DNC INTERFACE

Communicating with the Operator

DNC Environment and Shop Floor Interface

Once the nest code is sent to the machine tool for fabrication in machine specific numeric code, the software also automatically generates a nest summary report and plot to give the operator a comprehensive overview of each nest. Optimation^® gives the machine tool operator two powerful tools to free him from less challenging ­ but more time consuming ­ tasks such as part counting or similar duties needed to manage pallets, bins and unload areas. One is a standard Nest Graphic or plot, and the second is a comprehensive Nest Summary Report, both of which print directly to your printer.

The nest graphic includes custom plotting capability which enables you to produce nest drawings with information tailored for your specific environment.

The Nest Summary Report, which accompanies each plot, summarizes the details of the nest and provides the operator with a comprehensive overview of each nest created. The report includes part numbers, quantities and order status, as well as a tool setup (for punch processes) and utilization summary.

The order status report provides a simple, time-tested method for managing a variety of parts being produced in each nest (dynamic nesting). Each part is categorized by its degree of completion, i.e. order status:

Order Status	Definition	Example
Complete	An order that has started and finished on the same nest	All 5 of the 5 parts (same geometry) ordered are produced on one nest.
Broken	An order that has started but not yet finished.	3 of the 5 parts (same geometry) ordered are produced on this nest.
Continued	An order that continues a previously broken order, but is not yet finished.	1 of the parts of the previously broken order of 5 are on this nest.
Finished	An order that finishes a previousley broken order.	The last of the 5 parts from the previously broken and then continued order are on this nest.