Automation Beyond Imagination at Okuma's Headquarters
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- Опубліковано 12 тра 2024
- Welcome to the heart of innovation at @OkumaAmericaCorp'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: www.okuma.com/
And follow them here:
Facebook: / okumaamericacorporation
Twitter: / okumaamerica
LinkedIn: / okuma-america-corporation
Instagram: / okumaamerica
UA-cam: @OkumaAmericaCorp
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Always liked okuma’s zero excuses service. They own the entire machine, electronics, everything. Not a “call Fanuc, Mitsubishi, etc” always liked okuma stuff. Didn’t know they were going so hard into the automation side.
Me neither - and I was pretty excited to see it - I’d always rather buy a native brand solution than third party - and it seems like Okuma had that well sorted!
Got a lathe where I work too replace a old okuma, had to buy one with auto loaders. Gutted all it's functionality when we got it so we could hand load. It's bad. Love the lathe though, got an error? Ask it, it has manuals built in, tell you how to fix it. It's nice
Good to know
I finally watched the entire video. I wonder if they would show me around if I went there? My oldest daughter lives in NC and we plan on visiting her this spring. Awesome facility and awesome machines. Thank you for sharing 😊
Cool
Video. Glad to see someone is still working these sorts of things. Most folks today don’t realize that Cincinnati Milacron was doing these exact same things…in the early 1980’s. 40 years ago! Granted, the ease of use wasn’t as good, but the sophistication was absolutely there. My oh my what the US has lost in the name of greed…
okuma looks badass
Ian, I love your videos. The quality is top notch. You are very intuitive and ask great questions.
Thank you very more for the kind words, and thank you very much for watching!
Okuma makes some bad ass machines. I want one 👍
Awesome video - and like Wade said, the various types of automation gets the mind thinking for those other possibilities, the value adding potential for your business.
Thank you very much for checking it out!
Amazing technology. Ian, nice Haircut!! I like it😊 thanks for sharing Okuma’s Cool stuff. Makes us feel all outdated to say the least
Thank you very much for checking it out!
I like automation, I think it is much more fun with wood products, we can test, screw and replay...
Very informative video, thank you! (and they look better without a cap 😉)
This was a really interesting video and interesting company for sure.
Thank you very much for checking it out!
good video Ian
Thank you very much for checking it out!
You forgot to mention "Automation" at the beginning!
I knew I forgot something!
@@iansandusky417Just don't let it happen again! 🤣
2sps are aaaaancient. Okuma howa made them. Shit, I wish I could remember what control the one I worked on had... Fanuc 1? Or something, wasn't automated though, it was like 1990's vintage or something.
My question is, how often do machine shops get jobs with such large batches that it warrants this kind of automation?
I like you! You‘re the guy who recognized that Titan is deleting critical comments like a whining pussy!
My comments were also deleted. 😂
Where are you from and are you also a machinist?
Greetings from switzerland.
That’s a question I’ve had a lot too - and with the two options shown in the video that are more modular, I think they make a lot more sense for shorter run production or more job shop-oriented work - the one that’s mounted on the cart, and the one with the arm in the machine come to mind.
I know the one with the arm in the machine would be well-suited to shorter-run stuff as it’s kind of designed to not only be able to run as full automation, but basically be a job shop machine by day, and then lights-out automation by night. Kind of a nice way to bridge the gap if you’re not doing 1000’s of pieces very often.
Completely depends on the shop. I have two friends who are machinists, one only does prototypes and the other only does production. The production guy does HUGE runs of parts for major industry clients. Entirely possible he'll be overseeing production of the same handful of parts for months.
You have to think different about this. With a small pallet changer you can have an individual part on each pallet and have virtually no down time. You change parts while the machine is running. Rather than buying 3 verticals, rather get a larger 5 axis and a pallet automation. Put 1, 2, 3 or more Vises on each Pallet and hit that green button. Walk away, do other things, like programming the next parts, prepare tools, cut, deburr etc.
@@StachiBCNR33That's true, but also they are not as productive as 3 machines. When using 4 machines and fms, it shuts all 4 machines down if there's a coolant leak for example.
Ian is it you? 😮 where is your 🧢 ? Damn you are looking serious!
Haha gotta keep ‘em guessing!
(german here sry) what does opt 10 and opt 20 mean? like opt1 and opt2 so first side 2nd side?
Yes
Was coming to ask the same thing why would the first cut from raw stock be called the 10th operation
@@dillansherwood2930 in pal/gcode u usually write lines in increments of 10s to insert stuff later on
@@dillansherwood2930maybe the same reason why you most of the time name the lines of code 10, 20,30 or 5,10,15. on case you have to add an line/operation in between or before you are able to do that.
Its good information, little less hypey weird stuff from PM would be nice.
@@ShainAndrewswhat business is that, keyboard warriors with small weiners LLC
@@ShainAndrewsThe reason he’s not at your business making a video is because absolutely no one would care to see your business, whatever it may be!
@urbak339 power bottom precision llc
@@ludacrips76shit stain Shain is definitely a bottom
@@ShainAndrewsthe hype machine. Conspiring against the public to invest in machine tools to improve their company. What are we going to do? I really hope the machine doesn't get too much power and gain control of us all!
Be honest, most of the time you are limited by your wallet. Quit telling the guys what they can do and ask them how they work.
What do you mean?
So I put that into chat GPT to understand what your saying and this is what it said.
"I don't have personal preferences or limitations. My goal is to assist and provide information based on user queries. If you have questions about how something works, feel free to ask!"
@@iansandusky417 "Interviewing" is a really hard and artful act. The key is to allow the person to speak and not add but guide the conversation in an interesting direction. Often here the interviewer is trying to add information when the answer just hasn't been reached it comes off as sounding condescending and confusing. The interviewee is the expert and should be treated as such. Ask questions not statements.
@@williamhamill813thank you for your feedback
Uncle Joe says he wants to buy a CNC machine to automate his manual Bridgeport shop…. Ummmmm