Flexible Manufacturing System - FMS. What is a 'Flexible Manufacturing System - FMS'. A flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is a method for producing goods that is readily adaptable to changes in the product being manufactured, in which machines are able to manufacture parts and in the ability to handle varying levels of production.
When corrosion occurs after the in-process time, the cause may be a corrosive atmosphere. Heat treat departments may exhaust corrosive fumes. One of the most corrosive is sulfur dioxide fumes which will quickly corrode metal surfaces.
Depending on the process conditions, corrosion by CO2 and H2S, chloride-induced localised pitting or crevice corrosion, stress corrosion cracking and/or H2S-induced sulphide stress cracking may be encountered by metallic materials used for wires, casings, tubing and piping in oil and gas field service.