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Globetrotting, Apprenticeships, and Data-Driven Panel Design with EPLAN’s Sean Mulherrin

Manufacturing Happy Hour · 28 Mar 2023 · 49m

What this episode covers

Sean Mulherrin, Product Manager at EPLAN, discusses the shift from traditional schematic-based panel design to data-driven engineering that prioritizes long-term troubleshooting. He explains how digitalization creates reusable data objects that serve both builders and maintenance teams, contrasting this with simple digitization. Mulherrin also shares his personal journey through the German apprenticeship system and how his international upbringing shaped his approach to career adaptability and embracing change.

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EPLAN
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Autocad, Visio
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Jost Van Dyke

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