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PowerNest, world’s best library for 2D-shape automatic nesting

PowerNest, world’s best library for 2D-shape automatic nesting

PowerNest, world’s best library for 2D-shape automatic nesting

Product catalog summary
Introduction
Alma, with 35 years of expertise in cutting optimization and automatic nesting, offers the PowerNest library. This library is designed for CAD/CAM software developers to optimize 2D nesting and CAM cutting across various sectors and techniques, including oxycutting, plasma, laser cutting, and more.
Key Features
  • Unparalleled Performance: PowerNest provides unmatched nesting performance, leveraging 35 years of expertise.
  • Versatility: Suitable for any shape and material, making it a competitive advantage.
  • Value-Added Service: Offers fast integration, expert consultancy, and customization.
  • Cost Efficiency: Reduces R&D costs and maximizes material yields for clients.
Technical Specifications
  • Performance Optimization: Utilizes multi-core processors and 64-bit memory for superior performance.
  • Algorithm Efficiency: Uses real shapes for optimal orientation and nesting, including recursive nesting into part recesses.
  • Multi-Format Capability: Supports global optimization across multiple sheets and arbitrary non-rectangular formats.
  • Automation: Fully automatic operation with optional manual intervention for improved nesting.
Advanced Features
  • Production-Ready Nesting: Incorporates specific constraints and expertise for enhanced quality and customization.
  • Part Protection: Custom security areas around parts for improved quality and performance.
  • Quality Zones and Defects: Defines zones for nesting suitability, enhancing performance with true-shape defect definitions.
  • Common Cut: Allows parts sharing a segment to be cut in a single pass, reducing cycle time and saving material.
Conclusion
PowerNest is positioned as the world's best library for 2D-shape automatic nesting, offering a free cloud-based demo application available on their website.
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PowerNest product flyer Nesting and cutting optimization World’s best library for 2D-shape automatic nesting! Target industries : Sheet metal working Packaging & Printing Foam products manufacturing Synthetic & Technical materials World’s best nesting. As a pioneer for 35 years in the field of cutting optimization and automatic nesting of complex shapes for the cutting of materials in sheets, Alma provides CAD/CAM software developers with its unique experience through the PowerNest library. PowerNest is powerful and comprehensive library for automatic nesting. It has been designed to develop optimization applications for 2D nesting or CAM cutting and can be used in a wide range of sectors for various cutting techniques: oxycutting, plasma and laser cutting, punching-nibbling, milling, waterjet, knife, saw blade, etc. • Unparalleled nesting performances • 35 years of expertise in nesting optimisation • Any shape, any material Stand out from competitors. • Make nesting you trump card • Performances unmatched by your competitors • Domain-specific features Value-added service. • Fast and easy integration • Consultancy and support from optimization experts • Customization to your needs You save money. So do your clients. Visit nesting.almacam.com and try PowerNest’s nesting with your parts! Alma CAM software 15, rue Georges Perec - 38400 Saint-Martin-d’Hères - France Tel. +33 (0)4 76 63 76 20 - [email protected] nesting.almacam.com - www.almacam.com (corporate) • Save on R&D costs • Help your customers maximize material yields • Refine m

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PowerNest product flyer Very powerful options built right in Manual nesting capacity The PowerNest library uses the best of machine resources to deliver outstanding performances: • Fully use multi-core processors • Take advantage of full memory using 64-bits Start a nesting manually and complete it in automatic mode • Improve an existing nesting • Interactive mode also enables “smart” manual nestings Uses true shapes and gets the best of it Our algorithms use real shapes for better performance: • Best orientation is chosen by the algorithms among allowed orientations • Parts recesses are used...

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