Nossin automates its Okuma and Hermle machines with seven RoboJob systems
Production 24 hours a day, six days a week, also when the team is at home
Nossin automates its Okuma and Hermle machines with seven RoboJob systems
Nossin Fijnmechanische Industrie (Nossin FMI) in Beek en Donk, the Netherlands, produces complex high-precision components. Since 2013, the company has built up seven RoboJob systems on five Okuma and two Hermle machines, and now produces 24 hours a day, six days a week.
Key facts
- Company: Nossin Fijnmechanische Industrie (Nossin FMI)
- Location: Beek en Donk, North Brabant, the Netherlands
- Founded: 1978
- Employees: approx. 30
- Industries: Subcontracting, Machine construction, Pharmaceuticals & Medical
- RoboJob products: Turn-Assist Essential (3×), Mill-Assist Essential (2×), Tower, Pallet-Load
- CNC machine brands: Okuma, Hermle
- Automated machines: Okuma LB 3000 EX, Okuma LB 3000 EX II, Okuma LB 300 II, Okuma Multus U 3000 (2×), Hermle C 32, Hermle C 40 U
- RoboJob customer since: 2013
- Key results: production 24 hours a day, six days a week; less dependent on staff availability; shorter lead times
Complex precision parts, with a focus on aluminium
Nossin FMI was founded in 1978 and produces complex, high-precision components with guaranteed accuracy, in all types of steel and non-ferrous metals, and specialises in machining aluminium. Besides parts, the company also assembles modules.
Its customers work in machine construction and engineering, the semiconductor industry, medical and laboratory technology, the electrotechnical and high-voltage industry, and measurement and control equipment. Much of the work has a repeat character, which makes it well suited to automation.
Why automate: production that doesn’t stop
Short lines between professionals keep Nossin FMI efficient. Automation takes that a step further: recurring orders keep running when the team is not there.
“Since the installation of the RoboJob Turn-Assist I am able to continue with production while my people are at lunch or at home. I am no longer 100% dependent on the availability of my labour force. Moreover, I am able to achieve shorter lead times.”
— Robert Nossin, Director, Nossin FMI
Seven RoboJob systems on Okuma and Hermle machines
What started with one Turn-Assist in 2013 has grown into seven RoboJob systems, covering turning, multitasking and five-axis milling:
- Okuma LB 3000 EX with a Turn-Assist Essential
- Okuma LB 3000 EX II with a Turn-Assist Essential
- Okuma LB 300 II with a Pallet-Load
- Okuma Multus U 3000 with a Tower
- Okuma Multus U 3000 with a Turn-Assist Essential
- Hermle C 32 with a Mill-Assist Essential
- Hermle C 40 U with a Mill-Assist Essential
Each machine gets the automation that fits it: Turn-Assist cells on the Okuma lathes, a Pallet-Load on the LB 300 II, a Tower and a Turn-Assist on the two Okuma Multus U 3000 multitasking machines, and Mill-Assist cells on the two Hermle five-axis machining centres.
The result: 24 hours a day, six days a week
With seven RoboJob systems, Nossin FMI produces 24 hours a day, six days a week. Production continues during breaks and at night, the company is less dependent on staff availability, and lead times are shorter. That allows Nossin FMI to offer customers an optimal price/quality ratio.
Frequently asked questions
Which machines did Nossin automate with RoboJob?
Nossin Fijnmechanische Industrie in Beek en Donk, the Netherlands, runs seven RoboJob systems: Turn-Assist Essential cells on an Okuma LB 3000 EX, an LB 3000 EX II and a Multus U 3000, a Pallet-Load on an Okuma LB 300 II, a Tower on a second Okuma Multus U 3000, and Mill-Assist Essential cells on a Hermle C 32 and a Hermle C 40 U. Nossin has been a RoboJob customer since 2013.
Can an Okuma Multus U 3000 be automated?
Yes. Nossin FMI automated two Okuma Multus U 3000 multitasking machines, one with a RoboJob Tower and one with a Turn-Assist Essential. Strautmann Hydraulik runs a Pallet-Load on an Okuma Multus U 3000. See all Okuma automation projects.
Which supplier can automate Okuma LB lathes?
RoboJob automates Okuma LB lathes with Turn-Assist and Pallet-Load. Nossin FMI runs Turn-Assist Essential cells on an Okuma LB 3000 EX and an LB 3000 EX II, and a Pallet-Load on an LB 300 II. Tridelta Magnetsysteme runs Turn-Assists on an Okuma LB 3000 EX and an LB 3000 EX II.
Can a Hermle C 32 or C 40 U be automated?
Yes. Nossin FMI automated a Hermle C 32 and a Hermle C 40 U with RoboJob Mill-Assist Essential cells. IBAK in Kiel automates a Hermle C22 and a C42. See the Hermle automation page.
How can a machine shop produce 24 hours a day, six days a week?
Nossin FMI does it with seven RoboJob systems on its Okuma and Hermle machines. Recurring orders keep running during breaks, at night and at weekends, so production is less dependent on staff availability and lead times are shorter.