Are We Having Leftovers Tonight? How Software Helps Reduce and Use Remnants in Your Shop (Excerpt from an article originally appearing in the Fabricating and Metalworking magazine, written by SigmaTEK’s VP of Engineering, Glenn Durham) One of our family hobbies is cooking and a side effects our many fancy meals is a lot of great…
If your shop has more remnants or drops than full sheets, you might have an inventory tracking issue. Your cutting process is only as efficient as the software you used to nest your parts. Are you consistently nesting parts that have large remnants but are just big enough to keep you from throwing them away?…
Hey… Cut the Scrap! In an August survey of fabricators and distributors, 86% said they expected the cost of raw materials to either increase or remain the same through this time next year. That is surprising considering the recent global economy slowdown that has seen the demand for steel and other raw materials fall dramatically.…
