The JIM format is a file format that allows manufacturing data to be transferred to a roll former.

Contrary to urban legend, the specification was created by Insmart in 2003 and not by some mysterious person called "Jim".

File transfers of JIM production data to Insmart roll former control systems can be performed over a network or by by using a USB flash drive.

This file format may be freely used subject to these conditions.

 
JIM VALIDATION TOOL
This is a Windows software tool developed by Insmart that allows you to confirm JIM files are being created properly, and that they will be accepted by the roll former control system. The software will read a JIM file and display the manufacturing data and any problems that were detected.

To do this you simply open a JIM file and select the "Validate" option. Any errors are displayed in a message window and the details for the production items are displayed on the Preview tab.

 
DEVELOPMENT KIT DOWNLOAD
The JIM development kit is a zip archive file containing a help file, the validation software tool and some sample JIM files.

RELEASES

Date	Version	Description	zip Download
29 May 2009	1.8	Revised specification.	1.1Mb
23 Jan 2007	1.6	Documentation revised.