Machine independence in practice
Why it is possible
Section titled “Why it is possible”Because on most machines the controller expects the same few pieces of data, only in a different format: where to cut, where to punch, to what length.
Our job is to produce from the model exactly what that machine expects. The machine program: what we hand over.
Which machines
Section titled “Which machines”Practically any — western and Asian makers alike. Machine types in general.
In practice the difference is not in what the machine can do but in what comes with it: software, training, support. Where that is absent, somebody is needed who can supply a buildable design and program — which is exactly what this service is.
If the machine is unknown
Section titled “If the machine is unknown”We survey it. Most machines work to one of a few well-known logics, and the survey takes a few days. Machine survey.
What it means for you
Section titled “What it means for you”No lock-in
Section titled “No lock-in”You are not tied to one software or one machine because your designer only knows that one.
A choice of manufacturers
Section titled “A choice of manufacturers”The same design can be issued to several lines, so you can choose the manufacturer on price and capacity rather than on format.
No redesign when you expand
Section titled “No redesign when you expand”If you later manufacture on a different machine, the model exists — only the output changes.
What does limit it
Section titled “What does limit it”The machine’s profile range and thickness range. If the machine cannot make a 150 mm section, it cannot be issued one, however good the model. That is a question of capability, not format.
The point
Section titled “The point”The design is not tied to a machine, only the output. So the brand of the machine does not decide which projects can be taken on.