Stiffener Nesting

Profiles are generated in a few different functions of the applications, for example,:

• In plane panel generation as stiffeners, flanges (face plates) and pillars.

• In the shell profiles generation as longitudinals and transversals.

Based on the information in this profile data bank, the profile nesting facilitates the nesting of parts into a specified number of raw bars.

The result of the nesting will be stored in a special data bank for nested profiles.

The stiffener nesting is normally an automatic process where a number of profiles are selected on a wide number of criteria (block, panel, profile, type quality, straight/ curved, , ) to form a "bunch" of profiles to be nested. On the other hand, the user makes available another "bunch" of raw profiles (in a separate file). It is the task of the program to nest the parts onto the available raw profiles in an optimal (or close to optimal) way. In doing so, the application may optionally take into account the details about the end cut of the profiles and also check different orientation of symmetrical profile types (for example, flat bars and symmetrical T:s).

The result of the nesting is stored in a special data bank and a receipt listing is output for checking purposes. For the same reason, it is also possible to produce a plot of the nesting. The result of the stiffener nesting may be used as basic information for the control of robot lines for stiffener fabrication by the use of the Profile Cutting Interface.

Further detailed information about this option can be found in Hull / Stiffener Production