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CADmatic saw control system

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CADmatic – the saw control system

for the trade and industry
With horizontal panel dividing saws from HOMAG, it is like a modern premium car:
Mastery of them and their functions demands a perfectly designed cockpit – one
that is clearly arranged, with easy-to-understand displays and intelligent operator
guidance. And that’s exactly what the CADmatic control software has to offer.
Developed by HOMAG saw professionals – and successfully in operation for over 30
years. We are YOUR SOLUTION.

Find out more here: www.homag.com

CADmatic 4.1 PRACTIVE

The proven control software for all HOMAG
1 and 2 series saws.

CADmatic 4.1 PROFESSIONAL

CADmatic 4.1 PROFESSIONAL provides
greater operator convenience with integrated
touch operation and additional functions on
request. Available as an optional feature for
the HPP 200.

CADmatic 5
The latest version of the HOMAG
machine control unit – with many powerful
features, touch operation and the innovative
assistance graphic. CADmatic 5 comes
standard for saws from the 3 series on.

Contents
04 CADmatic 4.1

05 CADmatic 5

06 Standard features

16 Optional features

34 Technical data
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CADmatic 4.1 CADmatic 5

Control all 1 and 2 series saws with CADmatic 4.1 PRACTIVE. Intuitive machine control – simple, quick and clear: CADmatic 5. The latest version of the control software guides the user by
means of the innovative assistance graphic and uses a widescreen monitor including powerTouch. The machine control unit is
therefore a pleasure to use.

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1 Virtual bird’s-eye view 3 The most important functions at the click of a button 1 powerTouch operating panel 2 3D assistance graphic with preview
The main screen displays your saw as if you were looking down Especially convenient: The central CADmatic functions can be The powerTouch operating panel comprises an extra-large and review feature
onto it from a tower – in all its detail and with useful information accessed via the function buttons – using either the mouse or widescreen monitor with touch function. Zoom, swipe, scroll – The 3D assistance graphic uses a realistic representation of
on production status. You are even able to customize the layout the keyboard. simple, smartphone-style movements are sufficient to utilize the the saw to show all work processes to be executed manually
of the functions you have at your disposal. Ask your HOMAG control software’s entire range of functions. CADmatic 5 also from various, selectable perspectives, until these processes
consultant for more details. offers many further benefits: have actually been executed. The different coloring of the
4 Fast access to all machine units parts symbolizes the various processing states. It is therefore
Whether pressure beam or side pressure device: The self- ··Intelligent production readiness display possible to identify all the information necessary for a smooth
2 Keep an eye on the cutting pattern at all times explanatory function buttons on this vertical bar give you direct ··Softkey buttons workflow quickly and easily at all times.
This graphic shows you clearly and precisely which parts have
access to all machine units. You are even able to customize
the layout of the functions you have at your disposal. Ask your
··Standardized navigation: all content can be selected via
already been produced and which are still to be cut, enabling a single window (for more information, please see the
HOMAG consultant for more details. “powerTouch” brochure)
you to keep an eye on everything at all times.

··Uninterrupted operation thanks to software messages that

briefly appear and automatically disappear using speech-
bubble technology (not shown)

··MMR Basic for need-based maintenance and for recording

key machine data

CADmatic 4.1 PROFESSIONAL

CADmatic 4.1 PROFESSIONAL is optionally available for your HPP 200 – for even
more control options for the 2 series and with a convenient touchscreen.
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Standard features
From cutting to length all the way to tool data maintenance: The standard
features of the CADmatic control software alone offer you an enormous variety
of functions. Further on, you can then find extras – under optional features.
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Cutting pattern input Fixed position

CADmatic 4.1 CADmatic 4.1

cutting pattern input fixed position
For a fast single cut. Just enter the required
dimension – nothing else is required to complete
the cut.

CADmatic 4.1
CADmatic 5
CADmatic 5 CADmatic 5
cutting pattern input fixed position
The full range: This is where you enter all the data that your saw needs to The program fence is used as a fixed-position stop, with clamps either
complete complex rip and cross-cut patterns. open or closed.

