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NJ and NJR automatic screw presenters allow effective pick & place operations during tightening processes by eliminating manual activities of picking up and positioning of the screws. They also avoid the loss of screws inside the components, reduce cycle times, increase productivity, and facilitate the operator's work, generating the following advantages: - Freedom of mo...

To increase productivity and improve day-to-day management of its departments, Fiam has chosen to partner with Open Symbol, a consulting firm that develops CRM and customer experience strategies. The “Project & Team Management” project started in September through the monday.com platform, which optimises and manages workflows more efficiently, facilitating communication ...

Fiam air motors can adapt to any application and can satisfy every requirement, even the most critical. They can be easily customised for a specific production sector, for example for food or pharmaceutical use, where motors with different IP protection levels are required, and specifically certified IP67 protection. What is certified IP67 protection? IP is an internati...

Do you have limited operating space on your assembly line? Do not give up on the ergonomics of the workstation, choose new Fiam’s “TOP” cartesian arm models, to be fixed above the workstation! They can be used with any type of tool with a diameter up to 50 mm and weight up to 11 kg, they can be clamped to the surface or upper structure of the operating area by means of...

In an assembly line, very often, manual operations are carried out on work benches or in automatic lines. During these processes, the dimensions of the screws and their handling directly affect tightening time and therefore the productivity. During the tightening, the pick & place operations (the manual picking and positioning of the screw carried out by the operator) ca...

When assembling pressure circuits, it is often necessary to tighten nuts to close fluid circulation pipes; such operating situations are common, for example, when working on gas ramps in hobs, pipes for refrigerator compressors, vehicle braking systems, coffee machines, boiler ducting, etc. Fiam AF air nutrunners adapt to these assembly situations because they have spec...

In this article we will analyse an interesting application in explosive environments, specifically in the oil & gas sector. The cylinder filling operations, made with methane or LPG fuels, are important and sensitive. They must comply with high standards to avoid fire risks caused by the level of flammability and fire hazard. In this case the customer is a manufacture...

In the circular economy, the end of one product is the beginning of a new life cycle for another one. Since 1949, we have been designing and creating technological solutions for industrial production of Italian quality, with a special focus on environmental impact. In fact, we were one of the first Italian companies to be awarded the ISO 14001 certification in 1998, as p...

ATEX certified 20M and 28M air motors are available in the catalogue in accordance with the European Union directives on equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres. Made from stainless steel, they are corrosion-free and can be used safely in working environments containing flammable or explosive substances or where there are high temperatures. Each motor is tested ...

eTensil electric tightening solutions with torque/angle current control offer a continuous check of the assembly process. They come with a latest generation control units that are characterized by many useful functions and each of them can be programmed in a fast, simple and intuitive way. Watch the video and discover how to manage quickly and correctly your tightening p...

When designing a production line in the world of industrial tightening, many factors must be taken into account: the materials that make up the components, for example steel, plastic, wood; the correct choice of screw specifically for the materials and various applications; and finally, the screwdriver, an essential element to make tightening more effective, aided by the...

We talked about sustainable development in a recent webinar, and how making the most of human resources within organisations can generate profit. For us, among the many possible alternatives, the value of people is also strongly linked to their safety in the workplace. Following this principle for a few years, we have expanded on our existing certifications (Quality Mana...

eTensil electric tightening solutions with torque/angle current control can also be used with collaborative robots. Mattia Garziera, Fiam Sales Area Manager, explains in the short video why cobots are useful for automating repetitive operations and making the best use of the operators’ skills, making the daily work more motivating and their jobs more highly qualified. Fi...

Practical cordless electric screwdrivers with an automatic shut-off. They feature an ergonomic grip with a soft-grip coating, foolproof start button that prevents repeat starts on screws that have already been tightened and button-operated reversibility. Reversing can be operated with buttons located near the thumb on both the right and left of the tool. Very comfortable...

The customer, one of European leading manufacturers of clipping machines, has chosen Fiam pneumatic motors for moving the conveyor belt inside the clipping machine, that are machines for the production and packaging of different sausages. These machinery types are mainly used in food laboratories, such as industrial slaughterhouses and cheese’s factories, where fresh foo...

The customer's needs Our customer Despol TM, a Polish system integrator, is a supplier of robotised production solutions, specifically collaborative ROBOTS, and uses Fiam technology when its machines must perform assembly using threaded components. The integrator relied on Fiam to create the solutions for its end customer: one of the most important European television s...

Speed, flexibility and reliability are 3 essential requirements in most manufacturing sectors. Michaela Perin, Fiam Sales Area Manager, shows how eTensil automatic screwdrivers allow to save up to 30% of your cycle time. A fast return on the investment is ensured together with a high operating flexibility. With a single screwdriver it is possible to process different scr...

Fiam pneumatic motors are designed to be integrated in the variety of different machines. Customer’s need The customer designs and produces robots for cleaning underground and underwater tanks. The liquids to be cleaned and eliminated, contained in the tanks, can be of different types: muddy water, food deposits and above all, liquids present in refineries or fuel depo...

