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Igor Kondrasovas
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Cutting Time & Hourly Cost
To make quotes and estimates for sheet cutting operations, the machining time is the main factor involved in pricing. When I say "main...
Igor Kondrasovas
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Steel plate weight
You may have to use weight to buy steel sheets and plates from your supplier. But the parts you produce in reality are not designed with...
Igor Kondrasovas
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Sheet metal estimator
When we launched our nesting program, the main goal was to create optimal cutting layouts to assist machining and 2D cutting. Although...
Igor Kondrasovas
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Sheet metal cost estimating
You may have already heard a lot about nesting programs, how helpful they are to reduce fabrication time and waste. But when it comes to...
Igor Kondrasovas
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What is profile cutting?
Profile cutting is the machine operation of cutting small parts from a bigger sheet metal. Usually the the profile cutting is performed...
Igor Kondrasovas
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What is nesting program?
Nesting program is the software used to create layout arrangements of 2D parts on a sheet. Most of the time this arrangement has the goal...
Igor Kondrasovas
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Import from Excel
If there is a feature which is common to all productivity applications, it is the ability to read Excel spreadsheets. Many of Otimize...
Igor Kondrasovas
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Share your ideas and help us innovate
To increase our engagement with our customers, we created Otimize Nesting feature voting forum to capture your feedback. We are excited...
Igor Kondrasovas
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Reduce, reuse, recycle. When less is more.
You are probably aware of the three R's related to waste management. Focusing on waste can help you to address high raw material prices,...
Igor Kondrasovas
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Cutting Diagrams 101
A cutting diagram is a graphical representation of a board or sheet, containing all the necessary information to execute the cutting...
Igor Kondrasovas
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8 killer features will change the way you fabricate
A typical question after seeing that comparison is: I've heard the buzz about Otimize Nesting, what are its killer features that set it...
Igor Kondrasovas
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Otimize Nesting vs. everyone else... here's what you need to know
You’re probably aware of giants like Lantek, SigmaNEST and AlmaCAM, which are overkill (in both features and price) for most small...
Igor Kondrasovas
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Panel Cut Optimization with Panel / Beam Saw
A panel saw or beam saw is an industrial machine that makes linear cuts in boards and sheets. They are manually operated or automated...
Igor Kondrasovas
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Nesting Cutting Diagram
If you are a furniture maker, carpenter, glazier, sheet metal worker, machine maker or drywall installer then you regularly cut pieces...
Igor Kondrasovas
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Cutting Diagrams Software - Otimize Nesting
Looking for improvements on your cutting diagrams? Here you´ll discover how to save material, manage your production and save time using...
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