··Input lists can be saved

··Easy trimming of edges
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Cutting to length Single parts

CADmatic 4.1 CADmatic 4.1

cutting to length single parts
Cut after cut in one direction: Here you can For single cuts with a trim, you only need to enter the
enter all the data needed to cut a strip into dimensions. Everything else is already set up.
differently sized parts.

CADmatic 4.1
CADmatic 5
CADmatic 5 CADmatic 5
cutting to length single parts
Cutting to length is controlled by a number of pre-settings, allowing For single cuts, enter the required part dimension as well as the trims in
you, for example, to enter the book height and to specify whether the longitudinal and transverse directions separately. Depending on the
the clamps should open at the end. In addition, it is possible to save number of required parts, the system suggests a certain layout and takes
dimension lists that have already been entered. Finally, your input data into account any available panel formats for the selected material.
is checked for plausibility.
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Graphically supported diagnostics Cutting pattern management

CADmatic 4.1 CADmatic 4.1

graphically supported diagnostics cutting pattern management
Many cutting jobs need completing more than once.
The good news: Any cutting patterns created at
the saw are saved and can be retrieved whenever
needed, saving time and cutting costs.

CADmatic 4.1
CADmatic 5
CADmatic 5 CADmatic 5
graphically supported diagnostics cutting pattern management
The graphically supported diagnostics show you immediately if, for Individual production sequences can be defined using the program
example, an emergency stop has been activated or a service action sequence feature (including parts overview).
is required. What’s more, if your saw is equipped with a modem or an
Internet connection (TeleServiceNet), HOMAG can rectify the majority
of errors directly online. This feature saves time and increases your
productivity.
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Parameter management Tool management

CADmatic 4.1
parameter management

CADmatic 4.1
CADmatic 5
CADmatic 5 CADmatic 5
parameter management tool management
Trim dimensions, speed or acceleration: CADmatic allows you to How much material have you already cut with this saw blade?
define basic machine settings, known as material parameters. These Does its condition still meet your quality requirements? The tool
parameters are then automatically accessed for each cutting process. management feature knows the exact answers to such questions
In order to do so, you create a user-defined parameter list. You also and indicates when it is time to change the blade. To make use of this
have the option of changing the stored values whenever necessary. feature, simply enter estimated values for the specific material mix.
Do you use a number of different tools? If so, you can save the
respective parameters under an appropriate name. The software
then assigns the data for usage and volume to each tool separately.
If a tool has to be replaced due to wear, you simply reset the
corresponding counter to zero.
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Optional features
Special tasks and processes that go far beyond cutting require additional
control options. Just select the right option for your production.
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Manual angle cut Cut-out and stress elimination cut

CADmatic 4.1 CADmatic 4.1

manual angle cut (HPP 200 only) cut-out and stress elimination cut (HPP 200 only)

Stress elimination cut

There is also the “stress elimination cut” option
for the HPP 130 – in a slightly different format and
without the “cut-out” feature:

CADmatic 4.1
CADmatic 5
CADmatic 5 CADmatic 5
manual angle cut cut-out and stress elimination cut
This feature allows you to control angle cuts quickly, Coated materials warp during cutting due
conveniently and precisely. to tension being released – and the stress
elimination cut feature has the solution.
Tension is released via specific pre-cuts
in the material. What’s more, the cut-out
feature allows sections to be cut out of
panels – for example for kitchen sinks.
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Labeling Material-dependent parameters

