Transmission and Cell Control Software

The FMS Controller is a scalable solution for sheet metal manufacturing work cells and machining centers.

Shop floors equipped with automatic load / unload systems for raw materials and finished products can benefit from FMS Controller process automation and tracking features for unattended operation.

Amada's FMS software range comprises of two main products; FMS Manager and FMS Controller.The requirement and selection of these products will be based upon the type of machine and automation installed. These products are used for program transmission to machine cells.

By using data from bills of materials or routings, FMS MANAGER can:

  • Sort the operations required in the correct order
  • Schedule program execution
  • Send NC programs to the controller
  • Stop and restart/resume a single job or the whole machining process
  • Repeat a job in case of failure
  • Verify material availability
  • Prompt for alarm messages
  • Provides full communication and control to machine, loader and unloader
  • Advanced features include job scheduling, material stock management, program resume, tool check, setup information, remote cell status check and part stacking modification
  • Amada digital database integration
  • Communication via serial cable and / or Ethernet network cable

FMS Controller allows the transfer of programs to AMADA machines via an Ethernet network connection type, and the type of management of flexible production lines: CS II and ASLUL. IL also monitors the necessary tools in the turret, the management of PR type of automation, TK, analysis of material stock and control of the line, control alarms, results management. FMS Controller can exchange data from PCL / AP100 AMADA Common Database as the list of materials and NC data "G codes" for machines "Punching, Laser, Combi range AMADA" and SY2 for the part unloading as PRIII, TK, etc. and for certain Robotic Bending machines as Astro100NTII Astro100Cell NTII, Astro165, called the Data Base AMADA SDDJ and ISC Controller for automated storage systems "Stores".

FMS Manager

  • Communication via serial cable and/or Ethernet
  • Drip feed transmission (machine dependant)
  • Provides machine setup information (available options are CAM software dependant)
  • Job scheduling
  • Punch tool setup prompt (Tool Monitor version required)
  • Amada digital database integration

FMS Controller

  • Full cell control
  • Job scheduling
  • Remote status check
  • Stacking modification
  • Punch tool setup prompt
  • Program resume
  • Amada digital database (SDD) integration
  • FMS Controller – Machine history log

Powerful tracking and reporting functionalities

FMS Manager has powerful production tracking and reporting functionalities, collecting shop floor data and recording production-related events (produced parts, run times, downtime and/or machine stops).This information allows the user to control the work in progress and generate custom reports, as well as to optimize the entire production process.

Tool Check

With AMNC Amada machines it is possible to verify whether a job sequence can be processed with the current tooling setup, by a direct check of the turret configuration from the CNC. If a different setup is required, FMS MANAGER suggests what tools need to be replaced and helps you reduce tool changes.

Optimized Unloading

Depending on your unloading system, FMS MANAGER allows you to enhance the layout of parts on the unloading table/pallet by rearranging or moving stacks. The layout of stacks can be freely redefined for the entire job sequence with a few mouse clicks. The only restrictions are the structural limitations of the unloading device you are using (max. capacity or height).