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New Products
 Updates to Gantry Tool Storage and Manufactur- ing Management Software
—Fastems
New releases of the Gantry Tool Storage (GTS) system and Manufac- turing Management Software (MMS) from Fastems are designed to sig- nificantly increase manufacturing efficiency, enhance ergonomics and
improve overall user experience. The company reports when applied within a Fastems Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS), the GTS system and MMS can achieve machine utilization levels above 95 percent.
In the GTS system, pick-and-place and traveling gantry robots provide access to centralized storage of up to 4,000 cutting tools and perform just- in-time tool delivery to individual machines. MMS software commands automatic cutting tool changes based on specific NC program scheduling requirements and real-time cutting tool life status.
The GTS system enables cutting tools to be shared among multiple machines, minimizing redundancy and eliminating the need to reserve a
cutting tool for a single machine. This generates cutting tool cost savings and minimizes operator interaction with cutting tool changes. Cutting tool shar- ing also permits reduction in the size of machine tool magazines.
Improvements to MMS software include a more ergonomic interface and improved user experience, faster cutting tool information search func- tions, improved view of NC programs, and upgraded response in the case of unexpected machine stoppages.
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    WEBB MA SERIES SUPER PRECISION LATHES
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18” to 50” Swings, Beds to 280”, Spindle Bores to 12”
 WEBB Heavy-Duty MA Series Lathes
Models with 18” & 21” Swing also available
  MA 30”/33”
MA 42”/50”
Bed Lengths to 240”
Bed Lengths to 280”
MA 25” Bed Lengths to 160”
Phone: 951-277-8885
https://www.webbmachinery.com email: admin@webbmachinery.com
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