OKUMA AMERICA CORPORATION

A Shop Snapshot(s) in Time

By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine

Shamrock Precision has made significant strides to diversify its customer base and implement various process improvements, applying a crawl, walk, run approach to adding new technology such as ERP and automation.

Built-In Robot Optimizes Turning Processes

By: Lori Beckman - Products Finishing

A robot integrated within CNC lathes enables part loading and unloading, chatter suppression and chip removal, ensuring that each machine is consistently operating at its highest efficiency.

Big Kaiser Presetter Option Speeds Data Transfer to Machining Centers

By: Angela Osborne - Production Machining

The system can also be configured to send measurements directly into the numerical control tool’s offset table.

Okuma Robotic Roid Series Offers Options for Machine Tending

By: Angela Osborne - Production Machining

Roid series provides simple, reliable robotics for automating machining tasks.

Turn-Mills: Being About the B-Axis

By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine

With the addition of powerful B-axis milling spindles and automatic toolchangers, turn-mills combine the best of milling and turning worlds.

CNC Apps You Possibly Didn’t Know You Could Benefit From

By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine

Some software capabilities go underutilized. One machine tool builder’s CNC software includes lesser-known apps that shops can leverage to their advantage.

Automatically Optimize Your CNC Machining Feed Rates

By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine

New feed-rate-optimization technology can enable CAM programmers to reduce cycle times and increase tool life for milling and turning operations.

Making Waves with Lathe Automation


After years of relying on an extensive machining cell for part production, this marine equipment manufacturer has now reduced part handling and improved quality through use of single-setup lathes and automated loading and unloading.

An App to Simplify Setups

By: Chris Felix - Production Machining

This shop, specializing in high precision parts for the semiconductor industry, worked closely with its machine tool supplier to develop an app that drastically reduces setup times.

Okuma Welcomes Open Mind Technologies to Partners in THINC

By: Tarah Rauch - Gardner Business Media

Software developer offers five-axis and multifunction CAD/CAM solutions for CNC machine tools.