AVCalc

Quotation calculator for sheet metal formers Costing for laser, waterjet, stamping and torch cutting in minutes! Situation Calculating a quotation is becoming ever more important in the sheet metal processing industry. On the one hand there is ever more business to be had, but on the other competition is growing. This means, of course, that you have to give more quotations, leading to more wasted time for you. On top of this the price of materials has become fluctuant. Demands made of a quotation generating system: fast and simple yet precise must be operable by the layman easily and quickly updatable for changing material and labour prices calculation easily adaptable to firms quotations to be printed on headed paper Quotation collation according to building groups, parts, kosts and articles with AVKalk The quotation can be built up analogously, just like the enquiry. You can give a quotation for a project including various phases- for instance cutting, stamping, bending, welding, etc. The enquiry will be saved with material prices, setup costs and labour costs. You can get an overview of each stage in a quotation easily and quickly. If material or other prices should change, you can recalculate the quotation with one keypress. Calculations based on information about your machine AVKalk can calculate your exact costs based on the machine you have. Values such as sheet thickness and material type are taken into consideration. Not only cutting or stamping tools are taken into consideration, but also whether articles are small or large, lead-ins, non-cutting time and even z-axis movements. Disposal times for flaps and chutes can also be defined. Programming times and other calculable overheads are defined inclusively for single parts or a whole sheet. Nesting to determine exact material usage An exact determination of material usage is indispensible with expensive materials like stainless steel. AVCalc allows any number of components to be nested together, giving the best possible exploitation of your raw materials. Offcuts will be calculated and added back to your materials database, whereby you can set the size of offcuts which are too small to be of use anymore. Setup and clearing times can be defined for each sheet and are then added proportionally for each part nested. Calculations for further work such as bending or welding. AVCalc also allows you to calculate for further steps of work. You can setup value tables for bending and welding. This allows, for welding for instance, the length of weld, material, thickness, and required seam type to be costed automatically. Determine costs without DXF/DWG files Enquiries will often be made without a CAD drawing. In most cases you will receive only a drawing. AVCalc offers a very easy and quick way to enter this into your computer. This process is usually quicker than manually measuring lengths and allows a time calculation and nesting. Connection to ERP / PPS / WWS AVKalk fits into your business. Standardised interfaces allow articles, costs and customer data to be integrated. Once you have received a contract you can continue using AVCalc on the calculated data in both technical and sales capacities. This combination allows you to use the advantages of both systems. You can use your PPS system as normal for the sales and administrative sides of your business, but still exploit the technological advantages of AVCalc. Advantages for your business: Reduction of time taken to make a quotation through integration in one package. Exact calculation using actual machine data and nesting plans. The work of preparing a job is unburdened of costing. Higher probability of success, but also flexibility, as the costs to you are clear

cncCUT as an integrated control panel solution

The flexibility of cncCUT fulfills every essential sheet metal working requirement a user might have. The software program can be installed on a standard commercially available PC, or directly on your cutting machine for viewing on its control panel. cncCUT is exceptionally user-friendly and exels in its functionality and ease of operation. IBE Software is already working in partnership with reputable control panel manufacturers, who fully integrate the software with their machines. The control panel version can be used in different ways. The basic desktop version of cncCUT can be used on a control panel, or a touch-screen, as required. If you use a control panel with soft-keys, you can operate cncCUT without the need for a mouse. Some examples of cncCUT's integration

ncCAD32 - rectangular nesting

ncCAD32 altogether supports 5 nesting methods: Multiple usage of neighbouring parts Multiple usage of processed parts with conjoint web cuts Manual nesting of different unprocessed parts Manual nesting of processed parts Automatic nesting of neighbouring parts Automatic nesting The automatic module of ncCAD32 in principle nests already processed single parts. The advantage is that once processed parts do not have to be processed in the nesting plan again. If the nesting process results in the necessity of changing single parts, this is naturally also possible. A nesting plan administration belongs to this nesting module Processed parts can be nested Very fast nesting process, thereby great time savings Nesting using multiple metal sheets Nesting for turnable and non-turnable parts

ncPUNCH

Punch machine handling at the highest stage! Automatic tool assignment Recognition of part contours with assigned stamps Complete procedure recognition for recurring stamp arrangements All disposal strategies for machine stops, chute, sheetmaster etc. Tool data base ncCAD32 automatically arrange tools according to contours. Initially, a data base with all tools is being created for this reason. Recognition of special contours Alongside the absolute stamp assignment, ncCAD32 also masters a complex contour recognition including already predefined stamps. These recognised contours are put into a data base and automatically assigned to the proper stamps, as soon as that geometry recurs. At this, it is being distinguished between absolute special stamps, interior contours with different stamps and part contours, like e.g. corner notches. Thereby, the user can create his own library, that after a certain time leads to the automatisation of almost all punch procedures.

Optimisation of the proceedings

Initially, ncCAD32 creates a process suggestion, that can still be optimised in various ways. Manual and automatic nesting of different parts ncCAD32 supports different levels of the nesting process: Nesting of a part for multiple usage Manual nesting of different parts Automatic nesting of different parts in the rectangle mode Automatic nesting of different parts in the contour mode Disposal strategies Disposals can be defined directly at the single part creation or in the nesting plan. Disposals will be automatically assigned for parts in the same position. Installation plans, forms Mit Hilfe des IBE eigenen Formulargenerators können individuelle Formulare erstellt werden. With the aid of the IBE form generator individual forms can be created.

The Concept

The goal: acceleration of the sheet metal industry's workflow from entry to production! Data recorded once in the construction phase (CAD; computer aided design) and administration phase (PPS; production planning and controlling systems) shall be made immediately available for the job preparation schedule. How can this goal be achieved? Our two standard products AV32 and ncCAD32, customisable for your company, bring the goal within reach. AV32 and ncCAD32 form the integrating link between administration / construction and production in the sheet metal forming sector. This applies to NC (numerically controlled) programming as well as to the organisation of the job preparation schedule. The increase in the efficiencies of both factors gives the results you hope for. Statistically, the organisational aspect makes up at least 50 percent of the job compared to the NC-programming. Due to immediate availability of data (parts data, article data, appointments and CAD data) a crucial time-wasting intermediate step can be omitted. Intelligent, individual interfaces communicate with the construction and the administration departments and pass the appropriate production data back.