FabTrol Insights

It's not uncommon for a single remnant to represent hundreds of dollars--and this doesn't include the cost to store, track and retrieve it. This value represents missed opportunities while it's sitting out in the yard rusting; and that value is drastically reduced when you give up and dump it into the scrap bin.

In FabTrol MRP we support creating a virtual rem even before you cut the bar it will eventually come from. This is a popular, well-used feature and allows you to nest into the leftover material before you actually create the physical remnant.

In our new software, FabTrol Pro, we've improved this process. Just add the part(s) to the existing stock bar on the existing cut list (even if the parts are for a different project). This has some nice advantages over the old system:

• You never create a rem in the system before you have one in the yard.
• If you use our live feed to the saw the saw operator's cut list is updated in milliseconds.
  • So he cuts the additional parts while the stock bar is loaded on the saw.
  • Without having to coordinate multiple cut lists.

For more advanced multing tips and information on using our new software to manage them, you can download the first white paper from our "Profit vs. Project" series, here.