A flexible manufacturing assure the benefits of highly automated and controlled systems like: precision, mass production, versatile, adjustable Systems, flexibilty, individuality of product. A flexible manufacturing cell (FMC) consists of two or more CNC machines, a cell computer and a robot.

A flexible manufacturing cell (FMC) can process similar parts by robots in charge of the loading and unloading tasks. The machines used in FMCs are often CNC machines with a flexibility enough to execute several operations.

Flexible Manufacturing System Goals:

• Manufacturing cost reduction.
• Less skilled labor.
• Less work-in-process inventory.
• Production lead time decreases.
• Process control quality improvement.

One of the intelligent solutions for flexible manufacturing system is robotic arms because they can simply change applications and be rapidly reprogrammed in case your production process is changed to attend new market demands or improvements in the final product. FANUC is the leader in intelligent robotic solutions because they design and create robotic automation software that allows clients produce their own, exclusive process solution that matches their requirements.