4600% improvement in nesting time, often saving 3 hours per day 4Material utilization improved by 50% or more 4Highly optimized nests generated in minutes 4Software optimized specifically for OMAX machines 4Single system driving both machines 4Can maximize throughput on the smaller machine 4Trained in half a day, with only 4-5 calls to support since 4Material load/unload times reduced 4Customer requested updates received next release of the software 4Excellent support 4System will pay for itself within 6-12 months Machine Co, based in Wagner purchased JETCAM Expert in August 2007, WChampaign, Illinois provides precision along with JETCAM’s Free Form High Performance CNC machine shop services spanning Nesting module. Installation was performed in the a wide variety of cutting technologies. They morning, with training taking the remainder of the day. purchased an OMAX 2652 Waterjet cutter in Of the training Kurt said; “We were pretty much up 2003, which has a maximum cutting table of 26” and running after the afternoon’s training and were x 52”. The supplied CAM software was capable immediately able to create nests and accurate NC of nesting simple components manually, but did code. With any software product you always wonder if not have the ability to rotate components or you are going to get hung out to dry after you buy the automatically nest parts. product, but the after sales support from NestOne has been excellent. It is also very useful to be able to Said Kurt Wagner, Project Manager; “Initially the speak to the same staff that performed on-site software supplied with the machine met our needs training, as they know our setup. Three months down but as the business grew we found that we were the line and we’ve only made four or five calls to spending several hours a day nesting. As we could support, all of which were answered straight away.” not autonest we were creating nests in our CAD software manually and exporting a complete DXF A knock-on effect of a reduction in material waste is nest for the CAM system to program. This worked that less sheets are required. As each sheet can take well initially but was very time consuming.” 15-20 minutes to load and unload this further maximizes the throughput of each machine and Wagner came to the conclusion that they required operator. automatic nesting, especially with the planned purchase of the larger 55100 OMAX waterjet. Said Wagner also benefited from the close technical Kurt; “We researched the CAM market in 2007, with relationship between JETCAM and OMAX. “We sent price and service being our initial considerations. At a request to JETCAM to see if they could match the that time we did not look at JETCAM. Of the systems DXF layer colors to match those of the OMAX control, we did test none of them could come close to the which they did through collaboration with OMAX, nests that we could generate manually. In 2007 we which was received in the next release.” purchased the 55100 and OMAX suggested that we evaluate JETCAM.” Since purchasing JETCAM Expert, not only has Wagner reduced their programming time and Wagner sent OMAX’s US partner NestOne material utliization, but they have also increased Solutions a series of DXF components for a planned the flexibility of both machines. Kurt concluded; job and requested a benchmark comparison. Kurt “When we initially looked at nesting, price was added; “I emailed the DXFs to NestOne and our biggest consideration. After seeing the received the comparison back in about 30 minutes - efficiency of JETCAM it was a non-issue, the same nest was taking us 2-3 hours to do especially as the cost in comparison to anything manually, as complicated nests require more that came close was competitive. JETCAM will efficient nesting. I could immediately see that the pay for itself within 6-12 months based on nest was substantially better than my own - I’d material savings alone, but it has given us greater estimated that I would need 3 sheets but the capacity on the 2652 waterjet and freed up staff - JETCAM nest only required 1 and 1/3rd. NestOne we can now program, nest AND cut the parts in even provided the DXF nest, which I could then use the same time that it took just to program and nest to cut the nest!” them before. often saving 3 hours per day.”