Okuma names Caron Engineering as Partner of the Year

Caron Engineering, a member of Partners in THINC, receives highest overall partner rating by Okuma distributors.


Charlotte, North Carolina – Okuma America Corp., a world-leader in CNC machine tool manufacturing is pleased to announce Caron Engineering, a single source provider of custom development, design and assembly of CNC software and technologies was chosen as Partner of the Year by Okuma distributors amongst all 50 members of Partners in THINC. Caron Engineering, a partner since 2007, ranked highest in several categories in the distributor survey. 

The annual distributor survey measures the effectiveness of partners and future potential success of the Partners in THINC network. Caron Engineering rated highest overall by earning the top spot in accessibility, service and support, innovation, functionality and value of service.

“Each year the Partner Council surveys all of Okuma’s distributors to obtain their thoughts and impressions about each Partner company. Since starting this survey in 2011, Caron Engineering has consistently been a top five company and achieved the highest rating in 2015. Caron’s selection this year is a testament to their commitment to continuous improvement and remarkable customer service and support year after year,” said Jeff Estes, director, Partners in THINC.

Okuma distributors and partners work together to find the most effective solutions for tooling, gaging, workholding, and automation and how those solutions can be integrated with Okuma technology to increase shop floor productivity. This innovative collaboration between Okuma, distributors, and partners is the largest consortium in the machine tool industry.

For more information about Caron Engineering and members of Partners in THINC visit http://www.okuma.com/partners

Source: Okuma America Corp.