Calculation

Bar Stock Utilization

Created on · bar-nesting

Calculates the number of pieces per bar and the bar requirement for equal-length cut-offs.

Bar length

Cut length

Cut kerf

Total end loss

Required quantity

Formulas

N = floor((Lbar − end loss + kerf allowance)/(Lpart + kerf allowance))

Sources: Dubbel: Mechanical Engineering Handbook, geometric and physical principles.