Nesting software boasts 64-bit capabilities

1st August 2016

Daisy Stapley-Bunten

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In the first step to upgrade solutions to take advantage of the increased capacity offered by 64-bit microprocessors, Lantek is planning to market launch a Lantek Expert native version in 64-bit. This will be a specific version of the software so that its customers can benefit from the highest performance from current servers and equipment and, along with the version for 32-bit, will be included in the launch of the Global Release 2017.

Among other advances, the 64-bit version is estimated to deliver an improvement of up to 50% in the speed of some of the calculation processes.

“Lantek’s philosophy is to always be one step ahead in its sector and the adaption of its software to 64-bit microprocessors is a significant improvement, which will provide increased efficacy for all the functionality in its solutions. This is yet another move towards industry 4.0,” explains Asier Ortiz, Chief Techology Officer (CTO) at Lantek.

The Lantek Expert for 64-bit will be able to use far greater memory volume and do so far more efficiently. 32-bit programs go no further than addressing 4GB of memory, far less than the memory available nowadays in any computer. It will now be possible to address practically all the memory available when required. This will particularly benefit processes where intensive use of this memory is preferable. This version will also offer a new architecture with virtually unlimited address space for user mode processes.

Higher performance and improved security
X64 processors have double the number of general purpose registers and SSE than x86 processors. Moreover, the registers can operate with 64-bit integers. In the case of the Lantek Expert for 64 bit, which is an application that has many calculations using complex algorithms, its output will be improved considerably with the use of these extra registers.

Another significant advantage of the software is the increased security both in the execution of the code and in its installation. An example of this feature is the protection offered with regard to buffer overflows which ensures the correct and secure execution of the code.

“Since we developed our solution to optimise CNC programming for sheet metal machinery, we have gradually enhanced the capabilities of our software to offer the most advanced nesting algorithms and machining strategies. The step to 64-bit makes it an even more powerful and efficient software solution,” Asier Ortiz points out.

Lantek’s intention is that the 64-bit version is implemented seamlessly, but at the customer’s discretion, in its 2017 version. In a future version, when deemed appropriate, the 32-bit version will disappear and the version for 64-bit will be the standard offering.