Hegla-Hanic launches new software for cutting tables

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Hegla-Hanic launches new software for
cutting tables
Cut+ Supports Different Languages, Units Of Measurement; Inclusive
Updates Are Regularly Provided
Normally, one update follows the other to bring software up-to-date. But HEGLA-HANIC
from Bochum, Germany, does things differently.
Cut+ is new, intuitive software from HEGLA-HANIC for cutting table organisation and
management. Cut+ was developed from the ground up and is based on the Microsoft
.NET Core development environment.
It automatically creates waste-optimised cutting plans. Operators experience maximum
flexibility: they can exchange panes or positions on the plan via drag & drop. The system
also takes break-out edges and grinding additions into consideration, for example.
The company is now offering
Cut+, a new program for
cutting table organisation and
management that relies on a range
of new functions and is a completely
new version. “You can use updates to
keep any software current,” explained
Managing Director Dr Jan Schäpers
of HEGLA-HANIC. “But at some
point you should take advantage of
the opportunity to re-think proven
programs and prepare for the future.”
Cut+ is based on the standards of
.NET Core, the Microsoft development
environment, which ensures that the
software can be extended from the
Microsoft pool with little effort at any
time.
Intuitively register customer orders
and create items
Cut+ is designed to intuitively manage
and organise individual cutting
tables. Its core functions include the
technical registration of customer
orders with all parameters to ensure
that they are available for further
processing. Orders can be registered
by importing Excel .csv files, for
example.
It is also possible to register the
data directly at the cutting table, on
an office computer as a step in work
preparation, or in the form of an
order acceptance. If keypads are not
available, a touchscreen can be used
instead. A live editor immediately
displays the registered geometry to
the operator for a plausibility check.
Alongside a .dxf import option, a shape
catalogue intended to make work on
complex geometries easier is stored in
the software. Users can intuitively add
the shapes they create themselves to
the catalogue.
The integrated item management
system saves recurring products from
the product range to simplify future
orders.
Waste-optimised cutting plans at the
press of a button
As soon as all the orders are in the
system, a waste-optimised cutting plan
can be requested and created, and
the glass can be arranged to ensure
that as much glass area as possible is
used. The software takes break-out
allowances into account, as well as
decoating contours, grinding additions
and surrounding pane shapes.
“Operators remain fully flexible,”
emphasised Dr Jan Schäpers. “Panes
can be exchanged or shifted on the
plan via drag & drop. It is almost
always possible to make amendments.”
If required, the cutting plans can be
printed out and made available for incompany
process organisation. If the
glass to be processed is not on hand
in the warehouse, the optional Cut+
warehouse management extension will
trigger an alert.
Paper, labels and laser marking are
supported
For internal operations that are
organised with labels instead of paper,
the software offers a label editor. The
visual placement of the customer logo
and data on the labels can be manually
specified if desired. Alternatively, this
can be done automatically when the
dataset is called up from the customer
file. If you plan to switch to laser
marking in future, the software is
already compatible with the control
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In the item management system, recurring glass products from the range can be saved and are therefore accessible for follow-up orders.
our customers can form their own
impression of our new software.” It is
still possible to connect to the Shop-
Floor Assistant app from HEGLA New
Technology and the HEGLA-HANIC
Cockpit.
Cut+ supports a high number
of different languages and units of
measurement, which operators can
select themselves. Inclusive updates
are regularly provided and they
continue to support earlier versions of
the HEGLA-HANIC software.
The pane editor displays the geometry immediately, thus enabling an initial plausibility check.
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and data transfer functions of most
systems.
Open interfaces in accordance with
OPC/UA
Open interfaces in accordance with
OPC/UA are the technical basis that
enable the software to be used with
almost any cutting table from almost
any manufacturer. If your system is
not prepared for this, HEGLA-HANIC
will adapt the software to your specific
needs.
“We are proud of the new software
and pleased that our team has very
successfully taken this step,” said
Dr Jan Schäpers. “Alongside various
extensions and options, we can
also provide a Cut+ trial version so
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