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 FABRICATION
   Today’s fabricating technology promises the ability to produce high-quality components job after job, in a variety of applications. And, in each issue, MetalForming is committed to informing you on how fabrication equipment delivers.
This month, we profile a South Carolina fabricator that added waterjet cutting technology to boost inhouse fabrication capabilities. MetalForming also visits a Minnesota-based fabricator that found big material and programming-time savings for laser and plasma cutting machines via new nesting software.
And, a spring trip to Lamiera, a metalworking tradeshow in Italy, yielded technology finds from Italian machine producers.
Contents
22 News&Technology
News & Technology
   24 Waterjet Cutting the Missing Productivity-Puzzle Piece
28 NestingSoftwareSavingBig on Programming Time, Material
31 Viva Lamiera
A redesigned installer detects all existing products for upgrading, and the software boasts enhanced import capabilities for the latest native CAD formats, such as sketch association to SigmaNest operations for NX, and 3D part-property mapping for SolidWorks. In addition, the SigmaNest shape library has been improved to enable rapid parametric geometry edits for more efficient CAD programming.
User-interface enhancements include options to change the sheet names in the feature tree, granular control over hatching density for reporting visibility and multiview layout sequencing. Users also can select the correct Machine Bed Drawing directly from the Machine Param- eters Config menu to see their stock in relation to bed size and slat locations.
A graphical indicator in SigmaNest v22 enables users to validate tab locations for the entire nest before sending the NC program to production. Additionally, part- reporting capabilities have been extended with support for part process parameters such as amperage or gas type, improved visual aids for nest detail text, and the ability to highlight mirrored parts with hatching styles.
And, SigmaNest has been re-engineered for direct transactions within SigmaSuite,
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New Version of CAD/CAM Fab Software Offers Host of Upgrades, Greater Shop Connectivity
Automatic punch ordering, a feature in Cambrio’s SigmaNest fabrication-software suite, reportedly adds efficiency in part removal.
Cambrio has debuted ver-
sion 22 of its SigmaNest fab- rication-software suite. Across-the-board improvements enhance all areas of the SigmaSuite product portfolio, according to company officials, including CAD/CAM nesting for router, bevel, punch and cut- to-length operations, and also expands Connected Shop capabilities to assist large and small fabricators.
reportedly creating a 30-percent speed improvement on processes that have required SimTrans transaction manager. Users without an MRP/ERP connection can upgrade without the cost of SimTrans, with those configurations that require an MRP/ERP connection now much faster, according to company officials.
Also, as an integrated piece of the suite’s Connected Shop, SigmaCTL has been upgraded to enable improved quoting, job creation and part tracking/unloading. SigmaCTL now works with both Sig- maSchedule and Load Manager, and is augmented by a new CTL Feedback app to manage programs at the machine. In addition, users now can specify load ori- entation, and mix parts from across jobs to optimize material savings via optimal nesting.
Cambrio: www.cambrio.com
Striker Systems Introduces New Marketing Manager
Striker Systems, White House, TN, has appointed Danielle Lindsey as marketing manager. She will work closely with the Striker Systems’ senior management to develop and manage all marketing pro- grams for multimedia channels, trade show events, and building a platform to expand brand engagement and awareness. Striker Systems provides CAD/CAM and nesting software for the sheet metal fab- rication industry.
Striker Systems: www.strikersystems.com









































































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