Ti presento il nuovo calendario con le date dei prossimi webinar utili per approfondire tematiche legate al mondo dell'avvitatura e non solo: un aiuto concreto per te e per la competitività della tua azienda. Gli argomenti trattati sono stati scelti in base ai suggerimenti dei partecipanti dello scorso anno, alle richieste ricevute in questi mesi e al sondaggio realizzat...

Marco Perreca, Fiam Sales Area Manager, explains in a short video how eTensil with torque/angle current control guarantees reliability and safety. Find out the features, all strictly Made in Italy, that makes the eTensil a long-lasting and efficient range!

Use of air motor: rotation of the air riveter’s threaded shaft Application’s type The customer is a manufacturer of pneumatic riveters, increasingly used in the automotive sector. Its need is to setup tools with a pneumatic motor that tighten and untighten the threaded inserts: ideal for assembly both bearing parts of car structure and their accessories. The best air ...

More and more in production lines the components to be assembled contemplate numerous variants which imply, in turn, the use of different types of screws; the manual workstations managed by operators therefore require extreme production flexibility as well as fundamental precautions to reduce fatigue not only physical but also mental due to the continuous monitoring of t...

In this interview, Marco Perreca, Fiam’s Export Area Manager, talks about the importance of automatic solutions in industrial tightening processes. What’s your take on today's industrial assembly? The market is aiming more and more at compressed air reduction. As a consequence, Electric screwdrivers sales had a fast growing trend in the industrial assembly industry in ...

Che cos’è lo sviluppo sostenibile? Perché rappresenta un’opportunità per le imprese per realizzare profitto? È possibile creare profitto valorizzando i talenti delle persone, salvaguardando le risorse ambientali e considerando l’ergonomia nei processi produttivi? Ne parliamo con: Francesco Lagonigro, Ceo di HidraSB Francesco Dall’Oca, Managing Partner di Sintesia Nicola...

Use of air motor: activation of the rotating head of hydro-cleaning machinery The customer's need, operating in the Cleaning sector, is to activate the rotating heads, which are present inside their machines dedicated to industrial cleaning. These heads, consisting of small nozzles that shoot water at high pressure, are moved by an air motor, which resists without any p...

The Warranty extension to 24 months or 1 million cycles (whichever is reached first) is a great benefit for the end users of of electric screwdrivers and nutrunner motors. The choice to extend the warranty of our electric eTensil solutions is one of FIAM's distinguishing features, and with a warranty of 24 months it has doubled the standard statutory guarantee. It also r...

Fiam tightening modules that can be perfectly matched to all COBOTS - collaborative robots - on the market. - To automate repetitive operations and to best use the skills of operators - To increase production capacity and the quality of tightening processes TIGHTENING MODULES FOR COBOTS CONSIST OF: • Patented automatic forward bit stroke device • Air or direct torque co...

The machinery for the production in the pharmaceutical and chemical industry have characteristics that involve the use of specific and often customized components such as for example the motors that are inserted on them to perform different types of drives and in any condition of use. The focus here is dedicated to these devices and specifically to those with pneumatic t...

We often hear about Industry 4.0. But what is this term referred to? The Industry 4.0 plan aims to promote a new stage of the digitalization of industries that should lead to a growth in productivity and to a cost reduction. With the term Industry 4.0 therefore, we refer to a series of changes in production. This revolution concerns: • The use of data that comes fro...

Machine manufacturers must refer to the European standards linked to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC for anything related to prevention of musculoskeletal disorders caused by frequent repetitive movements. These characteristics are even more important considering the particular way in which screwdrivers are used, where the main causes of operator fatigue arise from: ...

We do that to meet the reduced budget of our customers, partners, and distributors around the world, giving an important signal of solidarity especially with all those companies that are suffering at this moment. Being together and supportive, while we are all living in a complex scenario, helps to act positively looking to a brighter future that will still see us on th...

The meaning of “Poka-yoke” processes: why they are becoming increasingly functional in Lean production processes POKA-YOKE is a Japanese term. But which is its real meaning? It is used to indicate a design choice or apparatus that imposes restrictions on how an operation can be carried out to force the user to do so correctly. This composite word literally means “avoi...

Ergonomics and safety have always been vital and indispensable themes for every productive reality since safer, well-ordered productive lines and plants with proper spaces and lower risk work stations bring to greater added value operating methods with more competitive labor and finished product costs, besides to a work quality fundamental to the worker’s health. Ergo...

The machines for the packaging sector are numerous, they can perform multiple functions and differ according to the application sector. Consequently, also the manufacturing features of the internal components, such as moving parts, i.e. pneumatic motors - must respect certain characteristics. The machinery for the agro-food sector for example, among which we find machin...

Adnan Saric, Fiam Sales Area Manager, explains in a short video how eTensil electric solutions with torque/angle current control can also be used in automation and render a tightening process not only more productive, but also highly reliable. In fact, Fiam's MCA tightening modules for automation use eTensil brushless electric nutrunner motors which, together with relat...

eTensil with torque/angle current control: hi tech tools, entirely designed and produced by Fiam, that perform reliable and versatile tightening processes as well as reduce drastically the operators arm fatigue. • Ergonomic grip made of innovative materials ensuring a better resistance against any form of collision or damage. The grip has been designed and manufactur...