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In the current issue of Quality Digest’s Quality Insider, manufacturing journalist TR Cutler addressed, “Lean Nesting. One of the most demanding problems lean manufacturing faces in discrete manufacturing is control of first operations, where raw material may be cut into multiple parts. First operations such as laser or CNC Punch Press processes dictate what parts are available to subsequent operations, thereby controlling much of the downstream process flow.

Building an optimal nest of parts is a complex problem. Nesting isn’t axiomatic. The ability to read an active-order file for the current demand of parts, extract the appropriate ready-to-nest parts, drawing upon parameters established to create the optimal nesting pattern, is far from axiomatic. A host of factors must be considered, from material efficiency, part priorities (today’s orders, hot parts, filler parts), setup costs, order completion, labor, and machine throughput to name a few. Ironically, Michael D. Lundy, process engineer and CEO of Optimation, named the company’s nesting software Axiom. “Ultimately, lean nesting solutions must enable manufacturers to get the parts needed, when they are needed, in their exact quantities needed, at the lowest cost. To achieve true lean efficiency, lean nesting software solutions must automatically complete a number of other tasks before it is ready to create a nest, orders have been checked, cleared and prioritized, and placed in the active order file. Part designs must have been translated from CAD to network computer programming and stored, along with key attributes, in the part library; the opportunity to establish critical manufacturing parameters is stored in the software’s knowledge base,” Lundy notes. 

Cost-driven nesting proves most lean Few nesting systems automatically respond to manufacturing priorities (due date, order status, urgent need) that change rapidly. The effect of continuous process improvement can be quantified if the nest solution has the capacity to weigh a number of factors in determining the best nest, including labor, setup, schedule adherence, order cohesion, machine utilization, inventory, and tooling requirements.  Each part within each order must be nested based on schedule, ensuring that the most critical parts arrive at downstream operations on time. Rapid, real time response ensures that a hot part will be in the very next nest.

For 30 years Optimation® has been the world leader in Part Nesting for Optimized Material and Labor utilization. Consistently providing product advancement leadership to industry, the company’s new Nesting Technology, AxiomVE make previous nesting methods obsolete.   The new technology, Vision Emulation™, allows the system to “see” the shape of parts, just as human eyes would view them.  When a person looks at a part, they see the whole shape and any special features on the part.  This information is then used to determine if the part will fit in an area of the nest.  Vision Emulation eliminates excessive trial and error as well as excessive rotation.

Optimation (www.optimation.com) offers benchmarking against any other method of part nesting; recent benchmarks have show improvements up to 15% in material efficiency alone.  As lean efficiencies are essential, the most advanced nesting technology guarantees the most important parts are always nested in the next available machine, providing advanced information to integrated costing, labor reporting, and material inventory systems. Because Optimation is strong financially and has the most advanced technology; the company offers direct financing from its own capital resources.

Optimation

www.optimation.com

Michael D Lundy P.E.

Opti1@optinest.com

877-827-2100

For 30 years Optimation® has been the world leader in Part Nesting for Optimized Material and Labor utilization. Consistently providing product advancement leadership to industry, the company’s new Nesting Technology, AxiomVE make previous nesting methods obsolete. The new technology, Vision Emulation™, allows the system to “see” the shape of parts, just as human eyes would view them. When a person looks at a part, they see the whole shape and any special features on the part. This information is then used to determine if the part will fit in an area of the nest. Vision Emulation eliminates excessive trial and error as well as excessive rotation. In the current issue of Quality Digest’s Quality Insider, manufacturing journalist TR Cutler addressed, “Lean Nesting. One of the most demanding problems lean manufacturing faces in discrete manufacturing is control of first operations, where raw material may be cut into multiple parts. First operations such as laser or CNC Punch Press processes dictate what parts are available to subsequent operations, thereby controlling much of the downstream process flow. Building an optimal nest of parts is a complex problem. Nesting isn’t axiomatic. The ability to read an active-order file for the current demand of parts, extract the appropriate ready-to-nest parts, drawing upon parameters established to create the optimal nesting pattern, is far from axiomatic. A host of factors must be considered, from material efficiency, part priorities (today’s orders, hot parts, filler parts), setup costs, order completion, labor, and machine throughput to name a few. Ironically, Michael D. Lundy, process engineer and CEO of Optimation, named the company’s nesting software Axiom. “Ultimately, lean nesting solutions must enable manufacturers to get the parts needed, when they are needed, in their exact quantities needed, at the lowest cost. To achieve true lean efficiency, lean nesting software solutions must automatically complete a number of other tasks before it is ready to create a nest, orders have been checked, cleared and prioritized, and placed in the active order file. Part designs must have been translated from CAD to network computer programming and stored, along with key attributes, in the part library; the opportunity to establish critical manufacturing parameters is stored in the software’s knowledge base,” Lundy notes. Cost-driven nesting proves most lean Few nesting systems automatically respond to manufacturing priorities (due date, order status, urgent need) that change rapidly. The effect of continuous process improvement can be quantified if the nest solution has the capacity to weigh a number of factors in determining the best nest, including labor, setup, schedule adherence, order cohesion, machine utilization, inventory, and tooling requirements. Each part within each order must be nested based on schedule, ensuring that the most critical parts arrive at downstream operations on time. Rapid, real time response ensures that a hot part will be in the very next nest. Optimation (www.optimation.com) offers benchmarking against any other method of part nesting; recent benchmarks have show improvements up to 15% in material efficiency alone. As lean efficiencies are essential, the most advanced nesting technology guarantees the most important parts are always nested in the next available machine, providing advanced information to integrated costing, labor reporting, and material inventory systems. Because Optimation is strong financially and has the most advanced technology; the company offers direct financing from its own capital resources. Optimation www.optimation.com Michael D Lundy P.E. Opti1@optinest.com 877-827-2100

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