OKUMA AMERICA CORPORATION

3D Monitoring and Part Verification

By: Chris Felix - Production Machining

Using verification software provided by its machine tool supplier, this shop proves out parts well before any cutting takes place.

Advantages of Remote Troubleshooting

By: Chris Felix - Production Machining

Read how remote diagnostics can allow a technician to troubleshoot a machine's issues or refine part programs from anywhere.

Connecting the Technologies


This Missouri shop uses new advances in machine to machine communications to achieve its goals of lights out manufacturing and quick changeover.

January 2010 News


600 Europe Appoints New Managing DirectorMike Berry has been appointed managing director of 600 Europe, responsible for managing and developing the Group’s newly centralized machine tool business in the U. K.

October 2009 News

By: Lori Beckman - Products Finishing

October 2009 News

THINC Together


The belief that “two heads are better than one” has been taken to a new level. As the first facility of its kind, Partners in THINC is where a customer can come to see real parts being manufactured for real customers. In addition, this facility is where 26 of the industry’s leaders have committed products, engineers and time to reach out to the manufacturing industry to solve problems and create solutions as a team—a multi-discipline partnership.

Running A Good Race

By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining

For this Missouri job shop, it’s not about what you call the machine tool, it’s about how you use it. The shop considers multi-spindle turning as simply using more than one spindle in various configurations best suited to the production requirements of the application.

Turning On To Compact Bar Feeders

By: Leo Rakowski -

Compact bar feeders deliver the performance and capacity needed for this turning cell to run in a largely unattended mode.