With over 60 modular options ARDIS is the building blocks that can create a totally intergrated Manufacturing System. The following lists the base optimisers that create the foundation of you system.

0.1 Starter Cutting

The optimisation looks for the best material yield for limited jobs: small quantities, layouts on printer, fixed optimisation criteria on yield, pieces (max. 45 number ofpositions per part list and a total of 135 per part list) with fixed sizes, quantities andparts references, fixed standard sheet size (max. 1) with trim cut and cutting bladethickness.

The optimisation looks for the best material yield for limited jobs: small quantities,layouts on printer, fixed optimisation criteria on yield, pieces (max. 50 number ofpositions per part list and a total of 500 per part list) with fixed sizes, quantities andparts references, fixed standard sheet size (max. 2) with trim cut and cutting bladethickness.

The optimisation looks for the best material yield for limited jobs: small quantities,layouts on printer, fixed optimisation criteria on yield, pieces (max. 100) with fixed sizes, quantities and parts references, fixed standard sheet size (max. 5) with trim cutand cutting blade thickness.

Version I optimises the yield. All raw materials of the same type are considered equal interms of costs per sqft (or m²), regardless of their size. Parts can be entered with graindirection, a 15-character reference field for part name or part number and a 60-characterremark per part plus an additional remark per cutlist. Each sheet of raw material can beentered with a description, grain direction and trim for each edge. Different saw kerfscan be entered for first cut, cross cuts and rip cuts respectively. Also, the complexity ofpatterns can be reduced using the level or complexity parameter (e.g. to eliminate thirdand fourth phase cuts). An important feature is the built-in report generator whicha llows users to customise the reports that can be printed on paper or displayed on thescreen.

This version optimises costs rather than yield. For each basic material a price per squarefoot (or spare meters) can be specified. Furthermore, the user can define the value ofcutoffs to exercise more control over the complexity of the cutting patterns.

0.D Cutting Optimiser version III

This version not only optimises material costs but also labor costs. The user has various options to specify the costs of each cut (separated by rip cut and cross cut) on his machine. Material efficiency and labor costs will both be taken into account when calculating the optimised patterns.

0.E Length optimisation

This feature allows the user to optimise 1-dimensional materials such as bars, mouldings, worktops, etc.