CADmatic 4.1
labeling

CADmatic 4.1
CADmatic 5
CADmatic 5 CADmatic 5
labeling material-dependent parameters
Be it individual parts, cut books or entire stacks: With the optional selectable barcodes. The system will then generate the labels in When processing many different materials, the saw needs re-adjusting device, for the saw blade projection or for the point of immersion for
labeling feature, you can label the results of your work with all perfect time with the processing cycles. Depending on the system, each time the material is changed. This re-adjustment increases setup postforming material. Other parameters such as the pressure of the
the relevant information in time with the cuts and pass data on to the labels are then attached automatically or by hand. time at the expense of production time. Adjustment can be automated clamps and pressure beam or the speed can also be specified if your
downstream machines. and significantly speeded up using the add-on module “material- saw is equipped with one of these options.
An optional feature that sets industry benchmarks where scope for
dependent parameters”. When you change materials, you then only have to retrieve the
How does it work? The layout editor allows you to define the label design and hardware quality is concerned, leaving nothing to be
design and enter the required data in CADmatic. When labeling, you desired. You only need to enter the parameter settings for each material once. corresponding profile – and your saw is adjusted. This process is
are able to include text information as well as graphics and freely These settings may include settings for the travel of the side pressure performed fully automatically and in the blink of an eye.
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CADplan – manual cutting-pattern optimization Just-in-time optimization

CADmatic 4.1 CADmatic 4.1

CADplan – manual cutting-pattern optimization just-in-time optimization

CADmatic 4.1
CADmatic 5
CADmatic 5 CADmatic 5
CADplan – manual cutting-pattern optimization just-in-time optimization
Our motto is “get more out of it”. That’s why HOMAG has taken its The just-in-time optimization feature from HOMAG goes one step If required, any offcuts available at the saw can be entered by
CADplan cutting pattern optimization feature directly to the saw. The further than CADplan, allowing you to import the parts lists currently hand before starting production and can then be included in the
benefits for you: You simply enter all the parts lists and panel lists for required directly from the office and to process them on the saw – optimization process. The intelligent parts management feature allows
the current order into CADmatic or import the Excel lists required in without time-consuming manual input, and precisely when you need a company’s entire panel stock to be managed via CADmatic – an
CSV file format. CADplan then promptly generates optimized cutting them. When importing these lists and processing them on the saw, if interesting alternative for all panel-dividing saws without storage
patterns, minimizing material wastage and making your company the same materials are required by different jobs, they can be grouped control connection.
more productive. The ideal solution for small to medium-sized orders. and optimized together. Thanks to this feature, the “just-in-time” add-
In addition, you also have the option of importing cutting patterns that
on module allows very dynamic, production-related cutting pattern
have already been optimized from the office. Data will then simply be
optimization.
imported from an industry-standard optimization software program
such as Cut Rite.
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Online data transfer Destacking module LITE

Online data transfer CADmatic 4.1

Destacking module LITE
If you work in a network environment, you can exchange useful
CADmatic data quickly and interactively – from saw to saw, as well
as between the saw and your company’s central data management
system.

HOMAG offers you several ways of doing this:

··Online connection via WiFi

··Online connection via Ethernet cable

CADmatic 4.1
··USB interface (no chat function available with this)

CADmatic 5
CADmatic 5
Destacking module LITE
Which part goes where? The answer to this question is supplied by
With CADmatic 4.1 PROFESSIONAL and CADmatic 5 everyone the integrated destacking display. The individual parts are color-coded
can also see the production status and use the chat function to both in the cutting pattern and in the assistance graphic, allowing the
communicate – via a secure network. machine operator to clearly see which of the parts already produced
have been allocated to which destacking stations.
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Storage control connection and production planning 1. Storage location management for offcuts
Transparency in your offcuts store in the blink of an eye The benefits
The way to transparency in your offcuts store is quick and simple. ··You can adopt a customized storage strategy and sort offcuts
All you need to get there is: according to size, material or other criteria

··Cut Rite from version PRACTIVE onwards ··How many offcuts are in the store? How many are moved in or out
of the store on average each day? The integrated statistical data
··CADmatic 4.1 or 5 with the “storage location management for generator provides the answers to these and other questions
offcuts” module

··The HOMAG storage system software integrated at the factory ··Cut Rite groups cutting patterns together in a single run. In doing
so, all the offcuts required can be shown at once and can be
··The “stock control” module for Cut Rite retrieved from the store before starting production

Plenty of potential for expansion With CADmatic 4.1 for HPP 200 only

CADmatic 4.1
If you subsequently invest in a HOMAG Automation storage
system, the “storage location management for offcuts” module can
be directly integrated into the HOMAG Automation software.

