WoodOptimizer - Planning & Nesting Optimization for Upholstery Frames and other Wood ProductsWoodOptimizer (formerly NESTERwood) production optimization solutions enable upholstery manufacturers to respond to market dynamics and remain viable in an increasingly competitive global environment, facing customer demands for highly customized, made-to-order products at competitive prices and with shorter delivery times.
"We not only complete the work faster but also get more productivity out of our existing machines, which means that we can increase production without buying new equipment." -- Kevin Holshouser, Plant Manager, Lexington Home Brands
Shorten Order-to-Delivery Time WoodOptimizer turns the concept of Lean Manufacturing into a reality. Beyond improving the efficiency of individual tasks such as nesting and cutting, Plataine helps upholstery manufactures automate the entire process from order to assembly, eliminating unnecessary tasks and the associated time and costs.
Improve Material Utilization WoodOptimizer's RollingNest automatically optimizes the placement of pieces from one or more orders on multiple sheets of plywood, resulting in material yields that are consistently 5-10% higher than any other solution.
Reduce Work-in-Process Inventory Adding excess parts to standardized cutting templates is a common practice to make the most efficient use of every plywood sheet. Many of these parts are never used, and those that are eventually used incur various inventory handling and carrying costs. By cutting to exact order demand, WoodOptimizer eliminates the need to cut excess parts and the high costs associated with the practice.
Increase Router Productivity WoodOptimizer's optimization algorithms reduce cycle time per sheet (the time it takes to process one plywood sheet) by 10-20%, improving the productivity and reducing idle time of expensive CNC routers.
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Online Seminar with guest speakers Kevin Boyle, Century Furniture George Koeninger, B F C Consulting What Our Customers Say "Since we started using WoodOptimizer (formerly NESTERwood), our frame yield has improved by roughly 10%, and the productive capacity at each plant has increased."
"We have no inventory of frame parts anymore; frames that are cut today are upholstered tomorrow." -- Mark Jordan, VP of Upholstery Operations, Basset Furniture
"We have seen a 17 to 18 percent increase in wood yield with WoodOptimizer."
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NEW – TPO Software as a Service (SaaS): A Fundamentally Faster, Less Risky and More Cost-Effective Alternative; Plataine offers WoodOptimizer (formerly NESTERwood) as a service to its customers (SaaS). With this model, users are offered the same functionality offered by ‘traditional’ (on premises) software installations, but the software is housed (“hosted”) in a remote site supplied by Plataine and payment is done on a per-usage basis; The SaaS model offers minimal upfront costs, faster time to value and ongoing payments that are closely coupled with the value received. |
