JIT Nesting Software Helps Respond to Change
We often hear from programmers and engineers about the hours upon hours they spend librarying parts, creating programs, and optimizing tool paths. Then they hope nothing changes in the schedule to disrupt their much-labored-over work. And you know how the story ends. Something happens – it always does – that throws the schedule into a tailspin, the nests are scrambled, the work starts over, and someone loses their lunch break just to keep the ball rolling. Meanwhile that equipment is still waiting; waiting impatiently with its metaphorical metronome ticking – loudly.
The solution to this time-and-time-again proven problem is simple. Just wait until the very last minute – seconds – before the laser, punch or other fabrication equipment has completed the current nest and the operator has unloaded it to create the next nest. That very next nest would reflect precisely current demand – orders, order quantities, part revisions, and material inventory – and prevent the dreaded last minute scramble to accommodate any and all changes.
It’s possible to do this. Really. Allow me to introduce you to “Just-in-Time Nesting.” Read more …
