Fastems is a world-leading supplier of CNC automation solutions with over 40 years and 4500 installations of experience with over 100 machine tool and other device brands. As an open integrator, we solve the fundamental challenges and inefficiencies around variable batch (high-mix) production, experienced by all industrial manufacturers from local machine shops to global enterprises. Our mission is to help manufacturers to make the most of the 8760 yearly hours.
When you think about it, the term CNC automation is somewhat misleading; after all, CNC is automation. Without it, we’d still be machining parts by hand. Rather, it’s the scope and degree of the automation available today t...
Okuma Takes Collaborative Customer Service to the Next Level There’s more to machining than your CNC machine. Every machine tool operates within a larger interconnected ecosystem. From tooling, workholding, metrology s...
It seemed like a perfectly logical move to Dan Olsen at the time. He needed a part. He couldn’t get the part. So, he decided the rational thing to do as a mechanical engineer would be to start writing code and machine the par...
