Nesting algorithms are now offered with focus on either
coil strip nesting - BLANKNEST and CATNEST
- or layouts for progression dies - PROGNEST
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. And for CATIA V5 users the same
features are now available integrated as CATNEST.
BLANKNEST optimises 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 with drastic reduction of risk related
to inaccurate material cost calculations; reduces supplier
variation between estimate and actual costs from 25%
to within 1-2%
• Evaluates multiple nesting scenarios quickly;
process 50 times more quotes than manual calculations
• Accurately determines total cost per blank including
more accurate scrap estimates for material rebates
"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
"Get
more parts per workpiece. Forming Technologies' BlankNest
optimizes nesting for blanking, based on raw coil width
and pitch." Article on
how Nesting software optimizes layout for specific fabrication
processes.
September, 2003. Forming & Fabricating®.
Copyright by Society of Manufacturing Engineers, used
with permission. Vol 10 No 9
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 & material usage
Download
Brochure (left mouse to open, right mouse to save to
local disk)
System Requirements:
All systems should have a minimum of 512MB RAM and 1GB
free disk space.
Platform |
Operating System |
Version |
Graphics |
PC |
MS Windows |
2000/XP |
System must support 1024x768 resolution with minimum
32768 colours. |
Please contact
us to arrange a trial licence
CATNEST
is the Most Accurate Tool for Optimal Coil Utilization
(Nest) of Blank Shapes for Estimators and Tool Engineers
• Drastic reduction of risk related to inaccurate
material cost calculations; reduces supplier variation
between estimate and actual costs from 25% to within
1-2%
• Full associativity and regeneration enable a
70% productivity improvement in Engineering Efficiency
to manage complex variations, as compared to non-CAAV5
products
• Process 50 times more quotes than manual calculations
• More accurate scrap estimates for material rebates
The
CAA enabled CATNEST reduces Collaboration Lag (time
to communicate a change and obtain feedback), and hence
results in 50% fewer engineering changes, since the
analysis is current with the geometry
FEATURES:
• Capitalizes on the seamless integration with
native geometry in CATIA V5
• Flexible setup - Optional pitch, coil width,
and blank angle constraints to match available equipment
and product requirements
• Multiple Nesting layouts - Fully optimized one
up, two up, and standard blank shape nesting layouts
• Multi-Part Nesting - Two different parts that
are manufactured together
• Interactive results - sort results in an interactive
spreadsheet by material utilization, coil width, pitch,
rotation angle & translation, with related nesting
preview
• All results are stored in the standard CATPart
file for ease of PLM integration; analyses are fully
associated with CATIA model and automatically update
to reflect current design whenever results are viewed
with zero risk of downstream misuse of out-of date analysis
results
• User can edit nest layout with standard CATIA
V5 tools
Download
Brochure (left mouse to open, right mouse to save to
local disk)
System Requirements:
All systems should have a minimum of 512MB RAM and 1GB
free disk space.
Platform |
Operating System |
CATIA Versionn |
Graphics |
PC |
MS Windows 2000/XP |
CATIA V5 R14 to R17 (requires GPS module) |
System must support 1024x768 resolution with
minimum 32768 colours. |
Note:
- for product feasibility analysis in CATIA see CATFORM
- for blank development in CATIA see CATBLANK
- for analysis of tooling feasibility within CATIA
see also CATSTAMP
The
Most Powerful nesting software to optimize
progressive die nesting layout to improve material utilization
and calculate costs.
Up to nine different layout configurations
can be calculated and compared. And by using both BLANKNEST
and PROGNEST, cost comparisons can be made
between different process routes for the same part.
The same method is also available integrated in CATIA
- PROGNEST CAA V5 (contact us for further details and
a trial installation).
FEATURES:
• Produces fully optimized nesting layouts for
1-up, 2-up, and mirrored progressive die configurations
• Constrains progression, coil width, and blank
rotation to ensure the layout is compatible with manufacturing
equipment
• Calculates accurate cost per blank based on
supplied input data and material utilization
• Material cost calculation considers variations
in thickness and coil width
• Detailed documentation system produces HTML
format reports
• User input for distance between blanks, distance
to edge of coil, carrier allowance and carrier width
Download
Brochure (left mouse to open, right mouse to save to
local disk)
System Requirements:
All systems should have a minimum of 512MB RAM and 1GB
free disk space.
Platform |
Operating System |
Version |
Graphics |
PC |
MS Windows |
2000/XP |
System must support 1024x768 resolution with minimum
32768 colours. |
|