Case Study: Hillphoenix achieves 12% better nesting efficiency with JETCAM

Hillphoenix Inc - Customer Case Study

Hillphoenix Inc, a manufacturer of commercial refrigeration and grocery display units, faced significant challenges with its previous CAM software. The system had poor material efficiency, no ability to automatically common cut on punching machines, and inferior tool management that often generated unusable programs, forcing manual operator intervention and causing quality issues. This led them to review the market for an alternative system.

The company selected and implemented JETCAM Expert from JETCAM International, which integrated seamlessly with their existing Aquila DMM software. The solution included automated processing tools like SCAP to create thousands of components and a teach mode for complex tool patterns. The results were substantial, with nesting efficiency improving by up to 12% and the system paying for itself in under 8 months from scrap savings alone. JETCAM also enabled the company to run its machines at higher speeds for the first time.

Hillphoenix Inc

Michael McNeill

Fabrication Programmer