JETCAM Expert Nesting Software for Sheet Metal

Whether you are a job shop producing small runs or a multi-national company looking for complete automation, JETCAM Expert CADCAM delivers a comprehensive programming system for all punching, cutting, profiling, routing and composite cutting machine tools - including combination machines and machines with loading/unloading equipment and/or right angle shearing. Automation features such as Remote Control Processing (RCP) allow JETCAM Expert to be tightly integrated into existing data systems such as MRP, and provide feedback for Industry 4.0 strategies.

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Estimate how much nesting software can save

JETCAM Expert delivers a demonstrable return on investment in three key areas. Use our free online calculator to estimate how much you could save. Request a free nesting benchmark comparison get get a percentage saving.

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Key features

JET-Cut and JET-Optimizer

JET-Cut and JET-Optimizer are major steps forward in the automation of laser machines. JET-Cut allows 'fly cutting', also known as grid cutting, to be applied to arrays of holes. Unlike other systems this happens fully automatically. In tests, cut times for complex components are regularly reduced by 25-50%.

JET-Optimizer highly optimizes the sequence of cutting internal holes to minimize machine movements while avoiding travel over already cut holes.

High Performance and Ultra Performance Nesting options

JETCAM now offers two time-based nesting algorithm options, that allow you to maximise your material efficiency while also ensuring the best

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Other features include improvements to the user interface, enhancements to Right Angle Shear support, DXF filtering tweaks to significantly improve processing of complex parts, new and enhanced RCP (remote control processing) commands, which is useful when implementing Industry 4.0 strategies, support for new machines and dozens of enhancements to existing postprocessors.

These are just some of the hundreds of new features in JETCAM Expert, which is available free of charge to all customers with a current maintenance contract.

Interactive or automatic, and scalable for all business types

JETCAM Expert for sheet metal is available in four core versions, and also has a number of additional modules available, depending on your needs. Expert Lite provides a low cost entry system. Expert 1 builds on this, with automation such as S.C.A.P. Expert Premium supports unlimited postprocessors, complex machines and modules such as Parametric Programming and High Performance Nesting. Expert Premium Connected Automation (CA) takes this one step further by offering tight integration to existing systems such as MRP that can then remotely control the full nesting process.

Features	Lite	Expert 1	Expert Premium	Premium CA
DXF Viewer
Automatic hazard avoidance (holes and forms)
Interactive CAD with export facility
CAD drawing import for popular CAD and machine tool vendor formats
Component revision control, providing safety when generating static or dynamic nests
Automatic tool selection
Automatic micro-joints, lead-ins/outs, loops etc. Intelligently applied to parts nested at specific angles
Interactive nesting (arrays, bump nesting (free hand) and mosaic nesting)
Automatic nesting of a single component at 0 and 90 degrees
User definable machine macro commands
Automatic tool path and tool rotation optimisation with highly efficient sequencing of final cuts
Automatic repositioning and continuation of a cut over a reposition where required
Automatic parting and unloading of components at any angle
Automatic turret/magazine loading and Automatic Turret Nesting
Multiple tool libraries
Automatic placement of special tools, with new ‘exit direction’ feature to avoid collisions
Full simulation capabilities with runtime estimation data available for costing
Automatic sheet processing, including skeleton destruction, common line punching/cutting
Bevelling support
Heat avoidance
JET-Cut fully automatic Fly Cutting/JET-Optimizer
Single Component Automatic Processing (S.C.A.P.)
CAD Filtering (auto-repairing of ‘dirty’ CAD files)
Tool Teach Mode - ability to ‘learn’ preferred tooling methods
Remnant Material Management
Support for combination machines
Support for complex machines (i.e. FMC, FMS etc.) or machines with optional extras (tapping units etc)
Complete remote control ‘Connected Automation’ from external systems (e.g. MRP etc)