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Electrical · Control · Instrumentation

EC&I Design

Electrical, control and instrumentation design that's right first time — schematics, panel design and system architecture engineered to standard and built for the workshop and the field.

// Overview

The backbone of every control system

EC&I design is where a control philosophy becomes something a panel builder can wire and a commissioning engineer can prove. We produce complete, construction-ready design packages: schematics, general arrangements, panel layouts, cable and termination schedules, I/O lists and instrument loop diagrams — the documentation that carries design intent all the way to site.

Whether it's a new build, a retrofit or a like-for-like replacement, our designs stay traceable back to the control philosophy and forward to the wiring in the field, so nothing gets lost between concept and commissioning.

// What's included

A complete design package

  • Schematics & wiring diagramsIEC-standard control and power schematics with full cross-referencing.
  • Panel GA & 3D layoutsGeneral arrangement and panel layouts, ready for the build.
  • Cable & termination schedulesCable schedules, termination diagrams and interconnection detail.
  • I/O lists & loop diagramsStructured I/O and instrument loop documentation.
  • BOM & procurement dataAutomatic bills of material and consistent device lists.
  • Standards & hazardous areaDesign to IEC 60204 / 60079 area classification where required.
// Engineered in EPLAN ProPanel

EPLAN-based design — efficiency in, rework out

We design in EPlan ProPanel, treating every project as a single, connected data model rather than a stack of disconnected drawings. That's a deliberate choice: it's how we cut errors, speed up revisions, and stop rework appearing on the workshop floor and out on site.

One source of truth — devices, terminals and cables stay consistent across every sheet automatically.
Reports generate themselves — BOMs, wiring lists and terminal plans are derived, not hand-typed.
Errors caught before manufacture — automated checks flag conflicts before a wire is cut.
Faster, safer revisions — a change propagates through the whole package and its reports at once.
Reusable typicals — proven macros speed up design and keep quality consistent project to project.
Manufacturing-ready outputs — design data drives wire processing and panel build, cutting manual labour.

The result is a design package that's cleaner to build, quicker to commission and cheaper to own — with far less of the costly rework that comes with basic CAD schematics.

// Get in touch

Need EC&I design that's right first time?

Tell us about your project — new build, retrofit or replacement — and we'll help to approach the design.