Case StudiesRalph's Frame Works: Software maximizes plywood cutting efficiency "NESTERwood saves us up to 2 hours per day in setup time and has improved our plywood yields by 15 to 25 percent in just a few months."
Drexel Heritage: Changing to Meet Consumer Demand "We have seen a 17 to 18 percent increase in wood yield with Nesterwood." Bernhardt converts to just-in-time frame production"With double digit savings, we have met and exceeded our cost improvement goals with the new software. We are pleased to have eliminated waste and streamlined our employees’ work processes. Achieving just-in-time frame production undoubtedly makes us more competitive.”
— Joe Don Biggerstaff, Operations Manager at Plant 5, Bernhardt Read the Case Study Ethan Allen Reinvents Frame Production“You can produce exactly what you need, when you need it, in the exact quantity
you need, and reduce manufacturing costs at the same time,”
— Cliff Thorn, Vice President Manufacturing, Ethan Allen Read the Case Study HM Leads the Way in Frame Construction"We operate 24/7, and NESTERwood provides us the confidence to run on the weekends without management or programming staff."
— Kevin Hefner, Owner, HM Frame Read the Case Study Century Furniture Saves Time, Reduces Waste with NESTERwood"NESTERwood has provided Century with double-digit improvement in our nesting yields."
— Steve Bowman, Century Furniture Read the Case Study NESTERwood Helps Southern Furniture Become a World-Class Manufacturer"Utilizing NESTERwood’s Rolling Nest feature, a process that allows a new frame layout to start at any point within a sheet where the previous frame finished, an order that originally consumed 25 sheets of plywood was done using only 19 sheets. On average, we expect to achieve a material savings of 20% with this software."
— Shea Teague, Manufacturing Manager, Southern Furniture Read the Case Study Airline Manufacturing Co. Helps La-Z-Boy Prevent Production Disruptions"Even after the first nesting, NESTERwood keeps working in the background to improve the efficiency of our programs. It always gives us better yields than we ever had before and has made our routers more productive."
— Tim Vann, Dir. of Product Development, Airline Manufacturing Read the Case Study NESTERwood Helps Basset Furniture Eliminate Part Inventory"We have no inventory of frame parts anymore; frames that are cut today are upholstered tomorrow."
— Mark Jordan, VP of Upholstery Operations, Basset Furniture Read the complete story |