CADENAS Becomes Technology Partner in the Eplan Partner Network

Live at SPS in Nuremberg, the contract was sealed: CADENAS is now a member of the Eplan Partner Network. Terry Jonen, Managing Director of CADENAS, and Sebastian Seitz, CEO of Eplan, signed the new technology partnership on November 26, 2025. The declared goal of the collaboration is to expand the provision of technical device data in the Eplan Data Portal. This will be achieved through an interface between the Data Portal and the CADENAS platform 3Dfindit.

At the SPS Eplan and CADENAS signed a groundbreaking technology partnership that makes it easier for users to find the right 3D component data. “With CADENAS, we gain a strong partner that significantly enriches the Eplan Data Portal with additional, validated content,” explains Sebastian Seitz, CEO of Eplan. “For our customers, this collaboration is crucial because by integrating the CADENAS component database, we expand the already comprehensive selection of component data in the Eplan Data Portal with entirely new, sometimes very complex configuration data – for example, in the energy sector.” Terry Jonen, Managing Director of CADENAS, says about the newly sealed partnership: “By connecting 3Dfindit to the Eplan Data Portal, we make it easier for engineers to access precise and up-to-date product data, thereby increasing value creation for our joint customers.”

Added Value for Designers in Focus

Comprehensive digital article data is indispensable for designers. It accelerates project planning and engineering efficiency and makes a valuable contribution to greater data consistency. To achieve this, an interface to the CADENAS portal will be developed, which users can access via the Eplan Data Portal – directly through Eplan’s own cloud. The interface will be designed in close coordination, and both providers, Eplan and CADENAS, also intend to actively promote dialogue with component manufacturers.

Benefits for Users at a Glance: 

• Eplan users benefit from a significantly expanded data offering, including complex designs
• Designers gain additional options when selecting component data
• Data consistency throughout the entire engineering process increases

With the signing of the contract, technical implementation now begins. In the coming months, both partners will define concrete measures in technical working groups to gradually expand the collaboration. The goal is to validate added value for joint customers along the value chain. This concerns various topics and industries – for example, the energy sector. For Eplan users, data depth and consistency in the Eplan Data Portal will increase, which already provides over 4 million component data sets directly or via configuration.

More information: www.eplan.de/partner 

Haluk Menderes, Global Managing Director Eplan, and Terry Jonen, Managing Director CADENAS.

Eplan and CADENAS seal a new technology partnership. From left to right: Haluk Menderes (Eplan), Marco Litto (Eplan), Terry Jonen (CADENAS), Walter Leder (CADENAS), Kei Nagoshi (CADENAS), Roger Scholtes (Eplan).

About Eplan:

Eplan offers software and services for engineering in the fields of electrical engineering, automation, and mechatronics. The company develops one of the world’s leading software solutions for machine, plant, and control cabinet engineering. Eplan is also the ideal partner for simplifying challenging engineering processes.

Standardized and customized ERP and PLM/PDM interfaces ensure consistent data throughout the entire value chain. Working with Eplan means unrestricted communication across all engineering disciplines. Whether small or large companies: customers can use their expertise more efficiently. Worldwide, 73,100 customers are supported. Eplan aims to continue growing with customers and partners and is driving integration and automation in engineering. Within the Eplan Partner Network, open interfaces and seamless integrations are realized together with partners. “Efficient Engineering” is the motto.

Eplan was founded in 1984 and is part of the owner-managed Friedhelm Loh Group. The corporate group is internationally successful with 13 production sites and 95 subsidiaries. The family-owned company employs 12,600 people and achieved sales of €3.1 billion in 2024. In 2023, the Friedhelm Loh Group was recognized as a “Best Place to Learn” and “Employer of the Future.”

About CADENAS:

CADENAS is the provider of the platform 3Dfindit, the advanced visual search engine for 3D CAD, CAE, and BIM models, used worldwide by engineers and designers. The website offers over 8,155 manufacturer catalogs for free download – from mechanics and electrics to hydraulics, pneumatics, and standard parts. With the new interface to the Eplan Data Portal, these data will be available for direct download.