Okuma America Corp. Appoints New VP of Engineering & Factory Automation Group
By: Chris Pasion -
Wade Anderson will lead Okuma America Corp.’s engineering department, which includes applications engineering, product engineering and quality assurance teams.
Job Shop Discovers and Fills a Fishing Need
By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine
The promise of a product line for improved mounting of electronic fish finders led this Missouri job shop to an automated turning process.
Opening Up to Possibilities
By: Jim King - Okuma America Corp.
As a business leader, are you wasting time defining barriers when you should be defining the possibilities instead?
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When a “Boxy” Part is Machined on a Lathe
By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine
South Morgan Technologies has long thrived on its ability to mill prismatic parts on a turning platform. Today, newer technology and techniques enable saying “yes” to that work than ever before.
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Okuma America Control Features Digital Twin Technology
By: Chris Pasion -
The OSP-P500 control features dual-core processors that provide redundant operations, ensuring uninterrupted machining operations.
This Shop is Taking an Automated Aerospace Approach
By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine
A flexible manufacturing system helps an Indiana job shop run a mix of aerospace work for long stretches of time and function more like a contract shop.
Boring Head Enables Sculpture Hardware to Be Machined on a Lathe
By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine
When small job shop Ansonia Manufacturing took on a tricky hardware component job for a “live” glass art sculpture, it realized a boring head would be needed to machine the part complete on its live-tool lathe.
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Okuma America Receives Workplace Recognition Awards
By: Chris Pasion -
The company has received two awards from Top Workplaces, an employer recognition organization.
Workholding Facilitates Fast Changeovers for Robotic Surface Finishing Systems Manufacturer
This manufacturer finds value in modular workholding technology to speed production of toolholders and other components used in its automated surface finishing systems.
Okuma Introduces New Okuma Factory Automation Division
By: Angela Osborne - Production Machining
Okuma America Corp. launches business segment focused on automation solutions for manufacturers