Zuken Releases E3.series 2026 Update

Zuken provides details on its upcoming 2026 release of E3.series, which will introduce new features for streamlining electrical and fluid design, enhancing multidisciplinary collaboration, and boosting engineering productivity, the company says.

The new release focuses on minimizing repetitive tasks, improving data integrity, and accelerating project timelines—or designs involving complex variants, large component libraries, or integrated 2D/3D workflows. Key additions will include the E3.CloudViewer for browser-based project access and integrated online documentation.

The release will be available in October 2025.

Smarter Design Workflows 

A key development priority in the 2026 release was improving day-to-day usability and streamlining design workflows for electrical engineers. 

Real-time visual indicators, user-based project filtering, and active user visibility will help teams coordinate more effectively, avoid version conflicts, and accelerate design iterations. A newly enhanced search-and-replace tool for attributes and texts allows for bulk edits across complex projects. 

Improvements in Schematic and Formboard Design

Designers working in E3.schematic, E3.cable, and E3.formboard will benefit from workflow optimizations and expanded automation. The new release will enable filtering of connection tables to exclude elements specific to formboard creation, enhancing performance in larger designs. Cable lengths will be editable directly on graphical dimension lines, simplifying updates for manufacturing specifications. Automatic naming of mating connectors will follow function- or location-based rules to ensure consistency and reduce input errors. 

Panel Layout Enhancements

E3.panel, the E3.series solution for 2D/3D cabinet layout, will see major updates aimed at simplifying placement and improving manufacturability. Components will rotate automatically to align with angled mounting surfaces, and 2D views will now reflect mounting slots. 

New routing enhancements take cabinet geometry into account to create more realistic wire paths. In addition, visual tools help verify duct connectivity. Users will also be able to resize multiple devices simultaneously, manage complex assemblies more intuitively, and update panel structures without disrupting schematic logic.

Streamlined Engineering

E3.series 2026 will extend integration across disciplines with enhancements to its automation and reporting capabilities. The E3.PLC Bridge will support automatic symbolic address generation for leading PLC platforms. The E3.ReportGenerator will access more design data, including shielding, signal classifications, and variant logic, with direct export to Excel and Word for reporting.

Improvements to the ECAD-MCAD synchronization tools E3.3D Transformer and E3.3D Routing Bridge will enhance collaboration between electrical and mechanical engineering teams. Key updates include automated connector alignment, enriched metadata exchange, and smarter flattening logic. Additionally, the new E3.CloudViewer will offer browser-based access to E3.series projects.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.