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OptiNest® Features & Benefits
Plasma or oxy-fuel nesting and programming features, and what they do for you
General Benefits
Benefits
Cuts Run or Cycle Time
Ensures Part Quality
Automatic Collision Avoidance
Protecting your parts and machine are critical to successful plasma/oxyfuel cutting. See how our Collision Avoidance tool achieves smooth operation with intelligent tool path creation. Learn more.
Benefits
Cuts Run or Cycle Time
Automatic Common Edge Cutting
Automatic common edge cutting for plasma/oxyfuel is the product of smart programming and settings that let you cut the way you want.
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Benefits
Reduces programming time, ensures cut accuracy, ensures part quality
Automatic Leads
Automatically creates lead-in/lead-out and pierce technology.
Benefits
Reduce programming time, ensures part quality
Automatic Feed Rates
Automatically sets feed rates and power setting based on geometry.
Benefits
Reduces programming time, ensures cut accuracy, ensures part quality
Automatic Kerf Compensation
Applies feed rate and kerf compensation per material definition.
Benefits
Reduces programming time, reduces run time, improves material utilization
Automatic Torch Spacing
Creates nests for fixed or variable torch settings (using "like" or "mirror" image cutting techniques) on single or multiple plates
Benefits
Reduces programming time
Automatic Marking
Provides CNC code for driving marking and scribing devices automatically, even for multi-torch operations.
Benefits
Reduces programming time, ensures marking accuracy, ensures part quality
Multi-Head Capabilities
Drives single and multiple head beveling operations.
Benefits
Reduces programming time, reduces run time, increases machine capacity
Tool Path Modification
Allows for automatic and interactive tool path modification such as chain linking and edge-starting of parts, bridging parts, change in path direction.
Benefits
Reduces programming time, improves material utilization
Alternate Torch Management
Recognizes when the master torch cannot reach all parts on the plate and automatically utilizes an alternate torch.
Benefits
Reduces programming time, ensures cut accuracy, ensures part quality
Output Format Options
Outputs CNC programs in ANSI or ESSI formats.
Benefits
Adapts to any machine format and allows multiple machines to be supported from the same part library.
Beveling
Provides (through beveling configuration table) bevel angle, offset, and on/off information for automatically attributing bevel geometry; including automatic corner looping. Allows automatic programming directly from your CAD system.
Using your part design files, quantities, due dates and our software, you can put Optimation® to the test in a custom benchmark. You'll know exactly what you could be saving. Contact us now.