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From cut list to packed box, every panel accounted for

LogsNX Panel is panel manufacturing on LogsNX ERP. It plans the cut, keeps the offcuts, follows each panel through the shop and checks the boxes before they leave.

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Six jobs, one system

Each one is in the product today.

Import the cut list

Read a CSV or XLSX cut list exported from your design tool through an import profile that maps your headings and units (mm, cm, m or inch). The file is checked, and a draft panel order is created from it.

Cut optimisation

Every waiting panel of one board is placed on offcuts in stock first, then on full sheets. Guillotine mode for panel saws, nesting mode for CNC routers. Grain, blade width, trim and minimum offcut size are respected.

Offcut stock

Each usable leftover is recorded with its size and rack. Offcuts are reserved for a plan, then marked used or written off, and one report shows how long they have been sitting.

Shop-floor tracking

One record per physical panel. A scan at each station moves it on, sends it to rework, or rejects it with a reason and raises a re-cut. Stations: Cutting, Edge Banding, Drilling, Assembly, Quality Check and Packing.

Pack and ship

Plan boxes by order, room and unit. Scan panels into boxes; a panel that does not belong, or is not ready, is refused, and a box with items missing cannot be sealed. Boxes are scanned onto the vehicle on a dispatch.

Stock and accounts

Because it is part of LogsNX ERP, the app can draft a material issue for the sheets cut and a delivery note for a dispatch. Both stay drafts for you to check.

From the design file to the vehicle

Six steps, in the order they happen on the floor.

  1. Import

    Attach the cut list, check the file, create the panel order.

  2. Plan the cut

    Choose the board and optimise. Review the drawing, then submit; offcuts used are reserved.

  3. Cut

    Print the layout and the panel labels. New offcuts go into stock when cutting is completed.

  4. Track

    Scan each panel at its station. Edge Banding and Drilling are skipped where a panel does not need them.

  5. Pack

    Scan the box label, then its panels. Seal the box when nothing is missing.

  6. Dispatch

    Scan each box onto the vehicle and submit the dispatch.

Files, labels and reports

  • Machine files per cutting plan: CSV cut list and DXF per sheet
  • Code 128 barcode labels for panels, offcuts and boxes, and a printable cutting plan layout
  • Reports: Order Progress, Work in Progress, Yield by Board, Offcut Ageing, Rework and Rejects, Packing Completeness

Rules it enforces for you

  • A part larger than every sheet of its board, allowing for grain, cannot be ordered or imported
  • An out-of-date cutting plan cannot be submitted, and one that has been cut cannot be cancelled
  • A panel can only be scanned at the station it is due at
  • A rejected panel needs a reason and raises a re-cut that the next cutting plan picks up

What it does, and what it does not

What do we need to run LogsNX Panel?
LogsNX ERP. LogsNX Panel is an app on the same system, so stock, purchasing and accounts are shared with the shop floor.
Does it work with our design software?
It reads CSV and XLSX cut lists. You map your tool's column headings, units and material names once in an import profile. We do not read native design-tool files.
Can it drive our saw or router directly?
It writes a CSV cut list and a DXF file per sheet. Native saw and router formats are not supported.
Does it print labels?
It produces Code 128 barcode labels and print layouts. Printing straight to a label printer is not built in; you print from the browser.
Can it cut stacked sheets?
No. Stacked-sheet cutting is not supported.

See your cut list on LogsNX Panel

Send us a real cut list and we will show the plan, the offcuts and the labels it produces.

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