With an increase in investments in the oil and energy industries, Okuma and SCHUNK have partnered to offer the most innovative combination of machine, control and workholding solutions. To complement the machine advances, Okuma turned to SCHUNK to provide more productive workholding. "Our products are engineered to both better grip the part and to improve process security and safety," said Henrik Schunk, President of SCHUNK USA. "We listened to the demands of the oil-patch industry and are providing innovations such as adjustable self-contained air chucks, spring actuated chucks, wireless chuck monitoring devices and chuck jaw solutions aimed at solutions in this particular industry.

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