Slitting/Cut To Length for the Metals Industry

I have the order in hand now, how do I best fill that order? 

The challenge becomes how to best utilize existing inventory to satisfy the demand.  Service centers find that set-up time is greatly reduced and machine utilization increased by consolidating orders wherever possible.  Verticent has worked closely with their customer’s to deliver the most complete solution to optimize coil/long product/plate when defining slitting, blanking, cut-to-length and determining plate cut patterns.

Utilizing the optimizer empowers your users to have the system determine slit/cut-to-length patterns that reduce your setup and scrap.  Companies establish rules and parameters, and then Verticent will automatically identify the coil or tag to be used and consolidated.  Verticent shows what processed material goes with each order as well as remnants to go back to stock and calculates material to be scrapped.

 

 

 

Once you have determined the demand, Verticent automatically selects the material to be consumed and determines the exact lengths and widths. Verticent will provide visual confirmation of the work to be done. This visual confirmation is valuable when communicating with your customer as well as communicating with people on the floor that will be running the job.  Verticent will provide this information in printed or electronic form for your shop floor personal.  The visual confirmation is one way to avoid any mistakes that end up costing you time and money.

 

 

 

 

Verticent provides you this information real-time so that all the guess work goes out of the equation.  Matching inventory with customer demand is one of the key contributors to company profitability.  The last thing you want is people spending time on information that is old or incorrect, only to learn later that the material was already consumed by another demand. Verticent slitting/cut-to-length is the solution to current information goals and eliminates non-value add manual steps.

 

Want to learn more about how Verticent’s manufacturing software solutions can help your company? Contact us today. Our experts are ready to help!