CADmatic 5
From feeding... ...to real-time production planning
A storage system that controls the saw: CADmatic features a data CADmatic is prepared for connection to your internal ERP or PPS
connection to your storage system, providing the basis for completely system. All production data is passed to the planning system in real Set up offcuts storage
automated feeding. Current stock information from your horizontal, time, allowing you to react promptly even to last minute changes in
block stack or high-bay storage system is provided synchronously orders and take them into account for your production planning.
with production and is taken into account in all CADmatic calculations,
allowing material usage to be optimized. Even offcuts are registered
and recorded in the storage system.
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2. Storage location management for offcuts 3. Storage location management for offcuts
The procedure – step-by-step An extra for greater flexibility: the scanner package
After installing the module, you must enter the length, depth and ··If you then want to produce a new cutting pattern, there are two If you do not only process offcuts on your saw, you can now
width of each shelf compartment in the offcuts store – a quick and options available: Either retrieve a cutting pattern that has already benefit from the new scanner package. The scanner will show
easy process thanks to the intuitive user interface. been optimized by Cut Rite via CADmatic, or create a pattern whether an offcut in the store is still available or already reserved.
directly at the saw using the CADmatic “pattern input” feature.
··As soon as an offcut leaves the saw, a label is automatically ··The operator scans the label using the scanner.
printed. ··As soon as you start production, the process graphic/assistance ··If the offcut has already been reserved for a cutting pattern, a
graphic will show you which offcut you need to retrieve from
··The label indicates the compartment where the offcut is to which shelf.
red light illuminates.
be stored. Alternatively, you can also manually determine the
storage location via CADmatic.
··If this is not the case, a green light illuminates and the operator
can take the offcut. The “storage location management for
With CADmatic 4.1 for HPP 200 only
··In either case, CADmatic recognizes the storage location and offcuts” then automatically adjusts the stock.
automatically synchronizes this information with the data in the
storage system software and Cut Rite.
··In exceptional cases, a blue light may illuminate and prompt the

CADmatic 4.1
operator to enter more details.

With CADmatic 4.1 for HPP 200 only

CADmatic 5
CADmatic 5 CADmatic 5
offcut removal display in the assistance graphic controlled storage of offcuts
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Destacking module PRACTIVE

An intelligent destacking concept that guides the operator Reduces routes, space requirements and operator dependency Additional extras for intelligent destacking:
With the optional “destacking module PRACTIVE”, CADmatic 5 Thanks to the “destacking module PRACTIVE”, the program sequence ··Visual operator guidance: An additional LED display indicates, at
controls not only the cutting process, but the process of destacking and destacking strategy can be managed more precisely and tailored the same time as the monitor, when a cut part must be pushed
by the operator too. The new powerTouch operating panel shows more effectively to requirements than ever before. You can determine onto, or removed from, the parts buffer.
the operator exactly when and where the part is to be deposited via whether the stack formation is optimized for subsequent processing
the monitor and on each label. This process is underpinned by an steps or according to the order or material. These priorities can be
··Flexible parts buffer: In order to keep the saw running, only the
last-cut parts of a panel used to go to the parts buffer. The parts
intelligent destacking concept designed to boost the efficiency of combined with one another and weighted according to the primary
buffer is always used if the stack formation can be improved.
post-cut processes enormously – for example, by creating stacks objective. This process ensures clear operator guidance, reduces
optimized for subsequent processing steps. routes between the saw and destacking station, and ensures ··Additional stability: To give the stacks more stability, specific waste
optimized pallet utilization with solid stack formation. parts are now also used for stack formation.

