Fastems, LLC, manufacturers of a wide range of flexible factory automation systems, has appointed David Byrne as Business Development Manager in Canada. “We are very pleased that David has chosen to join the Fastems team,” says Richard Bodine, Fastems’ Vice President – Sales Marketing. “Canada is a very important market for us. Its manufacturing sector continues to expand, particularly in the aerospace and energy sectors, which are two of our biggest markets. David’s extensive machine tool and factory automation experience will serve our customers and prospects well.”
Mr. Byrne’s background includes technical sales positions at machine tool distributorships and OEMs. Most recently he was employed by A.W. Miller Technical Sales, Inc. Other machine tool-related companies at which he held managerial sales positions include MAG Canada, SMS Machine Tools, and Cincinnati Machine. He holds a degree in Business Administration from Vanier College.

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Fastems, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fastems Oy Ab, Tampere Finland. The company established its Cincinnati-area North American headquarters in 2010 as an open integrator of flexible automation systems. The company provides a variety of extendable and flexible automation systems and robots, including advanced MMS (Manufacturing Management System) controls, stacker cranes, conveyors, loading/unloading stations, single or multi-level workpiece, pallet magazines and assembly organizers, and raw material stations.

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