Software Steps to the Tube: Technology brings common-line cutting, nesting, and ease of use to dedicated tube cutting equipment

摘要

Software companies have an excellent history of stepping up to the plate, literally, to help fabricators get the most parts out of flat material in the most time-effective, most profitable manner. Switch from 2-D to 3-D and those same companies are doing it again. The technical developments that increase quality and productivity when working with flats bring the same advantages to tube and pipe, whether round, square, rectangular, or triangular. Structural shapes qualify for the benefits, too. Automation has stepped up to the tube.