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BlankNest

The Most Trusted Tool to determine optimal material usage through geometric nesting of blanks
  • Drastic reduction of risk related to inaccurate material cost calculations; reduces supplier variation between estimate and actual costs from 25% to within 1-2%
  • Process 50 times more quotes than manual calculations
  • More accurate scrap estimates for material rebates
  • The cheapest layout, and hence cost, based on manufacturing constraints, as well as tooling costs

FEATURES

  • Best in Class user interface - for immediate productivity
  • Multiple input formats - IGES, DXF (lines and arcs only)
  • 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
  • Cost Analysis - Accurate blank cost is calculated, accounting for the tool costs
  • Interactive Results - Sort results in an interactive spreadsheet by material utilization, coil width, pitch, rotation angle and translation, including related nesting preview
  • Exporting - The current nesting layout can be exported in IGES or DXF format for use in other applications
  • Reports - Detailed reports showing the nesting layout and calculated results can be printed

"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 Products


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