Lantek, a global leader in software solutions for the sheet metal industry, has released its latest V45 software, marking a transformative step toward smarter manufacturing.
V45 brings a new generation of AI-based services designed to help sheet metal workshops achieve higher efficiency, tighter process control and better connectivity.
A key part of this software is KAI, Lantek’s brand new transversal digital assistant. Integrated across multiple applications, KAI supports technicians throughout their daily workflows by simplifying tasks, strengthening decision-making and ensuring greater consistency across production.
The V45 software also strengthens Lantek’s mission of providing seamless end-to-end integration. Lantek Bend now connects with the company’s cutting, MES and ERP systems, ensuring a continuous flow of data from design to final production. This unified workflow reduces communication errors, improves traceability and optimises coordination, allowing workshops to gain better coordination and faster order deliveries.
Further enhancements appear in Lantek’s sheet metal programming tools with updates to Stackmaster and Lantek Expert, extending compatibility with new lift devices and improve integration with other systems. These refinements in V45 help reduce programming time and support more cost-effective production.
The latest generation of Lantek’s production planning tool, MES, brings greater transparency around delivery commitments and resource allocation. Its modern web-based interface enables managers to monitor shop floor performance and bottlenecks more effectively, while new capabilities in intermediate warehouse management and expanded Machine Connectivity open the door to integrating any machine. For users, this means greater transparency, better predictability and responsiveness to changing demands.
Building on innovations first introduced in 2024, V45 advances Assembly to Nesting (A2N) with better usability and improved unfolding accuracy. By leveraging bending tool data, manufacturers can move from 3D assembly to cutting more quickly and with fewer errors.
Within V45 software, Lantek’s Flex3D now connects seamlessly to StruMIS through a native connector and integrate with TELKA for structural fabrication workflows. With a major update to its nesting engine, users gain even stronger material optimisations, tighter process control and substantial savings through reduced waste.
As quoting becomes increasingly central to strategic decision-making, V45 also enhances the role of Lantek iQuoting, connecting it with CAD/CAM and MES/ERP data. Manufacturers can now generate faster, more accurate estimates based on real-time insights, improving margin control and reinforcing coordination across departments.
Adam Ball, UK Commercial Director at Lantek, says: “We are excited about what this new V45 means for the sheet metal industry. Demand is high for software that helps workshops to work smarter, reduce errors and simplify production processes. By introducing AI functionality into its tools, V45 can offer even more advanced support to operators, as well as strengthening integration and improving transparency, we’re enabling customers to achieve faster deliveries, better margins and greater material optimisation.”
For more information on V45 software, visit: https://www.lantek.com/uk
