Nesting Control Having control on the nesting process is mandatory in fabrication. When tooling and forming are not vital in the fabrication process, free rotation of parts allows a higher sheet utilization. Nesting part databases are important to make quick and easy adjustments when nesting on various CNC Fabrication machines. Machine, material, and part databases makes easy nesting transitions between machines, jobs, and materials. Sheet Utilization High sheet utilization is variable dependent on the whole fabrication process.
Higher sheet yields results in higher savings of material.
True shape nesting usually results in high sheet yields dependent on the number different piece parts, number of parts, and selected material. Seventy five to ninety percent sheet yield utilization is an average optimal achievable goal for a nesting system. Benefits of Nesting Reports Extensive sheet utilization reports enable users to track material yield and use this information for optimizing sheet sizes for manufacturing operations. The reporting information is valuable for management to help verify improvements in the manufacturing process. Breaking a nesting report in a subset is helpful tracking customer or manufacturing operation information.