PEP’s intelligent nesting engine delivers maximum material yield by auto-placing parts with tight spacing, smart rotation, and grain direction control. It reduces scrap, cuts raw material costs, and accelerates job turnaround.
Plasma and gas cutting software is an advanced CNC programming solution engineered to automate and optimize the metal cutting process using plasma or oxy-fuel (gas) torches. Designed for precision, speed, and efficiency, this software transforms 2D or 3D CAD designs into accurate toolpaths that drive cutting machines across a wide range of materials—including mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
Used extensively in metal fabrication, structural steel, manufacturing, and custom part production, plasma and gas cutting software enhances cut quality, minimizes material waste, and maximizes throughput. It enables intelligent nesting, lead-in strategies, pierce control, and kerf compensation, ensuring every cut is clean and cost-effective.
Whether you’re running heavy-duty industrial plasma tables or oxy-fuel cutting systems for thick plate steel, this software is essential for shops that demand consistent performance, scalable automation, and lower per-part costs in competitive production environments.
Intelligent Workflow Control
Plasma and gas cutting software operates as the digital command center for CNC cutting systems, streamlining the entire workflow from design to finished part. The process begins with importing or creating part geometries using CAD (Computer-Aided Design) files. Once the design is loaded, the software applies advanced CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing) logic to generate optimal toolpaths based on material type, thickness, torch type, and machine capabilities.
For plasma cutting, the software accounts for arc characteristics, pierce height, cut speed, and kerf width to produce fast, high-precision cuts. For oxy-fuel cutting, it manages preheat timing, gas mixture control, and torch sequencing—critical for cutting thick or heavy steel plates accurately.
Arranges parts efficiently on sheet material to minimize waste.
Ensures clean entry and exit points, reducing edge defects.
Optimizes torch movement for speed and thermal efficiency.
Applies pre-configured cut settings based on metal type and thickness.
Verifies toolpaths to avoid collisions and ensure cut integrity before the job runs on the floor.
Once the toolpaths are generated, the software posts G-code or other machine-ready output tailored to the specific controller used by the cutting table. This code is then sent directly to the CNC machine for execution.
By tightly integrating design, process planning, and machine control, plasma and gas cutting software eliminates manual programming errors, shortens production cycles, and delivers precise, repeatable results—making it indispensable for modern fabrication and manufacturing operations.
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