How to Automate Aerospace & Defense Machining?
CNC Automation for Toughest Standards
In aerospace and defense manufacturing, precision, traceability, and compliance aren’t optional—they are daily demands. In the growing and constantly changing markets, manufacturing scalability is essential. How to automate manufacturing for all this when you have high manufacturing mix and relatively low volumes?
Our CNC Automation Guide answers to these needs by presenting the best learnings from hundreds of automation projects for aerospace and defense manufacturing.
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“We noticed a major reduction in hours per unit from 132 to 98 hours. The number of manual part moves decreased from 18 to 2, and work safety and ergonomics are on a high level.“
F-35 forward fuselage Lead Specialist at Lockheed Martin
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Aerospace
Lockheed Martin
An integrated manufacturing system from Fastems improved Lockheed Martin's forward fuselage production – 75% reduction in span time, plus minimized process and labor costs.
Aerospace
CNC Industries
CNC Industries invests in Fastems FMS. The result? Maximized spindle uptimes and flexibility to schedule for just-in-time delivery to customers.
Aerospace
SKF Aeroengine France
The production of small batches down to single workpieces is not something generally associated with highly automated systems – however, SKF Aeroengine and Fastems have cooperated to create a solution that is capable of doing just that.
Aerospace
A. Abete
Benefits include an increase of machine tool utilization up to 7.000 hours per machine & quicker time-to-market for new products.
Aerospace
BAE Systems
“Fastems is a world leader in FMS logistics but this installation pushed even them to the limits of their technology.”
Aerospace
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."
Advanced Machining & Fabricating
FMS for Low-Volume, High-Mix shop provides stable, predictable process. Increased requests for complex components? The solution: Fastems FMS.
Aerospace
Freyssinet Aero Equipment
The aim of this FMS was not only to optimize spindle rotation but also to reduce setting times and set-up connected with series launch.
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