COBUS ConCept International GmbH

Optimal nesting of freeform parts

COBUS Nesting is a must for efficient individual furniture manufacturing. COBUS NCAD programs are mainly generated automatically. All detail information such as angle of grain, unit interval angle and processing definitions are taken into account on the respective machine type.

By default COBUS Nesting offers various routing strategies: approach and departure movements, integrated tool-path optimisation and upwards rip-out from the smallest to the biggest part, in order to solve the vacuum problem. Keeping the vacuum is achieved by producing identical nesting arrangements. Thus, the number of sacrificial plates on the grid table is reduced.

To be able to handle individual parts, unique production papers are created. The machine operator, for example, gets a drawing of the nesting result. The barcode stickers are created in respect of the extraction of parts.

CAD meets CAM at highest level, connecting SolidWorks with COBUS NCAD. SolidWorks is the most performant and best known 3D CAD solutiond, and COBUS NCAD is a market leading trade solution for efficient production strategies in the wood-working industry. Summing up the two systems leads to something that both handicraft and industrial furniture manufacturers had long been looking for – an integrated performant solution starting at the design and leading up to the machine.

At the core of this solution for woodworking manufacturers is the integration, which enables smooth data transfer between SolidWorks and COBUS NCAD. It is an all-embracing tool for design, test and presentation plus the administration of 3D CAD models, which SolidWorks puts into this partnership.

The necessary CNC programs for the production of parts and manufacturing simulation are automatically generated by COBUS NCAD. Thus, the detailed construction and subsequent integrated production of furniture is an easy and integrated process.