Case Study: Olympic Steel achieves 40% faster production with Hypertherm ProNest nesting software

ProNest cuts production time by 40% for Olympic Steel

Olympic Steel, a value-added provider of flat-rolled steel, faced inhibited productivity and high costs from using multiple OEM and third-party CAM nesting software programs across its diverse set of laser, plasma, and gas cutting machines. This challenge was preventing the company from achieving the high levels of productivity required for a strong return on its capital equipment investment.

Hypertherm implemented its ProNest laser nesting software to consolidate all CNC sheet and plate-cutting operations. The solution's Common Line Cutting and Collision Avoidance features decreased production time by up to 40% and saved over one hour of production time per laser per day. Hypertherm's ProNest also more than doubled programming productivity and consistently achieved high material utilization, significantly increasing Olympic Steel's throughput and profitability.

Olympic Steel

Cory DeWitte

CNC Planning Specialist