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Flexible machining cells and systems (FMS)
News Release from: Matchmaker M/C | Subject: M-H5B horizontal machining centres
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 August 2001
Year-old FMS success led to expansion
Such has been the success of the Mitsubishi flexible manufacturing system installed at Kenard Engineering (Tewkesbury), that the company has added two more machining centres to it.
Such has been the success of the Mitsubishi flexible manufacturing system installed at Kenard Engineering (Tewkesbury) last year, that the Gloucestershire-based sub-contractor has expanded the system by adding two more high speed M-H5B horizontal machining centres, a further 30 pallet stations and one more load station Yamazen (UK), who supplied the original three-machine FMS back in August 2000, was also responsible for this latest expansion
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 15 Jun 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The FMS now comprises five Mitsubishi M-H5B machining centres linked by a multi-level Fastems linear rack system which holds 72 pallets.
A centrally positioned rail-guided stacker crane serves all five machines and takes and deposit pallets to and from any position on the three-tier rack.
A scheduling type cell controller oversees all operating functions of the system and there are three load/unload stations.
This expanded facility runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Producing a range of telecommunications parts, the system is currently machining up to 40 different aluminium castings and billets.
Typical components include chassis, trays, heat sinks and front covers and average batch sizes range from 50 to 300 off, although smaller batches can also be economically handled.
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