FORMING AND FABRICATING AUTOMATION
Machine-usage tracking is one of the benefits derived from advanced production management software by Italian fabricator Tecno Meccanica.
Nesting Enables Italian Fabricator to Keep Current M yriad custom orders required production- management software upgrade.
Tecno Meccanica Srl (firm of Tecnolamiere Group), a met - alworking company located in Italy’s Tuscany region, serves global customers in a range of sectors, including appliances, food packaging, signage and lighting, and railway and naval coatings. Its processes include laser cutting, bending, welding, trimming and polishing. To keep pace with innovation and mar- ket needs requires the expertise of its 100 employees and the fabricating capabilities of advanced equipment that includes two fiber lasers from Amada and Trumpf, and one Amada punch press/laser combination. Key to the company’s success is the use of SigmaNest pro- duction-management software from Sigmatek Systems. Be- fore installing the software, Tecno Meccanica employed rigid production programming software that was unable to meet the company’s evolving production needs. Myriad orders required customizations and plug-ins that the old program could not provide. The fabricator needed a software solution that would allow it to mix different work orders, while avoiding problems in the unloading phase. Adding the SigmaNest production-management system was Tecno Meccanica’s first step toward achieving maximum effi -
automatic calculation of cutting and part costs. Reports include part diagrams and bending sequences for clear communication in all departments. SigmaNest’s integrated inventory database prevents production delays by automatically alerting users when new material will be needed to fulfill upcoming orders.
ciency of its equipment and workforce. Implementation of cus- tom-made plug-ins made it possible to speed up operations by guaranteeing the management of 4000 to 5000 custom items during the entire implementation phase, while supporting the exchange of information with the company’s administrative management. SigmaNest software was programmed to manage key areas needed for production. Parameters allow users to add cycle time for secondary phases such as folding and painting to the
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