Hypertherm updates ProNest 2023 CAD/CAM nesting software for automated cutting

Hypertherm has announced a major version update to ProNest 2023, its CAD/CAM nesting software for automated cutting. This new release contains new features and ongoing enhancements designed to help customers improve their operational efficiency while reducing nonvalue-added tasks, the company states.

The software includes full functionality for PlateSaver, a SureCut technology that combines the arc stability of X-Definition plasma with specialized software parameters to help increase material utilization when cutting mild steel. In addition, it contains enhancements to the Production Manager web-based module that integrates with the company’s EDGE Connect CNC to automatically capture real-time machine data.

Enhancements include the ability to edit production times for completed nests, set job status changes, and search for nests by customer. There is also a feature that merges XPR setups.