03 / Workflow
Design the process, not just the part.
Here is what happens to a job from the moment a design lands to the moment a machine starts cutting.
- Design Source files
- CAD Geometry
- Cloud Processing
- CNC Program Machine output
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Step 01
Design intake
A design arrives as a source file, an order or a configured product. It is registered once, with its customer, revision and deadline attached.
What you get: a single job record that every later step refers back to.
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Step 02
CAD intelligence
Geometry is read, validated and translated into production data — panels, parts, joinery and hardware — without redrawing anything by hand.
What you get: production-ready data derived from the design, not retyped from it.
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Step 03
Cloud processing
Nesting, optimisation and rule checks run centrally. Because the work happens in one place, everyone sees the same current result.
What you get: consistent output regardless of who ran the job or from which workstation.
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Step 04
CNC program generation
Programs are generated and post-processed for your specific machines, with your tooling library, feeds, speeds and safety rules applied.
What you get: files the controller accepts, with no manual editing at the machine.
Integration
Fits the systems you already run.
Flow Artech is designed to sit between your design tools and your machines rather than in place of them. Standard exchange formats, documented interfaces and export options mean your ERP, CAD and controllers keep working the way they do now.
- Standard CAD exchange formats
- Documented data interfaces for ERP and MRP
- Post-processors matched to your machine controllers
- Exportable job, cut and material data
See it against a real job.
The clearest way to judge a workflow is to run one of your own jobs through it. Send us a typical example and we will walk you through each stage.