Automation Beyond Imagination at Okuma’s Headquarters

Welcome to the heart of innovation at Okuma’s Automation Center of Excellence in Charlotte, North Carolina! Tasked with outfitting and highlighting the very best of automation technology to be paired with Okuma’s world-renowned Japanese precision CNC machining centers, join us as Ian Sandusky from Lakewood Machine & Tool is back for a very special episode of Practical Machinist’s MAKING THE CUT. From robotic loading arms that sit right inside the machining envelope, allowing them to aid in ways you never thought possible, all the way up to a fully automated gantry system that can load and run full palletized fixtures – we’re seeing it all, big and small! As automation becomes increasingly important to manufacturers struggling to deal with the skilled labor shortage, utilizing automated processes to free up skilled staff to do more truly skilled work is the name of the game. Join us as we get to tour this incredible facility!

Learn more about Okuma here: https://www.okuma.com/