Simon Schneider, director of Okuma Factory Automation for Okuma America Corp., talks automation technology and solutions.

In today’s environment, manufacturers are being challenged at every turn to deliver products faster, better, and more competitively than their industry counterparts. While working harder can deliver some results, working smarter more often provides the needed competitive edge. By integrating the right machining and automation technologies, manufacturers can drastically increase both production levels and revenues.

Okuma America Corporation is the Americas sales and service affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a world leader in CNC machine tools and automation systems. Okuma is the industry’s only single-source provider of machine tools, drives, motors, encoders, spindles, OSP CNC controls, and automation systems, all manufactured by Okuma.