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Total Production Optimization (TPO) SheetOptimizer
for the Composites Parts Manufacturers and Aerospace Industry
A fully integrated end-to-end solution for optimizing sheet cutting through dynamic nesting and
cut-path optimization.
Solution Overview
Plataine’s Total Production Optimization (TPO) solution for honeycomb,
styrofoam, plywood & metal sheet cutting manufacturers, seamlessly
bridges the gap between ERP/MRP, CAD and the production floor.
TPO creates ready-to-cut production plans by retrieving critical information
from both the ERP/MRP and CAD systems and optimally selecting the
sheets to be used.
Work orders, their due date and production quantities as well as sheet
inventory information such as thickness and width & length are retrieved
from the ERP/MRP while engineering data is retrieved from the CAD.
TPO’s sophisticated algorithm then automatically produces a complete
and optimized production plan, dynamically creating optimal nests.
TPO supports multiple import and export formats, including: DXF, ProE,
NX, Solidworks, CATIA and more.
TPO Software is offered as a Service - SaaS - a fundamentally faster, less
risky and more cost-effective alternative to ‘traditional’ (on premises)
software installations.
The SaaS model offers minimal upfront costs, faster time to value and
ongoing payments that are closely coupled with the value received.

TPO SheetOptimizer™ vs. Nesting Software
Nesting
Software

EngineerLevel
solution

Input

Parts & Geometry, Customer
Orders, Available Inventory,
Machine capabilities &
availability

Output

Nest only

Optimized Production plan

Automation

Nest only

•tIncrease Router Productivity by 5%-10%
through optimized cut-paths, increased
cutting speed and reduced idle time.
•tReduced Work-in-Process (WIP)
Inventory
•tEnhanced agility to shorten Order-toDelivery Time
•tAutomating routine manual tasks and
eliminating associated errors.

TPO bridges the gap between the
Management, Engineering & Production

Enterprise level solution

Parts &
Geometry

•t6% - 10% Higher material utilization
through best-in-class nesting and
cut-planning including order mixing,
utilizing remnants and reducing scrap.

TPO SheetOptimizer™

Role in
organization

TPO drives significant cost savings
and increased productivity through
process automation and optimization:

Optimization Nest only
Expected
value

Nest
efficiency

End-to-end process
automation
Integrated Optimization of all
inputs
Total Production Optimization

ERP/MRP

Customer
orders &
inventory
TPO optimally
decides WHICH
Production order to
run, WHEN, using
WHICH sheet, on
WHAT machine,
WHILE creating the
optimal nest

CAD

Integrated Solution

TPO
SheetOptimizerTM

Product design
information

Complete
Production Plan