High productivity in thick sheet

    Plasma cutting from STEP file to machine-calibrated price

    Glintify identifies plasma-cut parts based on material, thickness and cut quality requirements. The system applies your machine profile, amperage, HD or conventional mode, and calculates cutting time with your speed tables. Consumables and gas consumption per metre are automatically included in the calculation.

    // 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

    Contours, piercings, holes, thickness, edge distance

    // Automation

    What is calculated automatically

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

    Contour length (outer and inner)
    Number of piercings per hole
    Cutting angle for bevelled edges
    Material and thickness from STEP
    // Calibration

    Machine parameters that are calibrated

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

    Machine profile (amperage, HD/conventional)
    Gas (O₂, N₂, H35, air)
    Consumables (electrode, nozzle, swirl ring)
    Kerf width per material/thickness
    Cutting speed per material/thickness/quality
    // 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
    Material cost per kg + scrap
    02
    Cutting time = contour length / speed
    03
    Piercing time × number of piercings
    04
    Consumables per metre of cut edge
    05
    Gas consumption per hour
    06
    Nesting and setup per sheet
    07
    Changeover per order
    // 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 smaller than sheet thickness → warning (consumed by kerf)
    Narrow bridge between holes: < 3·t → warning
    Inner corner without relief: < kerf width → warning
    Bevel requires angled cutting head → machine-dependent
    // 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 S355 12mmSEK 215.00
    Cutting time 3.8 m (HD)SEK 42.50
    Piercings × 8SEK 4.80
    ConsumablesSEK 6.20
    Nesting & scrapSEK 17.50
    Total part costSEK 286.00
    // Costing in Monitor's format

    The same routing line as in Monitor

    On top of our time-based calculation, plasma cutting 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 plasma cutting. No manuals, no calls.

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