FASTechnologies

What FASTechnologies does

FASTechnologies Corporation is a privately-held niche software company founded in 1987 in Boston (originally as Fastec Corp.) and currently headquartered in Big Lake, Minnesota, with a sales office in Irvine, California. The company develops post-process engineering software and shop-floor automation tools for the printed circuit board (PCB) drilling and routing industry, serving PCB manufacturers across North America, Europe, and the Far East. Its products are machine-agnostic across all major CNC drill and router brands (Excellon, Hitachi, Dynamotion, Pluritec, Posalux, Schmoll, Topper, Klingelnberg) and integrate with the dominant PCB CAM systems (Valor Genesis, IGI PAR/CAM, CAM-350).

The core product platform consists of SmartParts Classics (an intelligent part-program server that automatically manages feed/speed and spindle parameters as CNC programs are downloaded), DNC UltraServer (a Windows-based DNC server managing file distribution to 2,400+ machines globally), NC-CAM Drill and NC-CAM Rout (CAM software with the OptiScan! path optimizer and automatic tooling pin avoidance), and the SmartParts Monitoring suite (ShopView central display, Report Generator utilization analytics, PageAlert SMS/pager alerting). Additional products include SmartParts Cassetting for centralized kitting and an Excellon CNC6 Monitor Conversion hardware service. The company claims 650+ installed customers and that every major PWB manufacturer in North America and Europe uses at least one of its products.

FASTechnologies generates revenue through three streams: one-time software licenses, recurring annual maintenance subscriptions (covering 24/7 priority support, software updates, and hardware replacement), and per-incident technical support billed at $450 per hour. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales (handled from Irvine, California) with regional dealers WKK Engineering Service Ltd. in Hong Kong and Infact Business Corp in Taiwan for Pacific Rim coverage. The company operates with 1-10 employees, has no disclosed external funding, and is not pursuing an IPO or exit based on available materials.

Name

FASTechnologies

Legal name

FASTechnologies Corporation

Website

https://fastechnologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FASTechnologies develops post-process engineering software for PCB drilling and routing operations, serving printed circuit board manufacturers worldwide with SmartParts, DNC UltraServer, and NC-CAM products distributed via direct sales and Pacific Rim dealers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

PCB Manufacturing Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Physical Design, DFM & Manufacturing/Mask Data Prep (HDAHAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

System-Level, Multi-Physics & Package/PCB Co-Design (EDA) (HDAHAFAD)

Keywords

• PCB drilling software
• CNC programming software
• DNC networking solutions
• Drill room automation
• CAM software

Headquarters

HQ city

Big Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Sale of software products including SmartParts, DNC UltraServer, NC-CAM Drill/Rout, and other PCB drilling and routing software solutions.
2. Annual Maintenance Plans: Annual maintenance agreements providing priority technical support, software updates, bug corrections, and hardware replacement. Covers up to three registered customer personnel with 24/7 support access.
3. Technical Support Services: Per-incident technical support for customers without annual maintenance. $450 per incident up to one hour, plus $225 per additional hour.
4. On-site Installation Services: Optional on-site installation service available for software updates at minimum on-site charges, quoted case-by-case.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FASTechnologies develops and sells software for printed circuit board (PCB) and printed wiring board (PWB) drilling and routing operations. Its core offerings include SmartParts Classics (intelligent part program server), DNC UltraServer (DNC networking for drill/rout machines), NC-CAM Drill and NC-CAM Rout (CNC programming software with OptiScan! path optimization), SmartParts Monitoring with ShopView/Report Generator/PageAlert, and SmartParts Cassetting for kitting operations. The company also offers the Excellon CNC6 Monitor Conversion hardware upgrade. All products target PCB manufacturers to automate drill rooms, reduce scrap, lower setup time, and improve machine utilization.

