Rokas Slaboševičius

Why the 0.44 K-factor default in CAD silently breaks flat patterns on aluminum and stainless, with bend allowance math, error data, and a validation workflow.

Pierce time scales non-linearly with material thickness and can dominate laser cutting cycle time. Calculated pierce-to-cut ratios from 1-25 mm and how to cut piercing.

How to price a laser cutting job in 2026: shop rate build-up, material markup formulas, pierce time costs, and three worked job examples from $300 to $4,100.

Why plasma struggles with small holes, the 1.5× thickness rule by plasma class, hole taper data, and a cost comparison for cutting vs drilling secondary.

Diagnose dross, striations, burrs, and perpendicularity errors on laser cut edges using the ISO 9013 framework. Defect chart, root causes, and operator fixes.

Nitrogen, oxygen, and air produce different edge quality, speed, and monthly running cost. Choose the right assist gas for your material and shop volume.

Bad cut sequence causes sheet warping, part tipping, and head collisions in laser cutting. Learn how cut order affects distortion, safety, and cycle time.

Micro-joint sizing rules for laser cutting by material type and thickness, with the cut sequence and nesting orientation strategies that reduce how many you need.

Lead-in and lead-out settings for laser, plasma, and oxyfuel cutting: what each type does, minimum lengths by process and thickness, and four failure modes to fix.

The minimum gap between nested parts depends on your cutting process and material thickness. Set it wrong and you waste material or damage parts. Here's the data.

How to track, store, and reuse sheet metal remnants in your cutting shop. Cost data by shop size and a practical workflow for integrating remnants into nesting jobs.

Material utilization benchmarks for cutting shops: what rate is achievable, how to measure it yourself, and a diagnostic checklist when your yield falls short.

Common line cutting shares one cut edge between two parts, cutting 85% fewer pierces and saving material and consumables on rectangular nesting jobs.

How rotation settings in nesting software affect material utilization — with calculated yield data by aspect ratio, grain direction trade-offs, and a decision guide.

A practical troubleshooting guide for the most common DXF import failures in nesting software: open contours, wrong units, duplicate geometry, block references, and spline errors.

A practical formula for calculating how much material waste costs your shop per month — and how improving material utilization by 15–18% translates to real savings.

A practical comparison of true-shape and rectangular nesting with real utilization benchmarks. When each approach makes sense for laser, plasma, and CNC cutting shops.

A complete walkthrough for nesting DXF files in browser-based nesting software: preparing your DXF, setting sheet parameters, choosing engines, reviewing results, and exporting for your CNC machine.

A practical guide to kerf compensation in CNC nesting: what kerf is, why it matters for part accuracy, how nesting software handles it, and how to set the right value for laser, plasma, and router cutting.

A practical comparison of plasma cutting nesting software in 2026: free options, paid tools, browser-based vs desktop, and what matters most for steel plate and CNC plasma shops.

A complete comparison of the best nesting software in 2026: Deepnest, SVGNest, ProNest LT, MyNesting, Lapas, and more. Find the right tool for your laser, plasma, or CNC workflow.

A clear explanation of how nesting software works: the algorithms, the geometry, the file formats, and why it produces better layouts than manual nesting. Covers NFP, metaheuristics, and more.

Looking for free nesting software? We compare Deepnest, SVGNest, Lapas free plan, and other options. Find out which tools are genuinely free and which have important limitations.