With 30,000 units sold in over 40 countries, the OS-Centre lathe has become one of Okuma's most successful products.  (Okuma)
Zoomed In: Okuma

It all started with noodles

It was in the Japanese city of Nagoya that Eichii Okuma founded his company in 1898. Unlike their modern counterparts, the early Okuma machines were not built to meet the requirements of the aviation or automotive industries. Instead, the first Okuma products were machines for making udon noodles.

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OPS Ingersoll's Open House event held in June 2016 attrated early 200 visitors from 100 companies. (Schulz)
Events

OPS Ingersoll hosts successful Open House

Germany - EDM and HSC specialist OPS Ingersoll hosted an Open House last month which attracted nearly 200 visitors from around 100 companies. The event featured a variety of presentations from long-standing OPS Ingersoll partner companies, covering the whole process chain from design to the finished product.

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According to the customer, the fluid is very good when cutting different types of material.  (Rocol)
Metalworking Coolants

Cutting fluids as a lubricant for longer tool life

UK — As an engineering solutions company, A&M EDM is striving to enhance its operations and capabilities to maximise its service to clients in the aerospace, motorsport, automotive, marine, medical, rail, defence and general subcontract sectors. To achieve this, the West Midlands company has invested in technology from 3, 4 and 5-axis machine tools, EDM wire and spark erosion and laser welding through to temperature-controlled metrology department.

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