1 Destacking software

CADmatic 5
2 Label printing

3 Ergonomic parts buffer 1

5
4 Waste container 2

5 Chopping edge
8
7
6 Feeding and destacking aid

7 Scissor lift pallet truck “HuGo”

8 Intelligent stack formation

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Automatic angle cut Integrated camera monitoring

CADmatic 5
CADmatic 5 CADmatic 5
automatic angle cut integrated camera monitoring
The angle cut program allows you to control precise angle cuts either Especially for large panel saws, HOMAG offers an integrated camera
manually or automatically using a special angle-cut clamp, depending monitoring system for the rear machine table. Whenever the saw
on how the machine is equipped. This feature enables you to achieve is fed, CADmatic automatically displays the current camera image,
precise results quickly and easily. enabling you to keep an eye on everything at all times. Furthermore,
it is also possible to record the camera images for troubleshooting
and workflow-optimization purposes, and to forward the images to
the HOMAG Service department.
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Area Function Sales option 4.1 PRACTIVE 4.1 PROFESSIONAL as 5 Area Function Sales option 4.1 PRACTIVE 4.1 PROFESSIONAL as 5
an option an option

Machine model HPP 130 HPP 200 3 series Machine model HPP 130 HPP 200 3 series
HPP 180 4 series HPP 180 4 series
HPP 200 5 series HPP 200 5 series
6 series 6 series
HPS 320 flexTec HPS 320 flexTec

General Optimization

Display 19" 19" 21" CADlink 6089 O O O

Resolution 1280 x 1024 1280 x 1024 1920 x 1080 CADplan for angular saw units 6092 ✕ ✕ O

Touchscreen ✕ ✔ ✔ CADplan just in time 6093 O O O

Machine keys ✔ ✔ ✔ Process graphic/assistance graphic

Machine controller ✔ ✔ ✔ Process graphic/assistance graphic S/A S/A S/A

Optimized user interface: "Simplified ✔ ✔ ✔ Display of part details in the cutting ✔ ✔ ✔

views" pattern

Optimized user interface: "Advanced ✕ ✔ ✔ Process graphic/assistance graphic: ✕ A A

views" preview and review feature

Production methods Settings/parameters

Fixed position S S/A S/A Parameter management ✔ ✔ ✔

Cutting to length S S/A S/A Hide individual parameters ✔ ✔ ✔

Single parts S S/A S/A Material-dependent parameters 6100 ✕ ✕ O

Cutting pattern input ✔ ✔ ✔ Automatic compensation of saw blade ✔ ✔ ✔

offset
Pattern selection (cutting pattern S/A S/A S/A
management) Tool settings ✔ ✔ ✔

Pattern selection: estimation of ✕ ✔ ✔ Tool management ✕ ✔ ✔

production times
Destacking
Production methods — optional features
Destacking module LITE 6310 O (HPP 200 only) O O
Grooving program (automatic) 6050 ✕ ✕ O
Destacking module PRACTIVE (with 6311 ✔ (HPP 200 only) ✔ ✔
Turbo grooving 6057 ✕ ✕ O operator guidance)

Cut-out and stress elimination cut 6065 HPP 180: ✕ O O Plants destacking module 6315 ✕ ✕ ✔
HPP 200: O
Miscellaneous
HPP 130: O (stress
elimination cut only) Alarms overview (visual error ✔ ✔ ✔
diagnostics)
Angle cut program 6085 O (HPP 200 only) O O
woodLine and woodScout integration 6243 ✕ ✕ O
Manual production list 6066 O (HPP 200 only) O O
Online data transfer 6200 O O O
PPS feedback 6240 ✕ ✕ O
WEB access for sales option 6200 ✕ O O
Integrated camera monitoring 6318 ✕ ✕ O
USB data transfer 6206 O O O
Camera-controlled scoring saw 6040 ✕ ✕ O
adjustment HOMAG MMR Basic ✔ ✔ ✔

Barcode reader-supported production 6230 O (HPP 200 only) O O HOMAG MMR Professional 6125 ✕ ✕ O
start
Run data evaluation with Cut Rite 6120 O (HPP 200 only) O O
Storage location management
Labeling
Storage control connection 6225 O (HPP 200 only) O O
Labeling program 6075 O O O
Storage control connection in CADplan ✔ (HPP 200 only) ✔ ✔
Labeling with parts graphic 6070 O O O
and cutting pattern input

Improved offcuts return system ✕ ✕ ✔

✔ Standard
Storage location management for 6097 O (HPP 200 only) O O S Standard simplified
offcuts A Standard advanced
Storage location management for 6098 O (HPP 200 only) O O O Optional
offcuts (scanner option) X Not possible
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