{
  "name": "Nesting Utilization Report 2026",
  "description": "Anonymised aggregates over every completed nesting job run on Lapas between April 2026 and 13 September 2026. Utilization is placed part area over total plate area, area weighted across all plates of a job.",
  "url": "https://lapas.io/research/nesting-utilization-2026/",
  "asOf": "2026-09-13",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Lapas, Nesting Utilization Report 2026, CC BY 4.0, https://lapas.io/research/nesting-utilization-2026/",
  "rowData": "https://lapas.io/research/data/nesting-utilization-2026-jobs.csv",
  "coverage": {
    "jobs": 6903,
    "shops": 1186,
    "firstMonth": "2026-04",
    "lastMonth": "2026-09",
    "lastDay": "2026-09-13"
  },
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    "definition": "Placed part area divided by total plate area, area weighted across every plate of the job, so a partly filled last plate lowers the job figure.",
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      {
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      {
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        "to": 30,
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      },
      {
        "from": 30,
        "to": 40,
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        "share": 5
      },
      {
        "from": 40,
        "to": 50,
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      {
        "from": 50,
        "to": 60,
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      {
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        "to": 70,
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      {
        "from": 70,
        "to": 80,
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      {
        "from": 80,
        "to": 90,
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      },
      {
        "from": 90,
        "to": 100,
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        "share": 4.5
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    ],
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    },
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      {
        "key": "11-30",
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      },
      {
        "key": "31-100",
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      },
      {
        "key": "101-300",
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        "mean": 70.16
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      {
        "key": "300+",
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      },
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      },
      {
        "key": "1500x3000",
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        "p90": 86.92,
        "mean": 68.12
      },
      {
        "key": "4x8 ft (1220x2440)",
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        "mean": 62.26
      },
      {
        "key": "5x10 ft (1525x3050)",
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      },
      {
        "key": "other",
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        "mean": 62.78
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    ],
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        "key": "mm",
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        "p90": 86.68,
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      },
      {
        "key": "in",
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        "p75": 76,
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        "mean": 60.38
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        "key": "2026-04",
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        "key": "2026-05",
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      {
        "key": "2026-06",
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        "key": "2026-07",
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        "key": "2026-08",
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        "key": "2026-09",
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        "mean": 64.48
      }
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      },
      {
        "size": "1500x3000",
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      {
        "size": "1000x2000",
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      {
        "size": "1250x2500",
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      {
        "size": "585x1005",
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      {
        "size": "580x1000",
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      {
        "size": "1200x2400",
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        "size": "2000x6000",
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        "label": "1",
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        "label": "2",
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      {
        "label": "3",
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      {
        "label": "4",
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      {
        "label": "5",
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      {
        "label": "6",
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      {
        "label": "7",
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      {
        "label": "8",
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      {
        "label": "9",
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      {
        "label": "10",
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      {
        "label": "11+",
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      "shareOfProjectJobs": 53.9
    },
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        "label": "1st",
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      },
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        "label": "2nd",
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      },
      {
        "label": "3rd",
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      },
      {
        "label": "4th",
        "n": 418
      },
      {
        "label": "5th",
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      },
      {
        "label": "6th",
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      {
        "label": "7th",
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      {
        "label": "8th",
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      {
        "label": "9th",
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      {
        "label": "10th",
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      },
      {
        "label": "11th+",
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      }
    ]
  },
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    "thicknessSet": 22,
    "rotationRecorded": 1425,
    "kerfStored": 0
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}