The Machining Cloud App for Okuma will be released later this year
OGUCHI, Japan, June 16, 2014 – Global machine-tool builder Okuma Corp. has signed on with Machining Cloud GmbH as a partner for Machining Cloud, user-friendly PC and tablet apps that simplify the process of finding the right machines and cutting tools for any given manufacturing job.
Giving Okuma customers instant access to complete and current machine and tooling data, the apps use an advanced search engine to eliminate the drudgery of searching through printed catalogs and Web sites.
Okuma customers can use Machining Cloud to step-up productivity and achieve greater accuracy by selecting digital models of their Okuma machine tools, selecting tooling for those machines, and then downloading the descriptive, usage and geometric information into their data-hungry shop-floor software, such as CAM and simulation systems.
With a dynamic 3D tool-assembly configurator, the apps can download digital machine models with their kinematics and complete cutting tool assemblies into CAM, CAD, tool pre-setting and tool-inventory software.
A leading-edge creator of machine tools and software, Okuma is also a passionate collaborator. With its partners in THINC Program, it works with more than 40 companies in the manufacturing industry to find real-world solutions to common shop-floor problems.
“Okuma already understands that we can better solve manufacturing challenges together than we ever could on our own,” says Stephane Julien, cloud evangelist for Machining Cloud GmbH. “This is a case of bringing imaginative, talented people together to find new solutions that work to solve customer challenges.”
The Machining Cloud App for Okuma will be released later this year. It is planned to be available for Microsoft Windows 7 and 8, as well as Windows tablets, Android tablets and the iPad.
About Okuma Corporation
Headquartered in Aichi, Japan, Okuma is a “total” machine tool maker, developing its own machines and controls (OSP).
To support customers creating new machining value, Okuma’s integrated machine & control manufacturing provides a wide lineup of advanced products.
Its innovative suite of Intelligent Technology includes the Thermo-Friendly Concept for incredibly accurate thermal deformation compensation, a Collision Avoidance System (CAS), the world’s first breakthrough (2004) that combines 3D simulation and control technology, and Machining Navi that maximizes machine tool performance based on optimized cutting conditions.
For more information about Okuma, visit http://www.okuma.co.jp/english/index.html, and about Intelligent Technology, visit http://www.okuma.co.jp/english/onlyone/.
About Machining Cloud GmbH
Headquartered in Stans, Switzerland, Machining Cloud GmbH is committed to revolutionizing the manufacturing industry by providing a platform to help manufacturers retrieve the applications, resources, services and information vital to maximizing efficiency and increasing productivity.
Machining Cloud GmbH is funded by leading computer software development and manufacturing technology companies. It works with the world’s best and largest providers of manufacturing equipment to offer an unprecedented amount of resources within a unified system geared at making the lives of manufacturers easier than ever before.
For more information about Machining Cloud Intelligent Manufacturing, visit www.machiningcloud.com.