Hypertherm updates its TurboNest and NestMaster CAD/CAM nesting software

June 17, 2013 7:22 am

Hypertherm, a US-based manufacturer of advanced cutting systems, has announced a number of feature enhancements to its TurboNest and NestMaster CAD/CAM nesting software. The updates announced will make it even easier for companies that fabricate or cut metal to increase the cut quality, productivity, and profitability of their operations.
TurboNest now supports native AutoCAD fonts (SHX) and Windows system fonts (TrueType, OpenType, PostScript) for CAD drawings that contain text. The enhanced 2D CAD program in TurboNest can make quick changes to any CAD drawing before it is added to the part list. NestMaster now supports Unicode fonts for CAD drawings that contain text. Multiple drawings can be open simultaneously in 2D CAD in NestMaster.
ProNest, NestMaster, and TurboNest have been the industry’s one of the leading nesting software for two decades. ProNest is also a component of Hypertherm’s Integrated Cutting Solutions, providing support for True Hole and Rapid Part technologies.
Hypertherm designs and manufactures advanced cutting products for use in a variety of industries such as shipbuilding, manufacturing, and automotive repair. Its product line includes handheld and mechanised plasma and laser systems, consumables, as well as CNC motion and height controls and CAM cutting software. Hypertherm systems are trusted for performance and reliability that results in increased productivity and profitability for thousands of businesses. The company’s reputation for metal cutting innovation dates back more than 40 years, to 1968, with Hypertherm’s invention of water injection plasma cutting. The associate owned company, consistently named one of the best places to work in America, has more than 1,200 associates along with operations and partner representation worldwide.