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Virtual Live-Event: November 15, 2022
October 2022
19
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
AUTOMATIC SETUP CHANGES. A VISIONARY SOLUTION, ENABLED BY THE RIGHT PARTNERS.
Unique insights into the development and realization of a special manufacturing solution will be offered by the virtual live event on ... more
Fastems & Soegaard Tech Invest In Denmark Manufacturing
August 2022
24
Author: Fastems Systems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
The importance of ... more METAV WEBsessions - Fastems is there!
November 2020
25
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Until METAV reloaded in March 2021, METAV organiser VDW (Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken), Frankfurt am Main, will be inviting visitors to the METAV WebSessions every month under the motto “Let’s talk about ... more The math of cutting tool management - Level 4
September 2020
30
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Level 4 - save time by automating tool reworkingIn the previous post we discussed Gantry / Central Tool Storage tool automation. This is a system capable of sharing tools from a large, centralized tool storage to different machines, ... more
The math of cutting tool management - Level 3
September 2020
23
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Level 3 – Increase flexibility and lights-out time with shared toolsDifficult to cut materials, a high number of cutting tools or machines, expensive tools, short tool lives – if you recognize any of these in your machine ... more
The math of cutting tool management - Level 2
September 2020
16
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Level 2 - no scrap or spindle crashes due to wrong tool offsets“T6345; 51.003mm; 23.475mm; 27.634mm; 24.30min”. A Post-it note reminds the machine shop operator which cutting tool offsets to put into the machine tool. The ... more
The math of cutting tool management - Level 1
September 2020
09
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Level 1 - less waiting time with predicitve tool managementThe red light of the machine tool is flashing, the spindle is not running – is your machine waiting for a cutting tool?
With the increasing complexity of machining and ... more
LIVING FACTORY - The Virtual Factory Tour
August 2020
20
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Experience the world of intelligent factory automation in detail and see solutions that can increase the productivity of machine tools and decisively optimize processes.
A virtual tour of the Fastems "Living Factory"
with its ... more
Like a Swiss clockwork - Fastems automation used to create sophisticated products
August 2020
05
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Like Swiss clockworkFastems automation used to create sophisticated productsKnoepfel AG is a Swiss family business employing about 50 people. One of the areas it specializes in is the highly automated production of large numbers of ... more
Next step in automation - productivity beyond machine tending
July 2020
29
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
This article written by Tord Käck was originally published in the latest issue of Aktuell Produktion’s digital newspaper. To read the original text in Swedish see page 50 of issue No 3/4The manufacturing industry is ... more
Six reasons to opt for Fastems flexible automation
July 2020
22
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Offering flexible automation for allFastems Sales Manager Henrik Brodén and Product Manager Ilkka Saarimaa sit down for a virtual interview with Joppe Christensen from Maskinregisteret. Among other things, the three discuss why ... more
Remote learning - finding the silver lining with Fastems Virtual FMS
July 2020
14
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Production engineering courses with remote learningDuring these unusual and challenging times, it’s important to try to see the possible positive side effects that might come in the long run. Because of remote learning and ... more
How to make sure you’re using your automation system to its full capacity?
April 2020
28
Author: Rami Vina & Rami Karlsson
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Throughout the years, we’ve noticed that many of our customers are not using their existing automation systems and integrated machinery to their fullest potential. We think you can always perform better! Purchasing new machining or ... more Fastems' Tool Automation - One of a Kind
April 2020
07
Author: Fastems Team
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
When running a shop floor that requires a large variety or considerable amount of highly expensive tools, or when the tools needed have short service times, you’re likely to run into some challenges. Manual work is required to ... more Can your pallet pool do this? Six differences between a pallet pool and flexible automation
April 2020
02
Author: Fastems Team
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
The six key value-adding functions of Fastems’ flexible automationCompany: Fastems Systems GmbH
A pallet pool is an easy-to-buy, easy-to-implement automation solution for machine tools. It increases the lights-out manufacturing periods and machine ... more
Utilizing Virtual MMs During and After System Delivery
March 2020
31
Author: Fastems Team
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Fast and easy Ramp-up with Virtual MMSDuring the fourth industrial revolution, manufacturing systems and the software related to them have become more and more complex and delicate. This means that a lot of testing and development is ... more
Do you know the (true) utilization of your machine tools?
March 2020
26
Author: Fastems Team
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Utilization rates as low as 20 percent – the unfortunate realityEven today, it’s common for machine tool spindles in job shops to have utilization rates of around only 20 percent. What’s worse is that most of these ... more
Believe It or Not – The Usual (Pre-)automation Story
March 2020
24
Author: Fastems Team
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Yet another day starts with a hassle when a few operators happen to be out-of-office, and the production manager needs to find substitutes. Other issues then start piling up on top of that, because new operators are hard to find and even ... more Run smaller batches economically (3/3): NC programming and resource management
March 2020
19
Author: Fastems Team
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
In the last post of economical small-batch production series (the earlier posts focused on Part Fixturing (part 1) and Gripping Methods (part 2) I focus on the software and NC programming ... more Run smaller batches economically (2/3): Robotic handling and gripping
March 2020
17
Author: Fastems Team
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Two weeks ago I started this blog series by introducing ways to achieve economically feasible production of small batches with smart fixturing solutions.Before machining, the workpiece needs to ... more
Run smaller batches economically (1/3): Part fixturing to machine
March 2020
13
Author: Fastems Team
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
A traditional challenge in manufacturing smaller batches economically is the time (and money) consuming machine tool setup changes between batches. Setup changes require operator intervention and stopping the machine to change or rebuild ... more EMO Hannover 2019
August 2019
27
Author: Fastems Team
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
EMO Hannover, the world’s premier trade fair for the metal working industry, will be held again on September 16-21, 2019 at the Hannover Messe in Germany. Exhibitors travel to EMO Hannover from all over the world, making the ... more Fastems People – Like a family
October 2018
01
Author: Sofia Koskelainen
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Combining studies and work isn’t always the easiest route to take. Johanna Lauterbach started looking for a part-time job when her university studies decreased to three days a week. She wanted to make use of her free days and gain ... more Blog Archiv
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November 2020
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August 2020
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March 2020
- Utilizing Virtual MMs During and After System Delivery
- Do you know the (true) utilization of your machine tools?
- Believe It or Not – The Usual (Pre-)automation Story
- Run smaller batches economically (3/3): NC programming and resource management
- Run smaller batches economically (2/3): Robotic handling and gripping
- Run smaller batches economically (1/3): Part fixturing to machine
August 2019
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