Fastems LLC
9850 Windisch Rd.
West Chester, OH 45069 US
513-779-4614
service.usa@fastems.com
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Fastems LLC Supplies the Following Products
- All Other Workpiece Handling, Loading & Feeding Equipment not specified
- Automatic Storage/Retrieval Systems
- Deburring Equipment
- Deburring Machines
- Encoders/Resolvers
- Machining Flex Lines
- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- Material Removal Automation
- Pallet Changers/Shuttles & Programmable Transfer Devices
- Pallet Systems
- Robot Tooling/Grippers
- Robots, Industrial
- Tool Storage & Handling Systems
Editorial, News, and Products
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Fastems CNC Automation Solutions Provide Process Flexibility
IMTS 2024: Fastems is featuring its automated manufacturing system portfolio. It is also demonstrating its CNC automation systems and customer case studies.
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Fastems Software Streamlines Automation, Sustainability Efforts
MMS 8.2 automation control software is designed to help manufacturers achieve sustainability goals, especially in the area of high-mix manufacturing.
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Fastems Parts Handling System Provides Modular Production
Westec 2023: The Flexible Pallet System features a modular, 360-degree design, integration capability with over 90 machine brands and specialized production planning capabilities.
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Translating a Prototyping Mindset to Production
The experimental mindset that benefited BDE Manufacturing Technologies as a prototype job shop has given it an adaptable edge as a production facility.
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Management Software Provides Productivity Insights
IMTS 2022: Fastems’ Manufacturing Management Software (MMS) Version 8 includes a module that gathers and digests production data and turns it to practical productivity-enhancing tips.
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Fastems Flexible Pallet Enables CNC Milling Automation
It is said the PFC 8 provides simple automation of milling machines in a smaller footprint, offering improved space efficiency and better ergonomics for operators working on either the hardware or software side.
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Automation Solutions Optimized for High-Mix Manufacturing
IMTS22: Fastems debuts its Flexible Pallet Tower (FPT), an automation solution for APC and no-APC four and five-axis machining centers.
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Automation Solutions Optimized for High-Mix Manufacturing
IMTS22: Fastems debuts its Flexible Pallet Tower (FPT), an automation solution for APC and no-APC four and five-axis machining centers.
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Preparing a Shop for Automation
Ensuring a stable, predictable production process can prevent automation from multiplying existing problems.
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Fastems Appoints Nathan Turner President
Turner brings over 30 years of automation experience to his role as president of U.S. operations at the CNC automation and software company.
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Fastems' Work Cell Operations Domain Monitors, Controls Machining Cells
The Work Cell Operations (WCO) domain for Fastems’ Manufacturing Management Software (MMS) includes manual production tasks, work cells, and standalone machines in the IT-supported planning, control and monitoring of production.
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Taking an Automated Aerospace Approach
A flexible manufacturing system helps an Indiana job shop run a high mix of aerospace work for long stretches of time and function more like a contract shop.
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Fastems Software Combines Palletized and Direct Part Handling Functions
The new version of Fastems' Manufacturing Management Software (MMS) integrates three application areas in a single manufacturing software platform.
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August 2019 Product Spotlight: Robots & Automation
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on robotic arm and related technologies.
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Fastems' RoboCell One Automates Two Machines at Once
EMO 2019: Capable of automating as many as two lathes or milling machines, Fastems’ RoboCell One is designed for workpieces weighing up to 176 lbs (80 kg) within batches of different sizes.
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Fastems RoboCell One Manages Two Machine Tools Simultaneously
The Fastems RoboCell One is designed for handling heavy workpieces weighing up to 176 lbs. (80 kg).
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Mikko Nyman Appointed Fastems CEO
The former CEO, Tomas Hedenborg, will continue as an advisor to the board of directors and support Mr. Nyman in his new role until the end of the 2019.
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Horizontal Machining Plus Automation Prove to Be a Rewarding Investment
After watching a machinist take four hours to set up a part on a VMC, Dan Olsen of Mach Machine knew he had a problem. The solution seemed clear: horizontal machining. The automation system wasn’t expected; but the novelty was well worth it before long.
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Top Shops Winners Talk Technology, Tactics
Successful machining businesses implement effective processes and strategies both on the shop floor and in the front office. Recent chats with representatives from this year’s award-winning Top Shops shed light on some approaches they have leveraged to their advantage.
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Automation Systems Designed for High Mix, Low Volume
Fastems LLC has designed a line of manufacturing systems to handle shorter product lifecycles, higher product mixes and lower volumes.
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Variety of Machine Tool Automation on Exhibit
Smart Manufacturing Experience 2018: Fastems will exhibit its automation management software and equipment.
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EMO 2017 and the Rise of Invisible Innovation
The trade show this year showcased a type of technology that is becoming increasingly difficult to display at trade shows.
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Bringing Automation to a Job Shop
A father-daughter team hopes to see big gains from the combination of a new HMC and a pallet-handling system to be installed later this year.
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Kuka Becomes a Premium Robot Supplier for Fastems Factory Automation Systems
The partnership is being described as one of mutual transparency and reliability.
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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.
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Flexible Fixturing Improves Cylinder Component Production
Advanced Machine and Engineering (AME) provides modular tombstone fixtures to run 56 different block sizes for Rockford, Illinois-area cylinder component manufacturer.
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Pallet System Automates HMCs
Fastems’ FPC pallet system is designed as a compact, cost-effective solution for automating horizontal machining centers.
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New Okuma Plant Relies on Automation, Production Control
The company says the DS1 facility in Japan is capable of 2 times the production capacity and 1/2 the lead time of the previous site.
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Automation at Aztalan Engineering
A contract manufacturer expands its capacity using various approaches to feeding the machines.
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Design the Parts Around the Process
To guarantee that components for a new helicopter could be readily produced, the company looked at the capabilities of available machine tools in the market first, and then finalized the design of the components accordingly. It created a Precision Components Technology Center to embody this concept as a process for R&D prototype work. What has emerged is a flexible production model that can be duplicated at its other facilities.
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Cell Works the Night Shift
At this aerospace and medical component manufacturer, a Doosan HMC paired with a flexible pallet magazine and cell controller from Fastems has increased production and part quality while eliminating variation throughout the production chain.
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Saving Labor Also Safeguards Labor
A manufacturer that aims to expand its workforce, without a high risk of layoffs later, sees pallet cells that can run through the night as being key to this goal.