Having followed over a hundred of Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) ramp-up projects, Fastems expert Janne Kivinen reveals the key to successful ramp-ups. Sit back, grab a snack and watch Janne’s 5-minute video explaining everything you need to know.

Tomas Hedenborg gave a presentation on agile manufacturing last September at IMTS. To catch you up to speed, the Fastems team has summarized his key points and provided time stamps of the highlights in Thomas’ presentation – sit back and enjoy!

FMS for Low-Volume, High-Mix shop provides stable, predictable process. Increased requests for complex components? The solution: Fastems FMS.

Automating existing machine tools is no myth or sci-fi utopia, but instead a practice that flexible automation supplier Fastems has been doing for years. The company has shown that there are plenty of situations where automating current machine tools pays off. There are always ways to navigate through the necessary technical landscape around machine tool […]

If manufacturing was a symphony… Data-driven decision-making is like a conductor leading manufacturing to excellence by utilizing real-time data for proactive adjustments and better forecasting. Despite data abundance in the industry, its potential often goes untapped due to inadequate processes. Manufacturers must leverage this potential to improve productivity, reduce downtime, and drive growth through data […]

Revolutionary business model – revolutionary automation Rodin Machining and Fastems are proudly hosting an open house where we will introduce world-leading CNC automation and promote Rodin’s business model. In practice, the open house offers introductory presentations, tours around the system and time for Q&A and networking. When? The event takes place on Thursday the 5th […]

Production transparency for non-automated operations with the comprehensive planning & execution software Do you currently have any standalone machines or manual operations outside of your FMS? Are these processes generating excessive paperwork and Excel-based tasks, inefficiencies in work/ material flow management, limited production visibility, and manual tracking of parts and inventory? If your answer is […]

Compared to machine tending robots and pallet pools, flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) offer lower unit cost, shorter lead times and more consistent quality in high mix production. However, FMS technology has been challenging to implement for certain milling machines without adding an automatic pallet changer or an intermediate table. In this webinar we present the […]

Welcome to Aero ITI 2023 – an event that highlights the values of collaboration in innovating the aerospace manufacturing industry. The event is hosted by Seco Tools, and Fastems is excited to be a partner again!   Our Head of Sales, Leigh Tricklebank will be speaking on day 1, October 11. Leigh will talk to […]

Welcome to learn about automated manufacturing from Fastems’ product managers and the automation training team! In these webinars our automation specialists share the basics of Manufacturing Management Software MMS (= the production control of all Fastems automation systems) and demonstrate how to ramp up your automated production, how to choose the right production planning mode, […]