BLANKNEST determines optimal material usage through geometric nesting of blanks
Automatically nests for best material utilization for one-up and two-up layouts
Quickly and accurately estimates your material requirements
Evaluates multiple nesting scenarios quickly
Accurately determines total cost per blank
BLANKNEST is powerful nesting software specifically designed
for nesting sheet metal blanks on coils. It automatically calculates the best
nesting layout to optimize material utilization based on coil width and pitch
constraints.
Automatically nests for best material utilization for one-up and two-up layouts
Quickly and accurately estimates your material requirements
Evaluates multiple nesting scenarios quickly
Accurately determines total cost per blank
"BLANKNEST increased the coils utilization from 60% to 79% resulting in a nest that
was over four pounds lighter. Amazingly over the 6-year lifecycle, $4,272,450
is the actual cost savings that is being applied towards a current automotive
program."
Scott Moore - Spartanburg Steel Product, USA
Features:
Imports blank shape from IGES, DXF file types and other FTI software
Produces fully optimized nesting layouts for both one-up and two-up nesting configurations
Nests different blank shapes and left and right-hand blanks in the same layout
Constrains pitch, coil width and blank rotation (grain direction) to ensure layout
is compatible with available equipment and product requirements
Calculates accurate cost per blank based on supplied input data and material utilization
Requirements:
Platform
OS
Version
Graphics
PC
MS Windows
2000/XP
System must support 1024x768 resolution with minimum 32768 colours
All systems should have aminimum of 128MB RAM and 300MB free disk space.
