What customers say.

““The Beneteau Group chose Alma as early as 1990 to optimize the cutting of the wood parts used for the partitions and inside arrangements of boats. In order to homogenize our production means, today we use act/cut to program the routing machines of 4 production sites in France and the United-States. The software manages a great diversity of machines and processes: one-sided or double-sided routing of nested parts, edge machining and specific operations on single parts, routing one panel after the other or routing of stacked panels, machining on both sides of the panel… In 2009 the introduction of the module that enables us to directly and automatically assign machining to 3D CAD parts has significantly simplified the preparation and assignment of the parts to the machines.” ”

““The ability to manage the nesting and the saving of various sheet off-cuts in order to re-utilize them in later runs was very important in making our choice for act/cut. In addition, one of the things that tied us to choosing act/cut was the possibility guaranteed by Alma of interfacing their programming software to our Baan management system. The use of a single programming system in each of the group’s production plants puts us in the position where we can strategically interchange.” ”

““The automatic nesting performance, proven during the tests previously carried out on Socata parts, was much superior to the other competitors’ offers. Automatic nesting has enabled the company to divide its preparation times by two and increase material yield by 23%.” ”

““The fact that Alma is internationally established has been a key criterion when we decided to choose the software… Today, Alma’s software has become our group-wide nesting standard solution. The software was not only faster but also almost as efficient as an experienced user… We estimated time savings of 50 percent throughout all plants.” ”

“I’m sure that robotic welding has a great future. We need to get on board right now, because if we don’t switch over to robotics today, in five years time we will disappear… The more complex the parts are, the more off-line programming is necessary. And to obtain flexibility in robotic welding, it’s absolutely vital. The Alma software makes programming easy and fast. It represents roughly one hour per program, whereas on the robot you would need a day, not counting the robot immobilization time. ”

“With 5-axis cutting, we are able to develop our own range of decorative products. Alma’s technology allows us to maintain complete control over the entire production process, from start to finish. We pride ourselves on being highly responsive, offering the flexibility to produce in very small batches while delivering fully customized solutions tailored to our customers’ needs. ”

““The Beneteau Group chose Alma as early as 1990 to optimize the cutting of the wood parts used for the partitions and inside arrangements of boats. In order to homogenize our production means, today we use act/cut to program the routing machines of 4 production sites in France and the United-States. The software manages a great diversity of machines and processes: one-sided or double-sided routing of nested parts, edge machining and specific operations on single parts, routing one panel after the other or routing of stacked panels, machining on both sides of the panel… In 2009 the introduction of the module that enables us to directly and automatically assign machining to 3D CAD parts has significantly simplified the preparation and assignment of the parts to the machines.” ”

““We decided to opt for the Alma solution, which was perfectly aligned with our strategy consisting in systematically optimizing flows, reducing manufacturing cycles and maximizing material gains. For a recent project, thanks to Alma’s nesting, the material requirement was reduced from 63 sheets to 53 compared to the previous software, a net material gain of 11%.” ”

““Orders that previously required manual nesting by an operator during their working hours now take up only about one-third of their time. With Almacam, we have achieved an estimated 50% time savings across all our plants. It has become the standard nesting solution for our entire group.” ”

““For sure, we will recommend Alma’s nesting product, but not to our competitors! Almacam Components is a very stable and reliable nesting optimization solution. Besides, we always receive full and excellent support from Alma.””

““Since implementing Almacam Cut, our programming time has been reduced dramatically and material utilization has improved significantly. The automatic nesting and optimized cutting strategies have helped us lower production costs while increasing overall efficiency.””

“Quote turnaround dropped from 3 days to 4 hours. Our win rate jumped 35% in the first quarter. Best ROI we've ever had on software.”

“Material scrap is down 12%. That alone paid for the software in five months. The scheduler is icing on the cake.”

“We respond to RFQs same-day now. Our largest OEM customer named us a preferred supplier last quarter.”

“Thick-plate programming used to take a full day. Now it's an hour. The plasma post-processor is rock solid.”

““Almacam Cut has transformed the way we program our laser cutting machines. What used to take hours can now be completed in minutes, with better nesting and less material waste.””