Optimization and Other Solutions for Form Work Manufacturers

Application Areas and Industry Requirement

• Form Work Manufacturers

PLUS 1D Bar Nesting Software

• Generates graphical cutting plan.
• Estimate material requirements
• Supports Miter parts ( Slant cut on one / both sides).

• Design labels as per your requirements
• Track parts and offcuts
• Use low cost off-the-shelf labels

PLUS FormWork -  Form Work Estimation Software

• Generates BOM.
• Estimate material requirements.
• Calculates Area, Weight, Holing Pattern and Reinforcement Placement.
• Quick and accurate results.

• Generates optimum cutting plan saves material.
• Quick & accurate material estimation..
• Optional links to CNC Turret Punches, Gas/Plasma/Laser cutters

• Reduce wastage cutting channels, bars, sheets.
• Does the software estimate the quantity of material required?
• Does it track offcuts and maintain in inventory?
• Will I be able to use cut list from MS Excel or Word Document.
• Does the software consider cutting loss?
• Much of my time is wasted in making BOM, calculating Area, Weight, Holing Pattern and Reinforcement Placement. How can you help me?
• Does the software allow me to modify or add component and its BOM?
• Difficult to identify componets as all look the same, any software that can help?
• Does it print labels for parts?
• I want to design my own labels.
• Can I print barcodes on labels.

• Optimize 1D material like Channels, pipes, angle.
• Integrated Inventory - track stocks, offcuts (drops)
• Options to specify end-trims and cut allowances
• Powder Coating database and quantity estimation
• Linked to PLUS Label Maker - design and print Bar Coded labels
• Work in Inches, Fractional inches also
• Support for Miter parts - Slant cuts on one / both sides (optional)
• PLUS Sections link helps store Section information
• Can Integrates to your ERP or your application. (Optional)

• Choose from installed templates - either for layouts or for parts.
• Design labels as per your requirements.
• Directly interfaces with PLUS 2D / PLUS 1D.
• Add part pictures or layout pictures on every label .
• Print part position in layout on labels.
• Use low cost off the shelf labels .
• You can preview the labels generated and print them on any ordinary printer.
• User defined criteria to print labels
• You can print empty labels with no data.
• Unique Bar Code values generated as per the formula specified by you.
• The Bar code standard .  

• Multiple stocks in a single job.
• Supports De-coiling (stock is in the form of coils/rolls)
• No limit on number of parts. Part rotation allowed.
• Integrated inventory.
• Grinding margins for parts.
• Cutting loss or Kerf.
• Supports non-rectangular parts through DXF import, Parametric Part library and standard shapes.
• Part assemblies.
• Standard Material library.
• Support for machine blade length.
• Simple User Interface.
• Import data from text files.
• Multiple ways to import data from spreadsheets and databases.
• Metric and English units (mm or Inches)
• User defined patterns for non rectangular parts that can be combined to form nearly rectangular patterns.

• Define Components BOM.
• No learning curve - just import file, generate BOM, get Reports and job done.
• Quick and accurate result
• Make BOM of your own for a component in a project
• Calculates Holing Pattern based on distance of the component from Floor
• Select common or special Holing Pattern for component