Okuma Robot Loader (ORL) to Be Displayed at
the IMTS 2024 Show
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The Factory Automation Division of Okuma
America Corporation, a global leader and builder of CNC (computer
numeric control) machine tools, controls and automation systems, is
pleased to announce the launch of a proprietary new line of
automated robotics – the Okuma Robot Loader (ORL) series. The ORL
series will make its debut at the company's booth at the
International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Illinois, on September 9 – 14, 2024.
The new ORL product series includes three products, all of which
are designed to seamlessly load and unload workpieces from both new
and pre-existing Okuma machines to increase productivity and aid
operators' efficiency. The new ORL product family includes:
- ORL-D – Okuma Robot Loader – Drawer, a drawer-style
workpiece storage unit with a standard template that holds up to 92
workpieces. An optional template can be purchased that holds up to
180 smaller workpieces.
- ORL-R – Okuma Robot Loader – Rotary, a disc-style
workpiece storage unit with a variety of template options that can
hold up to 166 workpieces
- ORL-MC – Okuma Robot Loader – Machining Center, a
workholding and workpiece storage unit for up to 288 workpieces.
Patented MultiGrip™ workholding allows users to automate multiple
OP10/OP20/OP30 part numbers in high-mix, low-volume
manufacturing.
Each ORL product has been strategically designed with a compact
footprint, requiring only between eight and nine feet of floor
space. Additionally, each product utilizes industry-leading FANUC
industrial robot arms and grippers which can hold a payload of up
to 25 pounds.
At IMTS 2024, the Okuma Factory Automation Division will display
two ORL units paired with Okuma machine tools at the company's
booth (#338500):
- ORL-R – This unit will be paired with an Okuma MULTUS
B300II, a multitasking machine, to load and unload demo parts. An
accompanying cobot will transfer demo parts from a cart,
transported by an Autonomous Mobile Robot Cell (AMR), into one of
the unit's pallet drawers.
- ORL-MC – This unit will be paired with an Okuma GENOS
M560V0-5AX, a 5-axis vertical machining center, and an Automatic
Tool Changer (ATC). The unit will load and unload demo parts from
the machine onto the ORL pallets. The unit will also switch the
workholding in the machine based on which cutting operation will be
performed on the part.
"Our team is excited to bring the ORL series to market and
showcase its capabilities at IMTS 2024," shared Wade Anderson, Okuma America's Vice President of
Engineering and Factory Automation Division. "With its compact
footprint and easy integration process, an ORL unit can quickly
make an impact for machine shops of any size."
Learn more about Okuma America Corporation's automation
technologies here: https://www.okuma.com/cnc-automation
Explore the ORL series on Okuma America Corporation's Digital
Booth Experience site here: www.okuma.com/experience/imts
About Okuma America Corporation
Okuma America
Corporation is the U.S.-based sales, marketing,
engineering, and service affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a
world-leading builder of CNC (computer numeric control) machine
tools, controls, and automation systems. The company was founded in
1898 in Nagoya, Japan, and is the
industry's only single-source provider of CNC machines, drives,
motors, encoders, spindles, and automation systems, all
manufactured by Okuma. The company designs its own CNC controls to
integrate seamlessly with each machine tool's functionality. In
2014 Okuma launched the Okuma App Store, the industry's only
centralized online marketplace for machine tool apps and related
content at that time. Along with its extensive distribution network
(largest in the Americas), and Partners in Technology network of
enhanced manufacturing technologies, Okuma is committed to helping
users gain competitive advantage through the open possibilities of
machine tools today and into the future. For more information,
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