Jackpot
Plastic
- Joined
- Mar 14, 2021
- Location
- Northern CA
Hi All,
I'm looking at adding our first horizontal to our shop, and with an FMS system. Not a lot of threads out there regarding the systems I'm looking at, and would be very helpful to hear of other people's experiences. Largely cutting aluminum and stainless. High mix stuff but transitioning to production jobs over course of next 3 years. I'm looking at these two systems:
- Okuma MB-5000HII with Fastems FPC (or perhaps FMS ONE). We currently have a few other Okumas.
- Makino a61nx with MMC2
The latter is likely to be the better machine and potentially a better overall integrated solution. Makino is one of a handful of builders that makes and services their own FMS. However, I really don't have a feel for the Fastems system that is designed to work with any make mill. Does anyone have experience with Fastems FPC or FMS ONE? Is anyone using this automation in conjunction with their MMS software (manufacturing management)? If anyone has had positive experiences with their products, I'd be very interested to hear!
I'm looking at adding our first horizontal to our shop, and with an FMS system. Not a lot of threads out there regarding the systems I'm looking at, and would be very helpful to hear of other people's experiences. Largely cutting aluminum and stainless. High mix stuff but transitioning to production jobs over course of next 3 years. I'm looking at these two systems:
- Okuma MB-5000HII with Fastems FPC (or perhaps FMS ONE). We currently have a few other Okumas.
- Makino a61nx with MMC2
The latter is likely to be the better machine and potentially a better overall integrated solution. Makino is one of a handful of builders that makes and services their own FMS. However, I really don't have a feel for the Fastems system that is designed to work with any make mill. Does anyone have experience with Fastems FPC or FMS ONE? Is anyone using this automation in conjunction with their MMS software (manufacturing management)? If anyone has had positive experiences with their products, I'd be very interested to hear!