Merry Mechanization's SMP/IS software is continually being enhanced to add automation to new areas, while retaining the ability for the operator to interact when needed. Key areas using automation are:

AutoFlat Express is an automated way to create SMP sheet metal part models from standard 2D DXF part files.  The program works with DXF, IGES, MI and (using the optional ACIS translator) SAT files.  Once the files have been converted into SMP part models, they can be processed into the appropriate NC program to produce the finished parts.  The program can be configured to stop at various places in the process to give you greater control, or it can be set to process automatically all the way through to code.

AutoMate Express automatically imports batches of flats from your present software or any other source and processes them all the way to writing NC code, so that programming these parts is quick and efficient.  You can even set AutoMate Express to run unattended -- your parts can be ready and waiting for you when you return to work.  With AutoMate Express, you can select a list of CAD files (as few as two or as many as 1,000) to import and take them all the way through to posting, or stop at any point before that.