Sister companies EPLAN and CIDEON

EPLAN Software & Service

EPLAN provides software and service solutions in the fields of electrical, automation and mechatronic engineering. The company develops one of the world’s leading design software solutions for machine and panel builders. EPLAN is also the ideal partner to streamline challenging engineering processes.

Both standardised as well as customised interfaces to ERP and PLM/PDM systems ensure data consistency along the whole value chain. Working with EPLAN means boundless communication across all engineering disciplines. No matter whether small or large enterprises: Customers can apply their expertise more efficiently. EPLAN wants to grow further with customers and partners and pushes integration and automation in engineering forward. Worldwide, EPLAN supports over 58,000 customers. „Efficient engineering“ is the focus.

EPLAN was founded in 1984 and is part of the owner-operated Friedhelm Loh Group. The Friedhelm Loh Group operates worldwide with 12 production sites and 96 international subsidiaries. The entire group employs 12.100 people and generated revenues of around €2,6 billion in 2019. For the twelfth time in succession, the family business has won the accolade “Top German Employer” in 2020. In addition Friedhelm Loh Group was recognized as “Top vocational trainer” according to a study of Deutschland Test and Focus Money.

CIDEON Software & Services

CIDEON provides advice and support to businesses on implementing innovation and optimising engineering processes to raise performance, customer benefits and business value. They focus on the various sections within design as well as the administration and maintenance of product data through to the integration in inventory control systems.

CIDEON is Autodesk Platinum Partner in the German speaking region, partner to PROCAD, a Platinum Build Partner to SAP SE and software partner to Dassault Systèmes.

It employs around 300 personnel at 15 locations in the DACH region. CIDEON is part of the Friedhelm Loh Group, and with the claim “CIDEON - efficient engineering”, provides expertise in mechanics and mechatronics as well as in ERP/PLM integration and engineering.