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Automating Milling Machines in 2022: Are Pallet Pools Enough?

April 05, 2022 |

The ability to deliver the right amount of a high-quality part at the right time—and to be profitable—is the key to competitiveness in the manufacturing industries.

The ability to deliver the right amount of a high-quality part at the right time—and to be profitable—is the key to competitiveness in the manufacturing industries. To automate or not, how to automate and what kind of automation to choose—there are many questions among milling machine shops that Fastems aims to answer during this live webinar. They will also be presenting a successful example of a machine shop starting their CNC automation journey and providing an opportunity for all participants to ask questions.

Agenda:

  • Why you should invest in a machining center and automation instead of multiple three-axis machines
  • The common and not-so-common automation goals that everyone should think of
  • What kind of automation options are there for milling machines? Are pallet pools enough in 2022?
  • Success story on how to begin with CNC automation

Presenter 1:

Robert Humphreys

International Sales Manager

With over 45 years of experience in product engineering—out of which are 30 years in factory automation—Mr. Robert Humphreys is an international sales manager at Fastems, a supplier of intelligent factory automation solutions for metalworking manufacturers. His mission is to help metalworking companies make successful business in rapidly-changing markets with automation and digitalization. Mr. Humphreys has been working with Fastems since 1999, first as the sales manager of the U.K. operation then as managing direcor of Fastems Ltd. before moving to the U.S. in 2006 as part of an expansion of Fastems business in North America. Before Fastems, Mr. Humphreys has worked in the machine tool world offering turnkey engineering and flexible manufacturing system (FMS) solutions. Prior to that, he worked as a program manager and a planning engineer in aerospace and defense contract manufacturers.

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