Product overview

FASTechnologies offers a suite of software products for PCB drilling and routing operations. The core offerings include SmartParts Classics (intelligent part program server) and DNC UltraServer (turn-key DNC server), which work together as the primary platform. SmartParts Monitoring provides shop floor visibility through ShopView, Report Generator, and PageAlert System. SmartParts Cassetting enables web-based cassette layout management. The NC-CAM Drill and NC-CAM Rout products provide Power Drill & Rout CAM capabilities. Click Rout serves as an add-on to the DNC UltraServer. The company also offers hardware conversion services for Excellon CNC6 monitors. These products integrate with Valor Genesis, IGI PAR/CAM, and CAM-350 CAM systems, and can improve drilling and routing productivity by up to 5% with payback periods of six months or less.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SmartParts Classics Intelligent part program server that automatically fine-tunes CNC drill and rout programs as they are downloaded to machines. Manages feed and speed parameters, spindle speed capabilities, and implements process changes immediately, reducing setup time, scrap, and operator input. For PCB/PWB manufacturers running CNC drilling and routing operations.
• SmartParts Monitoring Shop floor monitoring suite for PCB drill rooms that includes ShopView for real-time machine status display, Report Generator for utilization and error analysis, and Automated PageAlert System for instant cellphone/pager alerts on machine stoppage. For PCB manufacturers needing real-time production visibility.
• SmartParts Cassetting Web-based cassette layout software that creates cassette layouts based on panel count, stack height, and spindle count. Scans drill files, compares against feed/speed tables, and displays layout maps for kitting personnel to enable centralized kitting operations. For PCB manufacturers running multiple drilling machines.
• DNC UltraServer Turn-key DNC server based on Microsoft Windows for drill and rout machine networking. Supports long filenames, compound path support for redundant file servers, scriptable file path processor, and complete port diagnostics, with support for multiple machine types including Excellon, Hitachi, Dynamotion, Pluritec, Posalux, Schmoll, Topper, and Klingelnberg. Powers over 2,400 drilling and routing machines worldwide. For PCB manufacturers needing networked part program distribution.
• NC-CAM Drill CNC drill programming software that creates productive, trouble-free drill programs. Features the OptiScan! path optimizer, automatic tooling pin avoidance, multi-tool piloting for slot drilling, chip-breaking technique, spacing check to eliminate doublehits and near-misses, and support for ESI-5100 laser driller, Valor ODB++, IPC-D-350, RS-274X, HPGL, DXF, and Excellon formats. For PCB manufacturers producing drill programs.
• NC-CAM Rout High-powered routing CAM software for PCB routing operations, part of the Power Drill & Rout CAM product line. For PCB manufacturers needing optimized rout programs.
• Click Rout (ClickDrill) Add-on application to DNC UltraServer that assists drill and rout operators with features like windows erase, window scale, and shop floor scaling without requiring CAM involvement. For PCB manufacturers using DNC UltraServer who need operator-level scaling tools.
• Excellon CNC6 Monitor Conversion Hardware conversion service that upgrades older Excellon CNC6 monitors to work with larger screens and Windows PC operating systems, enabling Windows OS applications and web browsers on the shop floor. For PCB manufacturers operating legacy Excellon CNC6 equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5% or more productivity improvement with payback periods of six months or less
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered regional.

• WKK Engineering Service Ltd.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional dealer covering Pacific Rim market including Hong Kong. Located at 1st Floor, WKK Building, 414 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Contact: Joe Wong, phone +852-2357-8888.
• Infact Business CorpregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional dealer covering Pacific Rim market including Taiwan. Located at No. 6, Lane 60, Chungshan N. Road, Dayuan Hsiang, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Contact: Johnson Jou, phone +886+3+385.4095.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Frontline PCB Solutions: Direct competitor offering CAM software for PCB drilling, routing, and manufacturing data preparation, serving similar PCB fabricator customers with comparable product positioning.
• Ucamco: Provides CAM software for PCB manufacturing including the Genesis and Integr8tor product lines used in PCB fabrication workflows, overlapping with FASTechnologies' NC-CAM Drill/Rout offerings.
• InCAM (Innoveda/Greater Pacific): Long-standing CAM solution for PCB drilling and routing operations used by many North American and Asian PCB manufacturers, directly competing in the same software category.

Broad incumbents

• Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA): Siemens EDA offers PCB design and manufacturing tools including Valor CAM/DFM solutions that integrate with PCB fabrication, positioning as a broad incumbent with overlap in PCB manufacturing data preparation.
• Zuken: Provides EDA tools with PCB design and manufacturing capabilities that compete in adjacent PCB workflow stages, including integration with manufacturing systems used by PCB fabricators.

Emerging players

• Excellon Automation: Manufactures CNC drilling and routing machines for PCB fabrication and offers its own machine-side software; referenced as a partner in FASTechnologies' marketing channel, with overlap in PCB drill/rout software.
• Via Mechanics: Supplier of PCB drilling equipment and related software tooling that intersects with FASTechnologies' target market, listed as a partner and competing in adjacent PCB drill room automation.

Regional players

• Schmoll Maschinen: European-headquartered manufacturer of PCB drilling and routing machines supported by FASTechnologies' DNC server, with regional strength and adjacent PCB manufacturing software footprint.

Others

• Valor ODB++ (Siemens): SmartParts integrates with Valor Genesis using ODB++ data format, making this a key enabling platform for FASTechnologies' CAM workflow in PCB fabrication shops.
• IGI (Incam Solutions): Provider of PAR/CAM software (ICE/PAR/SERICAM) used by PCB manufacturers and explicitly integrated with FASTechnologies' NC-CAM Drill via IGI-POST compatibility.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fastechnologiescorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/106435144/admin/dashboard

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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