ControNest Interface

Customized Control for Waterjet or Laser
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Selecting abrasive rate Cutting high Low pressure by interactive slide bars.
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Manual or auto select cutting and piercing pressure.
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On the fly change for cutting values (Piercing type & time, focusing tube, orifice, Kerf, pressure, abrasive and abrasive-water delay)
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Automatic override speed suggestion according on the fly Values changes to maintain the cutting quality.

Integrated CAM program
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Material database suitable for water jet or Laser machines for quick select parameters.
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Auto cutting speed calculation by select material, thickness, cutting quality, abrasive rate, pressure, for cutting optimization.
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Select Kerf for tool offset.
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Using two cutting speed one (low) for corners and other (high) for rest of parts to improve cutting time & quality. With smooth speed transition (water-jet)
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Block nesting and part editing
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Automatic or manual cutting sequence.
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Geometry optimization for marble cutting to assemble inner and ouster directly(Water-Jet).
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Bevel cut: fixed or perpendicular.

Templates
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Built-in templates for easy job creation.

Import DXF files with DXF checker
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Import of DXF-files with auto detect of inner and outer of each part.
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Detect gabs in the DXF file and remove them.
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Detect duplicated lines or overlaps, and trim or remove them.
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Import DXF options for scaling and error correction.

Goto within Job
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Backward after pause
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Override speed 1 to 200% (programmable).
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Dry run.
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Show (elapsed / remaining) time / distance .
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Return to cutting path automatically after: jog, power off, emergency….
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Go to any point on cutting path, or any pierce.
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Zoom, show grid and tracking moving head.
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Show G-Code and the current active line.

Sheet reference and rotation
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Easily select reference point for the sheet at any point of the machine.
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Select reference point from any of the job boundary box or sheet 4 corners.
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Rotate the job manually or calculate the sheet angle automatically by selecting two points on the sheet side.
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Set and recall up to 6 references home points.
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Laser pointer option for easy sheet reference and corner detect.

PLC
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Although the system is fully equipped to run the Laser - water jet capabilities, Contronest can easily add PLC functions for OEM to reach their needs for any special functions.