MLS –
Multi Level System

MLS is a tailored Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) for automated CNC production.

What is MLS?

MLS does it all

Looking for a tailored flexible manufacturing solutions to integrate and automate any machine tools and value-adding processes together? Have a need for tool automation? Large or heavy pallets? Appreciate various loading stations options?

Fastems MLS handles even the most demanding and complex manufacturing settings: it manages tools, finishing processes, quality control, automatic fixture loading (and manual machine tool scheduling). It comes with a wide range of loading and material stations. Payloads vary from 500 to 11 000 kg.

MLS utilizes the full module stack of industry’s leading manufacturing control system, MMS, with predictive scheduling and production execution.

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Why MLS?

Mix pallet and tool automation with finishing processes

Intelligent production planning and scheduling software

Multiple machine tool types in one automation system

See MLS in Action

MLS - Part of Adaptive FMS Family

MMS - Manufacturing Management Software

Increase high-mix-low-volume production with FMS

What you gain

MLS Benefits:

Automation solution for every 3 to 5 axis machine tool
Easy and straightforward extendability
Great user ergonomics and intuitive operations
Material logistics integration
High pallet transfers per hour-capacity
Ready for robotic applications
Ready for customized integration

Industry’s most advanced production planning and execution software comes with ergonomic and intuitive user interface.

Optimization

Manufacturing Management Software

MLS comes with industry’s finest production planning and execution software, MMS. Manufacturing Management Software is always one step ahead by automatically calculating the optimized production workflow and necessary resources, including tools, based on orders.

MMS adapts automatically to changes in the daily production schedule and displays information to maintain the production output.

Integrate tool automation, robotic loading cells, washing, deburring and finishing processes into Flexible manufacturing system (FMS).

Auxiliary processes?

MLS Integrates With

Keep your manufacturing productivity up with technical support, spare parts, service agreements, maintenance, training and more.

Need support?

Services for MLS

8760 support
Service agreements
Maintenance
Spare parts
Upgrades
Relocations
Training & Consultation
Consultation

Service offering

See what our clients say about MLS

Kempf CNC-Technik

With Fastems MLS and tool management the average spindle utilization of all machines is between 95 and 98 percent.

MTU Aero Engines

To maximize the production capacity of its machine tools, MTU signed a contract with Fastems for the delivery of a Multi-Level System (MLS).

Drabo Hardenberg

Extension of Fastems MLS with automatic loading and unloading of clamping devices, and robotic deburring of the workpieces.

A. Abete

Benefits include an increase of machine tool utilization up to 7.000 hours per machine & quicker time-to-market for new products.

BAE Systems

“Fastems is a world leader in FMS logistics but this installation pushed even them to the limits of their technology.”

Franz Haas WaffelMaschinen

Fastems MLS enables a third unmanned shift daily and also production without personnel on the weekends.

Gressel

“Today, we wouldn’t be able to produce economically without this automation solution,” says Jörg Maier, CEO of Gressel AG.

Index

“What convinced us was the MLS-concept: a standard system comprised of modules that can be constructed and expanded according to needs.”

Heller

Fulfilling demands for higher productivity, longer machine running times and wide product range with intelligent automation.

Engel

Flexible “just-in-time” technology down to a batch size of 1 in plastics machinery.

MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller GMBH & Co

“A high degree of productivity can only be achieved here with highly automated systems.” Uwe Glöckler, divisional manager of production.

Siemens Ruhstorf

Challenges of accuracy and high-mix-low-volume production solved with Fastems MLS.

Högfors

“Now it is profitable to manufacture small batches and even single parts, because the FMS reduces setup times almost to zero.”

P & J Machining

“The beauty of this software is that it can respond to changes in part mix, part quantities and part due dates without additional planning by the cell team.”

Robuschi

“The system is able to operate completely independently, even in unmanned production.”

Steelville Manufacturing Company

“Using a pallet system in place of standalone machining centers allows each machining center operator to deliver 26 % greater value.”

Volvo

Fastems MLS provides increased capacity, greater availability, and a better working environment.

Watt Drive Antriebstechnik

With various modernizations, Fastems extends the lifetime of customer’s investments.

Technical Data

Feature	LD	MD	MDR	XMD	HD	XHD	SCR	Special
Load weight (kg)	700	1500	1700	3000	6000	10000	2000	Custom
Machine pallet size (mm)	400-500	500-630	500-630	630-800	800-1250	1000-1600	630-630	Custom
Maximum load size (mm)	800×700	1250×1250	1125×1125	1600×1400	2700×1700	Custom	Custom	Custom
Load height (mm)	900	1250	1450	1700	2000	Custom	Custom	Custom
Stacker crane load handler	Parallelogram	Telescopic forks	Rotating Handler	Telescopic forks	Telescopic forks	Telescopic forks	Double stroke rotating	Custom
Material pallets in the same system	Option	Option	Option	Option	Option	Option	No	Option
Number of integrated machine tools	Unlimited
Brand of machine tools	Any machine tool brand available on the market
Number of pallet places	Unlimited
Control system	MMS

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Head of Services, USA

Tyrone Brown

+19376202940

tyrone.brown@fastems.com

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