Okuma Hosts More Than 600 at Technology Showcase
The Manufacturing Excellence and Technology Showcase, held December 2015, brought visitors from North America to learn about CNC technologies pertaining to the aerospace industry.
Okuma America Corp. hosted more than 600 customers, partners and distributors at its Manufacturing Excellence and Technology Showcase event last December. The three-day event, held at the company’s headquarters and Aerospace Center for Excellence in Charlotte, North Carolina, highlighted emerging CNC machining technologies with a special concentration on aerospace manufacturing. Attendees came from Canada, Mexico and 28 states to learn about cryogenic machining, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), additive manufacturing and other technologies.
The event included an array of learning sessions and featured machine demos from CNC machining experts. Attendees learned how to apply emerging technologies such as eco-friendly cryogenics from 5ME and additive manufacturing from RPM Innovations to improve productivity and increase profitability. An overflow audience attended a session about the IIoT, which demonstrated how connectivity in the shop can reveal comprehensive, real-time data that can be used to maximize productivity.
Demonstrations on over 20 machines featured cutting in exotic materials such as Inconel and titanium as well as stainless steel and aluminum. The demos related to a variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, construction/farming, die/mold, firearms/munitions, medical, oil/energy and job shops. Partners in THINC demonstrated how peripheral equipment such as tooling, gaging, workholding and automation can be integrated with Okuma technology to increase productivity.
Keynote speaker Robert Mudge from RPM Innovations discussed laser deposition technology for additive manufacturing and how a work cell that combines additive and subtractive technologies has the potential to increase productivity and quality.
