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How to Compare Nesting Software with a Benchmark
Benchmarks of Nesting Software - how, why, when, and what you should know to make the most of them....
4 Ways to Maximize Material Yield on Sheet Metal Remnants
Sheet metal remnants or sheet metal drop get better material yield with automatic nesting. Reduce s...
An Easier Way to Get 95% Nesting Material Efficiency
A manufacturer got 95% material efficiency the hard way. Automatic nesting offers an easier solution...
Dynamic Nesting v. Static Nesting | 6 Comparison Points
Dynamic Nesting and Static Nesting both create sheet metal part layout patterns and CNC code. The s...
10 Ways to Cut Sheet Metal Waste
Smart nesting strategies and sheet metal nesting software eliminates material waste....
Automatic CNC nesting software and 2D CNC programs for all flat stock cutting processes
Nesting Software: Saving You the Most Money, By Far
Every sheet metal software proposes to save time and material. What makes Optimation® different is the degree by which advancements in our CNC software impacts the bottom line. Automation is taken to new highs. Time and material is taken to new lows. Imagine cutting material waste by 5-15%. Would you like to reduce your programming time by half, or more? Increase punch duty cycles to 90% up time? Check us out and then call us. We'll get to work on saving you money and time today.
Connecting our nesting software with your CNC machines, systems
Optimation supports turret punch, laser, plasma, oxy-fuel, waterjet, router, and electric knife cutting processes. Optimation runs all 2D CNC cutting processes from punch/laser and punch/right angle shear to plasma/oxy-fuel torches. And we drive machine tool brands from "A" to "Z." Our CNC program will seamlessly integrate with your CAD and order entry systems. One-click part programming, inspection and import from your CAD library and one-step import of all orders from your scheduling software makes quick work of queuing a day's fabrication.
The best customer service in the sheet metal software industry
We believe in live, experienced, reliable CNC software support for our customers. We provide the answers they need, when they need them. They have come to rely on support well beyond the day-to-day operation of our nesting software. We partner with them to support their production and their bottom-line fabrication goals.
Making all other sheet metal software products obsolete
Our CNC program is proprietary "5th Generation" nesting technology. The forward-thinking design makes this CNC software uniquely fast, easy to use, and powerfully effective at cutting waste and saving time. Our customers enjoy the flexibility of nesting in the manner that best suits their needs. They know what a robust CNC program can do for their production goals.