Read The Fabricator’s article featuring PEP’s advanced automation and intelligence!
Read The Fabricator’s article featuring PEP’s advanced automation and intelligence!
Laser nesting programming errors cost job shops substantial sums each month through scrap, rework and downtime. Geometry gaps of less than 0.1mm can crash production runs. Manual CAM errors lead to scrap and wasted material with overlapping lines, resulting in duplicate cuts and nozzle damage. Misplaced pierce points result in scrap metal. For fabricators handling over 200 parts daily, programming errors erode margins and waste machine capacity.
PEP Technology’s automated nesting software eliminates these errors at the source, enabling job shops to recover hidden costs and maximize throughput.
Manual nesting forces engineers to identify drawing errors manually and test part rotations through trial and error. Without the enhanced error-reduction accuracy that automated systems provide, this manual process consumes countless hours per job while introducing errors that increase waste and production times.
PEP Technology customers report 14-40% material waste before using automated nesting. Manual programming prevents optimal part placement, misses common-line cutting opportunities and lacks automatic error-detection nesting.
PEP Technology’s automatic nesting addresses CAM programming mistake prevention through algorithms built on 46 years of manufacturing expertise. Advanced nesting software detects and corrects short lines, gaps, overlaps, blends, orphans and combined lines before generating toolpaths. The system calculates thousands of rotation and placement combinations in seconds.
PEP Technology’s algorithms prevent programming mistakes before they reach laser CNC, waterjet or plasma cutting systems. The software identifies geometry errors in imported DXF, STP, PRT, DWG, NC1 and PDF files, generates optimal cutter paths in seconds, enables common-line cutting where adjacent parts share cut paths and eliminates millions of head raises annually through crash protection technology.
PEP Technology’s automatic nesting achieves significant material savings compared to manual programming. For example:
Programming time also drops dramatically. One manufacturing customer saved 19.5 hours of engineering time on a single job. Speed-to-quote advantages drive quote win rates to 90% by beating competitors to customers’ inboxes.
Machine efficiency improves thanks to automated toolpath optimization with PEP Technology, delivering 8-15% material savings.
PEP Technology’s software integrates seamlessly with SolidWorks, Inventor and over 700 post processors, enabling quick transitions from archived drawings. This brand-agnostic compatibility optimizes existing laser, waterjet and plasma equipment, enhancing automatic error-detection nesting. The software suite includes automatic CAD conversion, automated quoting, ERP integration, inventory tracking and job scheduling.
Integration with manufacturing systems automatically extracts work orders, material specifications and CAD drawings, eliminating manual transcription errors that cause quality issues and rework cycles.
Reducing fabrication scrap caused by manual errors requires automatic CAM nesting. PEP Technology delivers the highest output in the shortest time through fully automatic manufacturing software. Contact us today to discuss how we can help you reduce scrap and increase profitability.
