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…and that these tools have adequate cutter life remaining to complete the work. Missing tools or tools that will need to be replaced are flagged for operator attention. One common…

…for the gripper and for loading. With a wide range of parts to be manufactured, the short run times, and the relatively high tool changing times compared to a machining…

…system. As INDEX uses a clock system for lathe assembly and has to produce individual components (such as machine beds) just-in-time, we needed to act. We also wanted to keep…

…time receiving information such as the machine status, the tools and the program running times, and sending it to where it is needed, for example to a Daimler employee when…

…for the tools, we were forced to increase the production lot sizes which also increased our inventory and related costs. We looked for a solution to the problem and also…

…the loading and unloading stations by raising the level of the fixtures to provide better accessibility to the clamping towers for taller employees as well. “The upgraded FPC and the…

…dual Ethernet board to the company system and the Fastems unit). The Fastems staff can connect to the Abete PC directly from their headquarters in Finland, to troubleshoot and provide…

…share and internationalization thanks to our affiliation with Schunk.”   The key to competitiveness Growth requires investment. And that’s what Gressel has consistently done, for example by investing not only…

…  Up to 15,000 different components “We are basically providing services to the Zwick company and therefore produce for all company areas, in other words for series production and project-specific…

…For the past 20 years, the company has consistently improved in terms of innovation and efficiency, allowing them to stand out and become China’s manufacturing industry leader in hydraulics. Now,…

…be connected directly to the machine and offer an ideal solution for most small- and medium-sized companies. For lathe machine loading, we have therefore since recently offered the new Fastems…

…the company to consider not just a high-performance machining center but also combining this with an automation solution. In the end, the decision was taken to use a horizontal machining…

…MMS control has many functions we don’t even use at this moment. One might consider a tool order for Toolmaster, for example for a robot and a material transport order…

…to 20 ± 1OC, and installing the DST and Metris machines. DST supplied a machine bed system for transferring fixtured panels under constant vacuum into the machine tool, and an…

…to the loading stations and also controls all tightening equipment, (measuring) tools and other aids that have to be on hand to keep the machines constantly at work. It is…

…aware, even a company such as Heller must break with tradition and abandon established tried-and-tested assembly and production methods to reach these goals. “We are not series manufacturers – we…

…was firmly on the machinery. We wanted to use the chance to integrate the latest tooling technology into production. We tend to consider automation to be peripheral equipment, and we…

…studies and visits to hardening plants all over Europe. The goal was to create a production plant with low tied up capital and high availability with a possibility to expand…

…and be sure to take advantage of those innovations in a smart way,” said Chief Operating Officer Peter Doyle. Today the company has 22 CNC machine tools, distributed nearly evenly…

…the confidence to commit to this expanded workforce might strike many as counter intuitive. Specifically, the company increased its commitment to automation. It added machining centers that are fed by…

…were able to achieve sales of well over a half billion Euros.   Efficiency always on the test stand With constant growth, production must of course always keep pace, as…

…enough, so the 30-ton machines had to be towed into the space.   Two 30 tons, full five-axis CNC machining centers from the German machine tool manufacturer Heckert, which today…

…for this so as to supply raw material to the MLS virtually at the press of a button. The parts were processed in the FMS, then forwarded for washing and…

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…check into the automation concept for a robot cell. “From our perspective, this is why Fastems was the company we wanted as a partner for the ambitious new project, and…

…equipment market, and on the other hand to respond to development requirements needed to rival the competition, such as improvement in quality and saving time while still keeping production costs…

…it’s offshoot manufacturing business Mach Machine and how the companies entered into pallet automation and horizontal machining. According to Mr. Dan Olsen, the President of Mach Machine and Director of…

…a major change to the production process, it is also essential to update the peripherals to the latest technical standards to enable the new machines to be utilized to their…

…to reduce the strain caused by repetitive work, and, on the other hand, to minimize the number of human errors in the manufacturing process. The former assembly area for large…

…three machine tools. Moreover, the system is easy to use and environmentally friendly, and allows a rapid return on investment. To demonstrate, a company with 23 employees, EDR System, comments…

…tower storage system and a robot cell to the existing MLS for automatic loading and unloading of clamping devices, and robotic deburring of the workpieces. Here’s how the automated solution…

…the Högfors plant was opened in Salo, Finland. Soon, another Deckel Maho machining center, a DMC 80 FC, was integrated into the system. The latest addition to the machine tool…

…in the industry are different CAM and machining simulation software, but other tools are also available. For example, virtual production systems allow an even more comprehensive off-line testing of different…

…between new production and reconditioning projects is 50/50) that may date back several decades demand production know-how and the option of working flexibly and rapidly down to single item production…

…Fastems robot cell to operate two milling machines. The compact robot cell allows for continuous operation without interruptions, and as a result, the company saves valuable time and money.  …

…Oltre a funzionare come strumento di insegnamento e di apprendimento in classe, la produzione digitale consente per esempio alle aziende di eseguire la formazione e i test prima della fase…

…  According to Pasi Kauhanen, Team Manager, Software Development, Fastems, the delivery was among the most challenging ones in Fastems’ recent history. “The project took us years to complete, and…

…a portale forniscono accesso allo stoccaggio centralizzato di un massimo di 4.000 utensili da taglio ed eseguono la consegna degli utensili just-in-time alle singole macchine. Il software MMS comanda le…

COMUNICATO STAMPA   Il nuovo dominio software può pianificare, controllare e monitorare anche le apparecchiature non automatizzate – nella configurazione stand-alone o all’interno di una cella Il Manufacturing Management Software…

…di manipolazione), senza dover eseguire l’apprendimento del robot, processo che richiede molto tempo. I nostri dipendenti hanno già utilizzato questo metodo per creare 17 nuove sequenze di movimento per il…