RoboFMS – New member in Fastems FMS family

Fastems RoboFMS is the natural extension of the Fastems FMS family. The RoboFMS enables automation for a wider range of machine tools, including machine tools without automatic pallet changers. With the help of automatic tool changing, additional process phases such as deburring, measuring, and washing can easily be accomplished with the robot or robots.

Instead of using the stacker crane, standard industrial robot moves pallets or zero-point fixtures within the system. This solution combines the flexibility of the FMS manufacturing and the flexibility of the robot as component.

The brain of the RoboFMS is the most famous FMS control system, Fastems MMS. With an installation base of nearly one thousand licenses and decades of development, Fastems MMS offers ultimate reliability and functionality. Layout flexibility enables easy access to the machine tools and multiple extension possibilities.

It is possible to manufacture individual parts (batch size one), because the part setup travels with the zero-point fixture or pallet.
Automatic buffering in system storage between any two manufacturing steps.
A standard, comprehensive Fastems FMS control system can be used.
An industrial robot can access devices that are not accessible by a stacker crane.
An industrial robot enables more efficient work cycles: for example, a robot can attach multiple zero-point fixtures to one stationary pallet that resides inside a machine tool.
An industrial robot can also perform manufacturing tasks as a part of its work cycle.