Get more out of every bar.
Length optimisation is planned to bring together the cuts from your production orders, so profiles supplied in fixed bar lengths are used more efficiently. It starts from the same configurations you sell and produce to.
From order to saw
When cuts from several orders are brought together in a series or a daily batch, they can be spread across the bars in one go instead of order by order. That is exactly the job length optimisation is planned for.
Only your production orders in Tomstok are included, so cutting is based on exactly the configurations you produce to. Optimisation belongs to production; your quotes and prices are not affected by it.
- Configuration
Product choices and dimensions.
- Cutting list
Cut lengths and quantities for each order.
- Series or daily batch
Cuts from several orders are brought together and spread across the bars.
- Saw
The cutting list is passed on to the saw.
The cutting list comes with the order
Tomstok already calculates an aggregated cutting list for each order: how many pieces to cut, at what length and from which profile. A part’s length in the product is kept separate from the length to be cut, for example including tenons, so the two are not mixed up.
This is the basis length optimisation is intended to build on.
The gain lies in profiles with fixed lengths
Aluminium, PVC and composite are supplied in fixed bar lengths, and whatever is left over is waste. This is where a better distribution of cuts across orders can make a difference. Timber in endless lengths, such as finger-jointed or glued timber, is cut to the length needed and produces no bar-stock waste at the cutting stage.
For every profile article in Tomstok you can specify whether it is supplied in fixed bar lengths or in endless length. Quotes still account for waste using the article’s waste allowance, so your prices do not depend on how a particular series is cut.
Cutting lists all the way to the saw
We are working towards a cutting list that goes all the way to the saw: saw angles taken from the configuration, and a piece ID and label on every part so each cut piece can be traced in production. The aim is for cutting lists to feed into your equipment. We will agree with you which machines and formats it covers.
Explore CNC and machine dataOne basis from sales to saw
The same configuration determines the product’s dimensions, the bill of materials and the cutting list. Length optimisation is intended to work in the same chain, in your own AWS account.
Read about your own cloud accountSee Tomstok with your products in mind.
Talk to us about your product range and production requirements.