Nov 13 2012
Flexible Manufacturing System by Mazak added at Noble Industries
The Mazak FMS system has a material storage tower that can hold 10 different sheet metal material. It also has a pneumatic load system to accurately position the sheet on the laser and automatic unload capability. Laser cutting jobs are loaded into the computer. While both lasers are cutting the parts of the material already loaded, the FMS system automatically locates the material for the next job and has it waiting. Once the machine has finished laser cutting the parts on the laser, it will call for the FMS system to unload that sheet and load the material for the next job. The FMS system continues to get the material ready for each job while the machine cuts metal parts. This allows the same number of operators to run twice as many lasers at one time. It can also be scheduled to run parts in the “lights out” mode so that employees can go on a lunch break and machines continue to run.
