High volumes, combination tooling

    CNC punching from STEP file to machine-calibrated price

    Glintify reads every hole and cut-out from the geometry and matches it against your tool library. Holes without a standard tool are flagged for a special tool or nibbling. Number of hits is counted per tool station, and batch size decides if a special tool pays off. Clamp zone and nesting are optimised for maximum parts per sheet.

    // Geometry

    What Glintify reads from the STEP file

    The system analyzes the part's geometry and extracts every manufacturing-relevant feature without manual input.

    Extracted data

    Standard holes, special holes, cut-outs, nibbling, batch size, clamp zone

    // Automation

    What is calculated automatically

    All measurements are extracted directly from the geometry, no manual input needed.

    Number of hits per tool station
    Holes per type and diameter
    Cut-outs (nibbling length)
    Number of special tools required
    Sheet size
    // Calibration

    Machine parameters that are calibrated

    Every parameter is set from your actual machine fleet, not industry averages.

    Tool library (turret positions)
    Cost per hit per tool
    Special tools: price and changeover time
    Max hit frequency (hits per minute)
    Machine hourly rate
    // Pricing logic

    How the price is built up

    Glintify builds the part cost line by line from your machine data and pricing library.

    Cost drivers
    01
    Number of hits × cost per hit
    02
    Special tools: setup + per-hit
    03
    Nibbling time for larger cut-outs
    04
    Clamp repositioning per part
    05
    Setup: turret loading + program loading
    06
    Nesting per sheet
    // DFM

    DFM and capacity rules

    The system automatically checks whether the part fits within your capacity and flags designs that can cause production issues.

    Hole diameter < material thickness → not punchable
    Distance between holes < 2·t → deformation
    Hole too close to edge < 2·t → risk
    Cut-out requires nibbling → lower speed
    // Post-processing

    Secondary operations that may apply

    Depending on the part's requirements, the following secondary operations can be added to the calculation.

    // Example

    Example cost breakdown

    Line-by-line breakdown of the part cost using your machine data and prices.

    Cost itemAmount
    Material DC01 2mmSEK 24.00
    Hits × 48 (standard)SEK 4.80
    Special tool ×1SEK 8.50
    Nibbling cut-out 0.4 mSEK 3.20
    Setup & programSEK 5.00
    Total part cost (500 pcs)SEK 45.50
    // Costing in Monitor's format

    The same routing line as in Monitor

    On top of our time-based calculation, cnc punching is also costed as a routing line ("beredningsrad") in Monitor's format: production group (work center), setup time, cycle time, allowance (F-time) and piece time, priced with the production group's cost factors. The line can be exported as an article with routing straight to your ERP system.

    Routing lineExplanation
    Production groupFetched from your ERP system or created from the machine park
    Setup timePer batch, not per piece — spread over the quantity
    Cycle timeThe technical time per piece, calculated from the geometry
    F-time %Allowance on top of the cycle time
    Piece timeCycle time × (1 + F-time %)
    Cost factorsMachine, wages + social charges and fixed manufacturing overhead in SEK/h, with a staffing factor
    Cost = setup time × rate + piece time × rate × quantity

    Markups for MO (material overhead), LO (subcontracting overhead), AFFO (general overhead) and profit are added at quote level — exactly as in Monitor's pre-calculation.

    Calculate your own part

    Upload a STEP file, we run the analysis and show exactly what the system detects for cnc punching. No manuals, no calls.

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