Training Courses

General Courses

SigmaNEST Lite (1 day)

This course is aimed at users of the SigmaNEST Lite product.

  • CAD generation and importing
  • Editing Geometry
  • Creating parts
  • Single part programming and NC
  • Post processors

SigmaNEST Refresher (1 day)

This course is aimed at existing users of SigmaNEST that feel the need for a refresher and those who have recently moved to the current release of SigmaNEST from one or more full versions back (for example, from version 6 or older to the current release).

  • Installation architecture
  • Database considerations
  • Technology setup
  • Automatic Nesting
  • Costing & time calculation
  • Quick trim and CAD
  • Part parameters & grain
  • Automatic nesting
  • Manual Nesting
  • Auto NC (Step & backup)
  • Post Processors
  • Report Editor

SigmaNEST User's Course (3 days)

This course is aimed at new users of SigmaNEST. All the items listed in the SigmaNEST Refresher course are also covered here.

  • Drafting Tools
  • Creating Parts
  • Importing DXF / DWG / CDL
  • Automatic Nesting
  • Interactive Nesting
  • NC Programming
  • Post Processing
  • Remnant Creation
  • Batch Processing
  • Bill of Materials
  • Macros

Specialized Courses

These are all 4-day courses that include the first 2.5 days of the SigmaNEST User's course and are then followed by 1.5 days of specialized training in the specified topic.

They are aimed at new SigmaNEST users that also need training in one of the areas of specialization.

Specialized

This is not a separate course. It is a place holder in the training schedule for any of the following advanced courses. The actual advanced course is determined by demand. Please call to determine which course is actually scheduled in this slot.

SigmaNEST Turret (4 days)

For pure punch machines.

  • Tool Manager
  • Automatic and manual tooling
  • Punch parameters
  • Tool sorting
  • Tabbing
  • Repositioning
  • Part removal
  • Common punching

SigmaNEST Combo (4 days)

For Whitney machines.

  • Tool Manager
  • Automatic and manual tooling
  • Punch parameters
  • Tool sorting
  • Tabbing
  • Repositioning
  • Part Removal
  • Standard contour tool assignment

SigmaNEST Laser (4 days)

  • Laser Post Processor Setup
  • Cutting Technologies
  • Time and Cost Estimating
  • Variable and Appropriate quality cutting
  • Nesting for common line cutting
  • Advanced motion optimization

SigmaNEST Plasma (4 days)

  • Bevel Programming
  • Advanced NC
  • Plasma Post Processor Setup
  • Standard Shapes Programming
  • Nesting

SigmaNEST Router (4 days)

  • Multi-Spindle Nesting
  • Drilling
  • Mortise and Tenon
  • Scrap cutting and Remnants

SigmaNEST Water Jet (4 days)

  • Variable quality programming
  • Waterjet Post Processor Setup
  • Time Estimating
  • Continuous Cutting
  • Tip up part avoidance

Advanced Courses

These are all 2-day courses that include a half day of advanced general training from the end of the SigmaNEST User's course followed by 1.5 days of specialized training in the specified topic.

They are aimed at existing SigmaNEST users that need additional training in one of the areas of specialization.

Wherever a specialized 4-day course appears in the schedule, it is possible to enroll in just the last 2 days of it as an advanced course.

Advanced

This is not a separate course. It is a place holder in the training schedule for any of the following advanced courses. The actual advanced course is determined by demand. Please call to determine which course is actually scheduled in this slot.

SigmaNEST Turret (2 days)

For pure punch machines.

  • Tool Manager
  • Automatic and manual tooling
  • Punch parameters
  • Tool sorting
  • Tabbing
  • Repositioning
  • Part removal
  • Common punching

SigmaNEST Advanced Combo (2 days)

For Whitney machines.

  • Tool Manager
  • Automatic and manual tooling
  • Punch parameters
  • Tool sorting
  • Tabbing
  • Repositioning
  • Part Removal
  • Standard contour tool assignment

SigmaNEST Advanced Laser (2 days)

  • Laser Post Processor Setup
  • Cutting Technologies
  • Time and Cost Estimating
  • Variable and Appropriate quality cutting
  • Nesting for common line cutting
  • Advanced motion optimization

SigmaNEST Advanced Plasma (2 days)

  • Bevel Programming
  • Advanced NC
  • Plasma Post Processor Setup
  • Standard Shapes Programming
  • Nesting

SigmaNEST Advanced Router (2 days)

  • Multi-Spindle Nesting
  • Drilling
  • Mortise and Tenon
  • Scrap cutting and Remnants

SigmaNEST Advanced Water Jet (2 days)

  • Variable quality programming
  • Water jet Post Processor Setup
  • Time Estimating
  • Continuous Cutting
  • Tip up part avoidance

Other Specialized Courses

These courses are available on demand only and are scheduled around the constraints of the regularly scheduled courses.

SigmaNEST Advanced Material Management & Scheduling (2 days)

  • Order tracking
  • Remnant management
  • Inventory control
  • Scheduling
  • System integration
  • Archiving and traceability

SigmaNEST Software Developer (2 days)

This course is for those, with a SigmaNEST and software background, who wish to automate SigmaNEST or integrate it with other software systems.

  • SigmaNEST API
  • Batch processing
  • Scripting

Custom (2 days)

This course can be tailored exactly to your requirements.