Service Steel has been a family-owned company for over 100 years. They service the tube & pipe industry and pride themselves on knowing their customers’ needs just as well as the customers. Service Steel hoped to set itself apart by offering cost-savings to their customers via scrap utilization with SigmaNEST. Many customers require yearly 3%…
Overlanders added a Muratec 2548 turret-punch press with FG 1250 loader for a lights-out operation. The machine included SigmaNEST to run the entire process including automatic material handling. “When Muratec said they were going to use SigmaNEST it was a no-brainer that we should have it,” Engineering Manager, George Moore said. In addition to instructing…
In Search of ProfitabilityManufacturing profitability is best achieved by increasing productivity while decreasing costs. MultiFAB hoped to achieve significant improvements in both areas by changing its CAD/CAM nesting software. Multiple CAD/CAM nesting programs were selected for evaluation with SigmaNEST emerging as the winner.AutomationThe company’s Bystonic laser incorporates an automated 2-pallet change system allowing the operator…
Monster Trailers = Monster Fabrication.Diamond Heavy Haul provides a wide range of specialized transportation services for even the toughest and challenging shipments. They have positioned themselves as a major player in the heavy haul arena by engineering some of the most innovative trailer fabrications in the industry, and have been a strong leader since 1998.…
With the purchase of a new plasma table, FSI was persuaded to consider a new nesting program. And so a direct comparison pitting incumbent SigmaNEST against challenger ProNEST was held.Going Head-to-HeadMechanical Engineer, Silas Curfman vectorized a drawing and ran it through both programs. “I couldn’t simulate what the kerf was going to do in ProNEST. …
IndustryTubular Steel Products, Custom Fabrication, Design ServicesProduction Laser – Bystronic, LVD Uni-Punch – Rouselle, Uni-Notch Punch – Rouselle, Federal Turret Punch Press – Murata, Strippit Press Brake (Bystronic) Inefficient Nesting Sheet metal nesting at A.W. Mercer (Boyerton, PA) was a growing problem. Because nested parts did not efficiently utilize material, engineers were forced to spend…
In many ways T-Top Manufacturing is a typical job shop. Employing a variety of cutting, punching, and bending equipment they are constantly searching for ways to streamline processes, maximize resources, and control costs. Like most manufacturing facilities, with diverse machines, programs, and systems, the shop floor represented the company’s largest opportunity for significant improvement. Equipment…
IndustryLighting FixturesFabrication AccuShear Wiedemann NC Turret Punch Presses (Motorum 2044 EZ, Motorum 2048) Accurpress Press Brakes (6’, 8’, 10’) Software AutoCAD Autodesk Inventor SigmaNEST SigmaBEND SimTrans Bartco Lighting (Huntington Beach, CA) is a manufacturer of spec-grade linear fluorescent and LED lighting fixtures supplying the world’s hospitals, colleges, museums, retail stores, office buildings, and similar institutions.…
IndustrySteel Service CenterProduction Cutting Machines: Laser, Plasma, Waterjet Software: SOLIDWORKS, Autodesk, SigmaNEST A Fabrication BottleneckCutting machines were operating as islands with unique nesting packages varying greatly in terms of functionality and performance. Multiple nesting programs were costly and required specialized programming that created back-ups and machine idle time. Time was wasted creating programs and reworking…
