A number of new cars include collision avoidance systems that automatically apply the brakes when sensors detect a dangerous situation. Okuma has been equipping CNC machines with systems that prevent costly downtime and collision damage for more than 10 years.
This brief video shows an automated cell incorporating an Okuma GENOS L300-M CNC machine tool enhanced by seven members of Okuma’s Partners in THINC that collaborated to solve a customer’s manufacturing problem.
APPs are no longer just for smart phones, tablets and wearable tech. Manufacturers now have a wealth of APPs available that can help improve part quality, reduce costs and increase profitability. Okuma America has developed a number of APPs for the THINC-OSP control that is the heart of Okuma CNC machines.
Okuma’s Partners in THINC brings together over 40 companies dedicated to helping manufacturers improve productivity and solve machining challenges. The Okuma OSP Control, with its open architecture, is at the center of these solutions. Gosiger and Gosiger Automation have been long-time THINC members, applying their expertise to maximizing CNC machine performance for their customers.
SCOUT (System Compatibility Output Utility) enables you to quickly and easily determine which APPs your Okuma CNC machines are compatible with. The utility compares the makeup of your machine to the system requirements for all of the applications available from the Okuma APP Store.
Ideal for complex, multi-sided machining, the new MU-6300V Vertical Machining Center (VMC) offers a variety of spindle options to accommodate your most challenging 5-axis jobs. Rear of machine pallet loading enables easy connection to a pallet pool or Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS).
In this video from the “My Okuma Story” series, the father and son owners of Lumar Machining & Manufacturing Ltd., an Ontario, Canada CNC machine shop, explain how they bought a non-CNC machining company in 2005 and transformed it into a fast-growing business. The new owners installed Okuma CNC machines that enabled them to go after low volume, complex parts jobs in automotive, aerospace and other industries. As a result the company’s sales doubled in 2012 and they have been growing ever since, expanding into a new, 25,000 square foot space.
The Okuma GI-10NII high-speed internal grinding machine enables production of a wide variety of parts from jet engine components to bearings. Capable of grinding IDs up to 6”, this model is equipped with extremely rigid, high-speed grinding wheel spindles and Okuma-designed drives and motors for exceptional accuracy, repeatability and throughput.
If you’ve considered the advantages of a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) for your CNC machining operation but don’t think you have the necessary floor space, Okuma has a solution for you. The company’s newest Pallet Pool System connects select Okuma machining centers, including 5-axis machines, to enable automatic part handling and pallet changes.
The system is extremely flexible: