Striker Systems, which develops sheet-metal manufacturing software, has released Striker 2010 Sheet Metal CAD/CAM and Nesting.

Striker 2010 features an improved Ribbon Interface that presents commands in a simplified, structured interface that makes the software easier to learn and use.

Striker 2010 can create, track and nest on irregular shaped (non rectangular) sheets or plates.

It creates a crop cut to separate the unused portion of a nested sheet.

This sheet remnant, regardless of shape, is then placed into inventory for future nesting consideration.

A sheet remnant can be assigned to a subsequent nest job by the user or Striker 2010 can automatically select a sheet remnant when it is determined to deliver the greatest material utilisation.

Striker 2010 helps customers reduce scrap by incorporating remnant sheets that might not otherwise be considered for production.

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