Nesting software comparison

Hypertherm is an industry leader offering some of the best nesting software solutions for fabricators and manufacturers in the CNC sheet and plate cutting industry – including plasma, laser, waterjet, and oxyfuel. Whether you're doing advanced cutting in a production environment, or fabricating individual parts in a job shop, our ProNest® nesting software offers the right solution to meet your needs.

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Intermediate adjust

ProNest

ProNest®

ProNest LT

ProNest® LT

Machine support

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Cut process support

Conventional air plasma (e.g. Powermax®, MAXPRO®) circle circle
High definition plasma (e.g. XPR®, HPR®) circle
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Standard features

Part design circle circle
CAD import circle circle
Manual nesting circle circle
Reporting circle adjust
Costing circle adjust
Quoting circle
Database for customers, parts, and assemblies circle
Plate list circle
Import BOM from CAD circle
Nesting different materials at the same time circle
Automatic update of nest for part revisions circle
OneClick feature runs tasks automatically circle

SureCut™ technology for plasma cutting

True Hole® technology* circle
Rapid Part™ technology* circle
True Bevel™ technology* circle
PlateSaver™ technology* circle

Modules

Automatic Nesting circle adjust
3D CAD import circle
Plate Inventory circle
ERP/MRP/MES integration circle
Work Order Processing circle
Production Manager circle

License types

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*Certain hardware and software requirements may apply.