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act/cut 2d
act/cut 2d product flyer
Main functions
2D cutting Punching
• Support of all technological parameters • Support of all technological parameters and
Remote software and machine configura ons. machine configura ons (including punching
operation or combined machines).
• Tool library management.
• Launching order management: parts and formats are grouped according to material and
thickness for nes ng purposes.
• Manufacturing order and format stock management (act/manager op onal module).
• Connec on to produc on management and ERP systems (act/manager op onal module).
CAD import and • Import of sheet-metal parts from any CAD system, including neutral formats (DXF, IGES, DWG,
2D geometry creation DSTV and STEP) and na ve formats (Solid Edge®, SolidWorks®, Ca a® V4/V5, ProEngineer®, etc.)
• 3D part import and unfolding (op onal act/unfold module).
• Advanced func on for 2D geometry crea on.
• Part measuring and lis ng.
Technology • Numerous func ons linked to the cu ng • Automa c or manual machining tool
technology enabling an op mized planning alloca on (punching, notching, nibbling, etc.)
of cu ng opera ons. • Special and mul tools management.
• Alloca on of cu ng-technology specific • Possibility to work in micro-junc on mode.
features (bevel, lead-ins/outs, micro-
junc ons). • Automa c or manual evacua on control
(trapdoor, li , pallets etc.)
• Automa c configura on of cu ng
condi ons according to user-defined • Part or part layout ver cal and horizontal
strategies. duplica on.
• Possibility to save complex machining
characteris cs to apply them on iden cal
parts.
• Turret management: moun ng angles,
possible moun ng posi ons, clamps,
accessibility zone and models (pre-
configured turrets to be further completed).
Automatic and interactive • Numerous nes ng strategies either in full- • Automa c an -collision func on taking tools
automa c mode or in full-interca ve mode. into account.
nesting
• Automa c an -collision func on. • Common cut management using different
• Automa c control of part posi oning tools.
constraints (symmetry and rota on) and • Part posi oning by work areas and between
automa c management of nes ng priori es. clamps.
• Nes ng in mul ple formats and sheets.
• Support of various technological
requirements : mul -torch cu ng (oxy-
cu ng) , common cut, posi oning between
(laser), etc.
• Nes ng in remnants or off-cuts.
Main functions
2D cutting Punching
• Automa c calcula on of tool paths • Automa c calcula on of tool paths
Tool path optimization respec ng technological constraints (for respec ng the part evacua on and tool use
example to avoid warping). order.
• Interac ve modifica on (lead-ins, cu ng • Interac ve modifica on of tool or or
sequence, trajectory, etc.) sequence, etc.
• Simula on of tool path. • Simula on of tool path.
• Automa c calcula on of off-sets in straight • Common cut ensuring the evacua on of a
and beveled cut. single part at once.
• Specific cu ng func ons: con nuous
cu ng (to minimize lead-ins), common
cut, skeleton cu ng, programmable bevel
management, control of marking etching
and boring systems, speed control in
water-jet cu ng (accelera ons or
decelera ons), loop support, collision
avoidance with parts already cut, etc.
• Full automa on available for every step • Control of all your machines using the same
of the programming process (CAD-CAM so ware.
Reduced preparation interfaces, nes ng, tool assignment and tool • Complementary task-oriented modules
path defini on ...) and opera on possible in (folding/unfolding, le er and drawing cu ng,
and programming time «batch» mode. tube cu ng, 3D cu ng, etc.)
• «Intelligent» features: selec on of • Simplified programming (user friendly,
op miza on strategies according to specific so ware standardiza on, flexible switch
situa ons; re-use of recorded scenarii in between automa on and interac vity).
similar contexts.
• Easy to learn (short learning curve).
• Smooth-integra on to the client’s
Informa on System: direct and automa c
links with CAD solu ons, ERPs and other CAM
modules (bending, unfolding, etc.)
Reduced cycle times • Tool path op miza on. • Management of peripheral loading/
• Support of cu ng technology requirements unloading units .
resulting in increased (mul -torch cu ng in oxy-cu ng, common
machine productivity cut, laser head up/head down, etc.)
Improved quality of • Op mized cu ng quality resul ng from • Repeatability of both programs and
the support of technological constraints for situa ons.
manufactured parts cu ng condi on alloca on, lead-in or tool
defini on, tool path research, speed and
accelera on descrip on, etc.
Reduced handling • Reduced number of remnants to manage. • Management of loading/unloading and part
in the workshop • Skeleton cut with management of various sor ng (palle za on) systems.
evacua on modes.
Increased safety • Implementa on of collision risk avoidance • Programming methods forbidding release
(collision between cu ng head and an of off-cuts (punching, rou ng) guaranteeing
around the machines actual cut part). that released parts or off-cuts, are held by
• Simula on features showing which defined the machine.
opera ons can be performed.
Improved workshop • Consistent programming methods for • Management of remnant sheets and off-
organization and different machines. cuts.
• Programs created on a single machine can • Streamlining of the necessary sheet formats,
production response time easily be reused on another and reduc on of the number of cut sheets
• Manufacturing order management with (intelligent automa c nes ng).
automa c pooling of parts to produce
Improved data organization • Numerical data archiving and document • Data integrity control at each step of
and process quality traceability. the programming process (for example:
• Know-how formalizing. valida on of nes ng a er a geometrical part
modifica on).
• Program standardiza on.
• Be er streaming of data between services
• Significant reduc on of poten al errors. (Design departments, Methods, Produc on,
• Integrated task-oriented modules simplifying Quality, etc.)
data exchanges.