Case Portfolio

Project with Demanding Aerospace Industry Brings Fastems One Step Closer to Perfection SOURCE: INDUSTRIAL PRIME Leading industrial automation supplier Fastems has been adding finishing touches to one of the most challenging projects in its history. A few years back, MTU Aero Engines, a leading German engine manufacturer, began the construction of an all-new production hall […]

Perfection in practice A zero-error strategy and a high degree of automation cut out retooling times When problems and errors in machining that might once have been tolerable reach a certain threshold, it’s time to think about making changes. That’s exactly what entrepreneur Stefan Kempf did. The result is a highly automated and extremely flexible […]

Had to empty half of the hall By Thore Dam Mortensen, tdm@teknovation.dk Man Diesel & Turbo in Copenhagen has taken the next step in the quest for optimized production of valve housings and more. Two fully automated full five-axis milling installations are now installed on a floor area with room for two smaller houses.   Two […]

State-of the art module assembly facilities in Wärtsilä’s delivery centre in Vaasa We centralized functions that used to be decentralized, and we renewed and improved our manufacturing processes. The module assembly facilities include an automated assembly line for cylinder head, an assembly line for large turbo modules, and several assembly stations for other modules, says […]

Highly automated one-off production – Industry 4.0 in practice Reiden Technik and Fastems are implementing an Industry 4.0 project for Daimler AG: Industry 4.0 is now much more than just a theory. An ambitious project at Daimler AG in Sindelfingen shows just how much potential the strategy holds if existing technologies are used in a consistent […]

Major automation drive at Doesburg Components By Paul Quaedvlieg Doesburg Components, part of the Gietburg group, will be investing heavily to expand its production over the coming years. Work is already underway with a special robot cell that processes cast-iron components for truck brake systems, and more robot cells will be added over the coming […]

Space-savings, increased productivity – and additional benefits Drabo B. V. is a metal processing industry supplier and, due to its modern machining facility, can produce complex parts to fulfill challenging customer requests. The company was looking for a way to increase the production volumes of one of its existing Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS). The system […]

Fastems FMS breaks new ground Fastems FMS breaks new ground and improves productivity in an ultra-high technology aerospace application – handling precision parts with specially developed technology. On 21st May 2007, what is believed to be the world’s first flexible manufacturing system (FMS) for automated production of components made from carbon fibre sheet went live […]

150 pallets in the FMS – productivity takes off A. Abete Srl, specialized in precision mechanics for the aeronautical industry, chose the Fastems automation system based on MLS to maximize the production capacity of its machine tools. The goal was reached, with an increase in productivity of over 150% on the previous setup, for the […]

Flexible lathe automation, profitable automated processing in small batch production More and more companies are increasing the spindle hours of their lathes and milling machines by using the non-workable evening and night hours. As well as customized solutions, the market offers a wide range of standard robot-based systems that can take over production without manning. […]

Pedaling towards success with Fastems EDR System S.A., a small company from Madrid (Spain), faces the production of every day smaller and more variable lots with Fastems FPC system Fastems FPC is an easy way to increase productivity in all kinds of companies. Flexible and easy to install, can be extended with another machine tool. […]

Flexible “just-in-time” technology  down to a batch size of 1 Anyone who produces customized plastics machinery, as the company ENGEL does, must remain flexible at the same time as ensuring efficiency. The company, which has its headquarters in Austria, has succeeded in realizing higher productivity at the same time as higher flexibility by employing a […]

Focusing on Higher Productivity “Our market is hotly contested and therefore we must remain competitive” said Peter C. Berger, company director of Flowserve Essen GmbH. This is reason enough for 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 […]

Always up-to-date with modernizations from Fastems With the Lifetime Care concept, Fastems offers its customers comprehensive services extending over the entire lifespan of existing and yet to be installed systems. An essential feature of this offer are modernizations, with which Fastems products can be updated to the latest technological standards. In 2011, the company Franz […]

Milling Specialist Freyssinet Aero Equipment A company that manufactures and delivers precision mechanical equipment for the aeronautics and space industry. Freyssinet produces all complicated equipment in-house on 4- and 5-axis machines. Furthermore, Freyssinet purchases general equipment for material delivery and assembles or transforms it. The assembly of systems and subsystems is by means of surface […]

Flexible automation for continued growth – a Fastems system solution ensures cost-effective production The clamping specialist Gressel proved its boldness and foresight when it decided in 2007 to invest in a Fastems multi-level system (MLS) for connecting up to four horizontal machining centers (BAZ). “Today, we wouldn’t be able to produce economically without this automation […]

Nearly a 60-meter-long FMS at the heart The Fastems MLS-HD system and the first machining center integrated into it, a Deckel Maho DMC 160 FC, were ready for production when 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 […]

Automation is an Investment in the Future Fortune favors the brave. The team at INDEX in Esslingen – a producer of CNC lathes –knows all too well how true this statement is. With the purchase of a flexible manufacturing system in 2005, two new machining centers were connected in order to allow a more effective […]

MULTIVAC relies consistently on Fastems Higher Productivity and flexibility are two essential attributes which are named again and again in reference to the systems of Fastems. That a high degree of flexibility is also the company philosophy of this system integrator from Göppingen is something that was experienced first-hand by MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller GmbH & […]

Pallet System Software Boosts Cell Flexibility The software running this shop’s newest FMS from Fastems adds a layer of automation that enhances the inherent flexibility, productivity and effectiveness of lights-out operation. Dynamic job scheduling is the key.      “It’s like shuffling a deck of cards every day.” That’s how Paul Hogoboom describes the challenge […]

Batch size one? The solution is Fastems’ lean system By Giancarlo Giannangeli Manufacturing companies are increasingly striving for machining process automation and flexibility. In this case, an automation system with two loading stations and a washing machine has yielded many benefits. “The system is able to operate completely independently, even in unmanned production” Robuschi S.p.A. […]

Producing series of one  “One-piece-flow”, is how Guy Schramme, director of Schramme Industries in Roeselare, sums up the company’s philosophy. All orders have to be capable of being completed randomly mixed up with each other, whether one-off items or series. Just-in-time and without changeover downtime. This can be done by linking all production machines to […]

Automated, Integrated System Delivers Impressive Accuracies It was a daunting challenge to find capable machine tools and define a process that would meet demanding accuracy specifications. The original automation solution involved different machines and simple pallet storage. However, as the project at Siemens Ruhstorf evolved, it became an integrated system with three CP 2000 milling/turning […]

Saving Labor, Also Safequards Labor By Peter Zelinski  If any place in America ought to have manufacturing jobs, it should be a place with a name like “Steelville” The brothers Dennis, John and Robert Bell all agree. In Missouri, the muscular name Steelville actually refers to a rather small town. This town is home to 1,400. […]

FMS controls an efficient material flow to heat treatment The integration between the FMS and the hardening furnace has increased the capacity, shrunk the storage, and improved the working environment”, says Lorin Mayer Nordström, chief of method development in production technology at Volvo Construction Equipment in Eskilstuna.   What comes out of combining a hardening plant […]

Modernization without frictional losses With various modernizations, Fastems puts long-time users of their systems in the position to significantly extend the service life of their installations and thus guarantee the reliability of the entire automation solution over the long term. If a machinery modernization is planned and therefore extensive modernizations in the automation system will […]

From alternative to established player At the time of their modernization about seven years ago, Zwick GmbH & Co. KG took the opportunity to fundamentally review their existing automation strategies for machine tools. The decision ultimately fell in favor of a flexible pallet container (FPC) made by Fastems, which meant abandoning rotary storage systems or […]