Sheet Metal Manufacturing challenges we solve
Optimizing operations as a whole is only one side of the coin. Use the scheduler to analyze your operations.
Integrated Nesting And Remnant Mangement
We group parts on metal sheets, optimizing material usage and remnant material that can be used later.
Integrated Nesting And Remnant Mangement
We group parts on metal sheets, optimizing material usage and remnant material that can be used later.
Integrated Nesting And Remnant Mangement
We group parts on metal sheets, optimizing material usage and remnant material that can be used later.
Shared Tooling Constraints
The manufacturing environment poses some practical issues, like the available tools at disposal. These constraints are all handled. We go even further and tell you which tools are bottlenecks in your shop.
Shared Tooling Constraints
The manufacturing environment poses some practical issues, like the available tools at disposal. These constraints are all handled. We go even further and tell you which tools are bottlenecks in your shop.
Shared Tooling Constraints
The manufacturing environment poses some practical issues, like the available tools at disposal. These constraints are all handled. We go even further and tell you which tools are bottlenecks in your shop.
Changeover Optimization
The typical low volume, high product mix of sheet metal workshops causes a large number of changeovers. We directly handle these changeovers, even down to the station layout.
Changeover Optimization
The typical low volume, high product mix of sheet metal workshops causes a large number of changeovers. We directly handle these changeovers, even down to the station layout.
Changeover Optimization
The typical low volume, high product mix of sheet metal workshops causes a large number of changeovers. We directly handle these changeovers, even down to the station layout.
Rush orders
Changing priorities, sudden orders that come in. re-optimize in seconds and fit them into your operations seamlessly.
Rush orders
Changing priorities, sudden orders that come in. re-optimize in seconds and fit them into your operations seamlessly.
Rush orders
Changing priorities, sudden orders that come in. re-optimize in seconds and fit them into your operations seamlessly.
Capacity planning?
Do you want to know when you can promise a part. Just re-optimize and a minute later, you can augment your quote with a reliable delivery date.
Capacity planning?
Do you want to know when you can promise a part. Just re-optimize and a minute later, you can augment your quote with a reliable delivery date.
Capacity planning?
Do you want to know when you can promise a part. Just re-optimize and a minute later, you can augment your quote with a reliable delivery date.
Focus on the real bottleneck
Shift the work put into planning and analyzing your operations to what really matters. Take on the bottlenecks and really optimize your operations.
Focus on the real bottleneck
Shift the work put into planning and analyzing your operations to what really matters. Take on the bottlenecks and really optimize your operations.
Focus on the real bottleneck
Shift the work put into planning and analyzing your operations to what really matters. Take on the bottlenecks and really optimize your operations.
How Penumbra transforms Sheet Metal Scheduling
Our optimization engine handles the complexity of sheet metal manufacturing job shop scheduling and it's sub-problems, delivering feasible, optimized schedules in seconds.
Integrated Optimization
We aim to optimize your operations. In a sheet metal workshop this includes other sub-challenges that often require their own software. Instead of juggling different tools, we offer one integrated solution that handles it all.
Nesting
Bend Sequencing
Slitting
Integrated Optimization
We aim to optimize your operations. In a sheet metal workshop this includes other sub-challenges that often require their own software. Instead of juggling different tools, we offer one integrated solution that handles it all.
Nesting
Bend Sequencing
Slitting
Integrated Optimization
We aim to optimize your operations. In a sheet metal workshop this includes other sub-challenges that often require their own software. Instead of juggling different tools, we offer one integrated solution that handles it all.
Nesting
Bend Sequencing
Slitting
Workforce Optimization
Automatically assign operators based on certifications, skills, and qualifications. Balance workload while ensuring only qualified personnel perform critical operations.
Certification tracking & enforcement
Skill-based assignment
Operator bottleneck identification
Workforce Optimization
Automatically assign operators based on certifications, skills, and qualifications. Balance workload while ensuring only qualified personnel perform critical operations.
Certification tracking & enforcement
Skill-based assignment
Operator bottleneck identification
Workforce Optimization
Automatically assign operators based on certifications, skills, and qualifications. Balance workload while ensuring only qualified personnel perform critical operations.
Certification tracking & enforcement
Skill-based assignment
Operator bottleneck identification
Critical Tool Optimization
Maximize utilization of expensive, specialized equipment. Minimize setup times and reduce bottlenecks on critical machines like CNC mills and heat treat furnaces. Also supporting special tool cases like retained molds and racks.
Bottleneck identification & relief
Setup time minimization
Tools, punches, dies, drills are explicitly considered
Critical Tool Optimization
Maximize utilization of expensive, specialized equipment. Minimize setup times and reduce bottlenecks on critical machines like CNC mills and heat treat furnaces. Also supporting special tool cases like retained molds and racks.
Bottleneck identification & relief
Setup time minimization
Tools, punches, dies, drills are explicitly considered
Critical Tool Optimization
Maximize utilization of expensive, specialized equipment. Minimize setup times and reduce bottlenecks on critical machines like CNC mills and heat treat furnaces. Also supporting special tool cases like retained molds and racks.
Bottleneck identification & relief
Setup time minimization
Tools, punches, dies, drills are explicitly considered
Integrations
Built to integrate in your existing workflows. Links directly to your MES / ERP to always schedule on your data's truth.
Pushes to ERP & Pulls from MES
Links to your workflow
Always real-time optimization
Integrations
Built to integrate in your existing workflows. Links directly to your MES / ERP to always schedule on your data's truth.
Pushes to ERP & Pulls from MES
Links to your workflow
Always real-time optimization
Integrations
Built to integrate in your existing workflows. Links directly to your MES / ERP to always schedule on your data's truth.
Pushes to ERP & Pulls from MES
Links to your workflow
Always real-time optimization
Results that matter
60
%
Time savings on planning
60
%
Time savings on planning
60
%
Time savings on planning
5-30
%
Reduced Late Orders
5-30
%
Reduced Late Orders
5-30
%
Reduced Late Orders
40
%
Better bottleneck utilization
40
%
Better bottleneck utilization
40
%
Better bottleneck utilization
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Sheet Metal Manufacturing
Penumbra Schedules your operations and has deep experience in challenges like nesting, slitting, bend sequencing,... Contact us to see what we can do for you.
Penumbra for
Sheet Manufacturing
Handle typical shop floor constraints that come with the reality of manufacturing. We aim to streamline your operations, optimizing, reducing changeovers, cutting costs, improving your visibility over the process.
Sheet Metal Manufacturing
Penumbra Schedules your operations and has deep experience in challenges like nesting, slitting, bend sequencing,... Contact us to see what we can do for you.
Penumbra for
Sheet Manufacturing
Handle typical shop floor constraints that come with the reality of manufacturing. We aim to streamline your operations, optimizing, reducing changeovers, cutting costs, improving your visibility over the process.