How do you set up a job on a Lasertube? How to prepare the jobs? What are best practices to pursue in Lasertube cutting?
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The importance of software when working on Lasertube
Mar 14, 2022 4:28:51 PM
Topics:
industry 4.0
Artube
software
ProTube
nesting for tube cutting operation
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Lasertube cutting programming
tube processing software
BLM Automator
ProTube Web Services
design of tubular parts to be cut
CAD/CAM for Lasertube
Part Viewer
production process
calculating laser-cut cost per part
laser cutting equipment cockpit
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Optimal preparation of production batches and nesting
Dec 20, 2021 8:28:14 AM
Creating production batches is a key step of tube processing on the shop floor.
The jobs loaded on the machine must contain all the information needed to proceed, including machine movement instructions, geometric details of the part, material characterization and technological options.
Topics:
lasertube
Weld seam
software
metalworking
nesting
ProTube
machine tools
production batches
planning production
technological processing options
nesting for tube cutting operation
tube nesting
saving of time and material
cutting and bending systems
bar identification codes
technological parameters
welding-oriented nesting
material identification
workshop
optimal bar length
designing the part on the machine
nesting strategies
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How to optimize material usage in tube laser-cutting
Sep 8, 2021 7:17:18 PM
One of the crucial aspects of batch preparation for tube laser-cutting is the choice of bars for nesting. Material is the main cost factor in a work order and so its optimal management is essential to achieve a positive profit and yield.
With this crucial factor in mind, BLM GROUP has developed ProTube, for nesting, preparing production batches and monitoring them. The software implements advanced functions to make the best use of raw material at all stages of processing (supply, nesting and processing).
Topics:
industry 4.0
tube laser cutting
Tube production
software
metalworking
nesting
end-of-bar pieces
scrap advance
laser-cutting of bars
subcontractors
single supplier
ProTube
beam traceability
bar selection
warehouse logistics
stock
codes of the bars
scrap reduction
common cut
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Tubular Frame Fabrication: Endless Innovation with Lasertube & Artube
Jun 9, 2021 4:07:45 PM
When you think of tube, normally you think of it as a fluid carrier – a water pipe, a gas line or a fuel line. You don’t think of a tube as a structural element, even if we see several examples of tube being used as a structural element in our daily lives.
Topics:
lasertube
tubular frame
Artube
drilling
metal processing
software
Laser cutting of frame components
Tube joints
slot and tabs
frame welding
measuring
marking
saw cutting
deburring
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Automation is renewed and slashes production costs
May 5, 2021 6:00:11 PM
It has been years since there has been such an upheaval in the world of automation and not only in the manufacturing field. We can talk about a real "Renaissance" or – as it has been called by theorists – a new industrial revolution, (the fourth to be precise).
New technologies, process data collection and analysis, increasingly sophisticated simulations, digital twins, widespread connectivity at various levels (WiFi, Bluetooth, Ethernet and soon 5G), all accompanied by the ever-present and promising growth of artificial intelligence.
Topics:
efficiency
automation
Automotive
industry 4.0
CAD/CAM software
energy
new technologies
agriculture machines
artificial intelligence
software
product differentiation
digital twins
perceived complexity
steam engine
tailor-made
industrial revolution
supply chain
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