product. This supports earlier identification of routing, placement, accessibility, and installation considerations.
Build a Connected Equipment Design Workflow
From fluid routing and ventilation layouts to electrical connectivity and harness development, 4D Systems can help identify CATIA V5 PLM Express capabilities that correspond with your equipment engineering requirements and product development environment.
CATIA V5 PLM EXPRESS EQUIPMENT
Specialized Functions for Multidisciplinary Product Systems
CATIA V5 PLM Express provides dedicated functionality for developing several equipment disciplines, allowing engineering groups to represent system layouts and associated physical components within the product definition.
Tubing Development
Create tubing layouts and transition schematic information into physical representations, supporting the definition and placement of tubular equipment within complex product structures.
Piping Engineering
Develop routed piping systems while considering equipment locations, connections, and spatial relationships within the surrounding digital product environment.
Flexible PCB Development
Support flexible printed circuit board design as part of the wider equipment definition, providing an approach for incorporating electronic elements into complex products.
ELECTRICAL & HARNESS DEVELOPMENT
Define Connectivity With Greater Spatial Awareness
Electrical systems require careful consideration of routing, connections, packaging, and installation. CATIA V5 PLM Express includes capabilities that allow engineering teams to develop electrical equipment alongside the surrounding product geometry.
Electrical Harness Design
Create three-dimensional electrical harness representations while defining connectivity and routing relationships required for the product installation.
Harness Flattening
Generate flattened harness representations from developed three-dimensional routes, supporting downstream manufacturing and documentation requirements.
LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR SOLUTION
Interested In This Solution?
What Our Clients Say
Manufacturers trust 4D Systems
Manufacturers rely on 4D Systems for PLM software, digital manufacturing, simulation, and engineering support. Our team helps organizations connect engineering and production with practical technology solutions built around their manufacturing needs.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Common Questions About CATIA V5 PLM Express Equipment
Learn more about the software technologies available through 4D Systems and how PLM, engineering, simulation, factory planning, and digital manufacturing applications can support different organizational requirements.
What is CATIA V5 PLM Express Equipment Design?
It is a collection of equipment engineering capabilities within CATIA V5 PLM Express for defining systems such as piping, tubing, HVAC, electrical harnesses, and other product-related equipment in a digital environment.
What equipment disciplines can CATIA V5 PLM Express support?
The available capabilities include tubing, piping, HVAC, flexible PCB design, electrical harness development, harness flattening, and electrical three-dimensional design and documentation.
Can piping designs be developed in CATIA V5 PLM Express?
Yes. Piping functionality allows engineers to define routed systems and examine their position and relationships within the surrounding product environment.
What is tubing schematic-to-design functionality?
It provides a workflow for moving tubing information from schematic representation toward a physical three-dimensional definition, helping engineers establish routed equipment within the product.
Does the platform support HVAC layouts?
Yes. HVAC functionality allows engineers to define heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning equipment within the three-dimensional product context.
Can electrical harnesses be designed in CATIA V5 PLM Express?
Yes. Electrical Harness Design provides capabilities for defining harnesses, connectivity, and routing within the product’s spatial environment.
What is wire harness flattening used for?
Harness flattening converts a developed three-dimensional harness representation into a flattened form, which can support manufacturing-oriented activities and related documentation.
Does CATIA V5 PLM Express support flexible PCB design?
Yes. Flexible PCB Design is included among the equipment-related capabilities available through the CATIA V5 PLM Express offering.
How can 4D Systems help with CATIA V5 PLM Express?
4D Systems can help organizations understand relevant equipment-design capabilities, evaluate their engineering requirements, and establish an implementation approach suited to multidisciplinary product development.
Why integrate equipment systems into the digital product?
Representing equipment alongside mechanical structures provides greater visibility into routing, positioning, and system relationships, helping engineering teams identify potential coordination concerns earlier in development.
Ready to Connect Your Equipment Engineering?
CATIA V5 PLM Express can help engineering teams represent piping, tubing, HVAC, electrical, and related equipment within a connected digital product environment. 4D Systems can help evaluate your requirements and identify suitable capabilities for your engineering workflow.
