A Discussion on the relevance of using NESTING technology for a modular kitchen manufacturing

Nesting, a word derived from ‘nest’ means placing various parts close to each other to optimize space utilization. This technology is already used in several industries such as plastics, leather, and metals. Except for India,  this process is highly demanded in the US and Australia and slowly gaining its reach in Europe as well. This technology uses different cutting ways like routing tools, water jets, lasers, etc.

Difference between NESTING technology and traditional manufacturing 

The main difference that separates modular kitchen manufacturers lies in the process of board materials. Traditionally, materials like particle board, MDF, plywood, acrylic, laminated boards, etc are cut by an NC beam saw. After that, the pre-sized panel goes to the edge banding machine and then to a CNC machining center for routing and drilling before it is finally ready.

In the nesting process, pre-sized cutting is eradicated and combined the sizing with routing and drilling in a single machine. It terminates the additional material handling by taking all the previous steps in one shot. This process is performed automatically by CAM software that combines and optimizes geometrics in a single board.

Benefits NEST-based manufacturing

Modular kitchen manufacturers after transforming their traditional ways to NEST-based manufacturing have been benefiting ever since. 

• Saving material cost 

It provides maximum savings on raw materials, especially on shaped and non-symmetrical parts.

• Set-up time

It takes zero time to set up the machine. Preparing the work cell and placing the boards are the only time-consuming work compared to machine setup. This is an important advantage over traditional ways where manual machines need too much time to set up a single, or a batch of components.

• Material Handling

One of the most important reasons to adopt NEST-based technology is the solution to material handling problems. In most factories workers consume too much time in handling, moving, stacking, and un-stacking components. In a NEST-based process, an operator loads a sheet in the CNC router, and a few minutes later the finished product is ready for dispatch.

• Floor space

NEST-based technology uses less space to operate.

• Precision & Quality

An increase in quality is a big advantage in this form of manufacturing.  Modular kitchen manufacturers use CNC routers to provide finished products of great quality and precision.

• Time

The advantages in terms of timing the material flow in the factory are enormous.  From raw materials to the finished product, the time consumed in this process is far lesser than the traditional processes.

Conclusion

Before modular kitchen manufacturing plants used traditional ways to manufacture the by-products resulting in taking too much time, raw materials, and labor, and was an extremely costly process. New technology has eradicated the time difference between the processing of raw materials and the creation of finished products by a stretch. Modular kitchen manufacturers are focused on providing the best product they can by using newer and more advanced technologies. Therefore, before deciding on which style to choose from, be wary of the technology that is being used in the process.