Overview

picos CO: Cutting optimization for all bar-processing companies

In times of rising material prices and increasing competitive pressure, the efficient use of bar material is a key factor in your profitability.

picos CO is an easy-to-use program for intelligent cutting optimization. It helps you reduce material costs—not only by minimizing waste, but also by specifically utilizing existing inventory.

Why picos CO?

Providing the right material with the right data at the right time at the workstation is the foundation of cost-effective production.

picos CO supports you by:

  • Minimization of waste
  • Prioritized use of existing inventory
  • Optimization of fixed and mixed lengths
  • Consideration of angles in addition to cutting length
  • Use of different bar lengths
  • Direct transfer of optimization results

Productive work – ready to use immediately

A special advantage of picos CO:

  • No training required
  • No master data maintenance necessary
  • Intuitive operation
  • Ready for immediate productive use
Functional areas

Key functional highlights of picos CO

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Project management

picos CO manages your cutting orders as projects that contain all information required for optimization. In addition to header data such as number and short description, details about the profiles and surfaces used, as well as the required cuts and available bars, are also managed.

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Print output

picos CO also allows you to print the results of waste minimization. The output includes the lists profile disposition, input data, and profile cutting.

Use cases

Benefits of picos CO

For management

  • Reduction of material costs
  • Fast return on investment
  • Transparent basis for calculation

For work preparation

  • Structured project management
  • Reliable data foundation
  • Direct handover to production

For production

  • Clear cutting lists
  • Minimized leftovers
  • Reduced material consumption