Optimisation

Specifically designed to cope easily with medium and high production volumes, the OP module allows you to confidently take on a wide range of jobs, and impress your customers with your ability to handle all types of contracts.

Module
OP

The module uses an advanced set of optimising algorithms to extract maximum performance from production based on single axis beam saws and angle plants. By minimising waste and ensuring the most cost-effective use of materials, the OP module will ensure you benefit from the best possible output from most types of machinery.

Part list entry

Pattern preview

Offcut summary

Batch summary

•	PART LISTS - Part lists can hold up to 20000 lines. Maximum quantity per line is 99999. Length, width, quantity and up to 99 information fields can be held per part. Each part list can contain a mix of parts of different materials.
•	Up to 20000 lines can be imported from other systems, and sorted ready for optimisation. Over production may be allowed as a percentage or amount per part, and grain direction may be specified per part.
•	BATCH OPTIMISATION - up to 250 part lists (jobs) may be optimised per batch.
•	Optimisation based on material cost (and cutting cost when used with saw interface module).
•	BOARD LIBRARY - holds index of materials with detailed description and grain indicator, and for each material details of sheet sizes with costs and availability.
•	Saw parameters and additional constraints determine the most practical cutting patterns for beam saws.
•	Allows for grained or non-grained materials, checkerboard or staggered cutting patterns with head cuts and recuts subject to parameter constraints.
•	Parts may be given a priority, so that higher priority parts appear in early patterns.
•	Materials parameters enable fine tuning for each material type, and the batch analysis option allows the same job to be compared under different cutting conditions.
•	Optimiser types include small, medium and large quantity sheet optimisation, plus strip production, free cut optimisation and cross-cut only, plus destacking optimiser when used with destacking module.
•	SUMMARIES - Management summary showing material usage, parts produced, costs and wastage. Further reports include part and board summaries, material summary, pattern summary. Additional summaries include off-cut summary, saw loading summary, machine time summary, batch summary and others.
•	Features also include a pattern preview screen. Pattern printout includes full cutting instructions for the saw operator.
•	Grain matching - a part may be defined as a member of a grain matched set, and the optimiser will place such parts in accordance with the specified template held in the pattern library.