Okuma Editorials
Below are some of our most recent Editorial Articles from Okuma Australia.

HOLIDAY CLOSURE
The team at Okuma Australia & New Zealand would like to thank you for your support throughout 2023 and look forward to working with you all in 2024. We will be having a short break over the festive season.

P.I.P.E. Member Spotlight - Romheld Automation
Okuma Australia presented Romheld Automation a gift to acknowledge...

Okuma welcomes Jian Sun as a new Service Engineer for the NSW team
We are pleased to welcome Jian Sun who has joined our New South Wales Service team as an additional Mechanical/Electrical Service Engineer.

Tasmanian manufacturing company’s specialised camera accessories service leading film and TV studios around the world
Ignite Digi, a highly specialised Tasmanian precision manufacturing company is today a leading supplier of hi-tech camera and gimbal accessories to many of the top film and TV studios, commercial and online production houses of the world.
Third generation family business installs state-of-the art Okuma machining centres
G.James Extrusions Co. Pty Ltd (Aluminium Products) is part of the G.James Group of Companies. This Group of Companies is a third-generation family business founded more than 105 years ago in Brisbane, Queensland.

Okuma a key to Australia’s largest crane manufacturer’s success
With nine manufacturing facilities throughout Australia Eilbeck Cranes has come a long way from its beginnings as a humble blacksmiths shop more than 115 years ago.

Specialist in mobility, motion, vibration and logistics – Supashock continues to expand
Founded in 2005 Supashock Advanced Technologies has built an international reputation for high quality products that help to improve safety, ride quality and handling through vehicle dynamics.

Major manufacturing milestones for McMillan Engineering Group
Private engineering business McMillan Engineering Group was formed in 2013 to incorporate Industrial Hydraulic Services and CP Engineering bringing together 50 years of hydraulic design and manufacture and more than 20 years sheet metal and component fabrication.

Okuma plays leading role in introducing students to a future in hi-tech manufacturing
STEM - the school education strategy of advancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

RC Williams reaping the benefits with a new Okuma machine
"Since installing the OKUMA Multus U3000-1SW multi-functional machine last year, our team has experienced benefits in increased output, efficiency and turnaround times.

Okuma Mentoring Program - PIPE Partner Tour
Okuma Australia has a long-term commitment to continue to build a talented, diverse and engaged workforce to not only assist our customers but also develop our own business. Developing our apprentices and younger team members is part of this continued investment in the growth of our future technical team.

PIPE Member Spotlight - Dimac Tooling
Dimac Tooling is an inaugural member of the Okuma PIPE Alliance.

West Australian family engineering business founded on Service, Quality and Products
SQP Engineering of Bibra Lake, Western Australia is a family business founded in 2006 with a clear business philosophy of Service, Quality and Products.

Stock Machines Available
We have a number of well priced machines available ex-stock from branch offices with more machines in transit.

Australian Manufacturing Week 2023 Review - What a success!
Australia’s premier manufacturing solutions event held at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre during May 2023 was a great success with an unprecedented 15,914 visitors.

Okuma welcomes a new Service Engineer to the NSW team
We are pleased to welcome Cameron Tregoning who has joined our New South Wales Service team as an additional Mechanical/Electrical Service Engineer.

Australian Manufacturing Week 2023 - Preview
Okuma Australia’s stand (MT940) at AMW 2023 will showcase the future of manufacturing, demonstrating the latest lathes, machining centres, multitasking machines and automation plus IOT Connectivity Solutions with the Okuma Connect Plan.

Okuma welcomes a new Applications Engineer to the Queensland team
We are pleased to welcome Daniele DeBiasio, as our resident Applications Engineer at the Okuma Queensland branch.

ECO suite plus receives award
ECO suite plus, a machine tool energy-saving system that supports decarbonization, received the Japan Machinery Federation Chairman's Award in the FY2022 (42nd) Energy-Efficient and Decarbonized Machinery Awards

Okuma Green-Smart Machine
As a step towards turning the decarbonized society into reality, Okuma has defined "Green-Smart Machine" as intelligent machine tools that contribute to resolving environmental issues by autonomously achieving both stable dimensional accuracy and reduced energy usage, and the company offers a full product lineup.

Okuma P.I.P.E. Member Spotlight
Okuma Australia’s own PIPE (Partners In Productive Expertise) alliance program has members from several well-known and highly regarded suppliers of allied and accessory products in Australia. ASA (Automated Solutions Australia) is an inaugural member of the Okuma PIPE Alliance.
Okuma expands the service support in Western Australia
We are pleased to welcome Steve McMurray who has joined our Perth branch as an Electrical Service Engineer.

Ignite Digi, Tasmania - a quality manufacturer to the world, further diversifies
High quality specialist Tasmanian company Ignite Digi manufactures and sells premium camera and gimbal accessories to many of the world’s biggest film and television productions

HC-ATM Group install the latest Okuma CNC Lathe model Genos L3000-eMY
They have over 25 years’ experience in lower chassis components and pride themselves on manufacturing parts to the highest quality and re-designing parts to suit Australian conditions.

RC Williams invest in the latest Okuma Multitasking U3000 machine and automation.
Combining the precision, power and technology of the latest Okuma Multitasking U3000 with a fully flexible and reliable ASA robot system, RC Williams have replaced two machines and two processes.

Okuma Double-Column Machining Center Series Total Shipments Reach 10,000 Units
In August 2022, Okuma Corporation reached total shipments of 10,000 units for its double-column machining center (DCMC) series.

Okuma expands the service support in Victoria
We are pleased to welcome Jayden Wilson who has joined our Victorian branch as an additional Mechanical Service Engineer. We are pleased to welcome Jayden Wilson who has joined our Victorian branch as an additional Mechanical Service Engineer.

Meet the Okuma Sales Team for Victoria and Tasmania
Leading the very experienced team of nine in the Victorian branch is Mark Richards, Branch Manager (Vic & Tas).

Okuma expands the Parts Centre to improve customer support
We are pleased to welcome David Mundy to the National Parts Centre at Okuma Head Office in Rowville, Victoria.

Industry passion strongly evident at Boss Tooling
To visit Boss Tooling in Melbourne’s manufacturing heartland of Dandenong South, is to witness a team with an outstanding passion for the industry, high integrity in performance for the customer and an unbelievable work ethic that will ensure success for this growing business.

Motivated, fresh and innovative sums up the young team at Boss Tooling
This proudly Australian owned family business specialise in CNC machining and CAD design.

ARMROID: ROBOTS & AUTOMATION
With the growing need for unmanned production, built-in automation solutions can be your path for quick implementation when you need it.

Total Precision installed another new Okuma multi-tasking machine
Total Precision installed another new Okuma multi-tasking machine to add to their already impressive Okuma line-up.

Aqualux Lighting moves from component assembly to full Australian design and manufacture
New South Wales based Aqualux Lighting has moved from a design centre and assembly operation using imported components for its extensive range of architectural landscape lighting, to full Australian design and manufactured products in-house.

Bundaberg Engineering Company commissions its third Okuma machine
Family business, SS Engineering Services Pty Ltd located in Kensington, Bundaberg first opened its doors in 2009

Winning Weekend
Okuma Australia’s WA branch hosted Westurn Engineering in the sponsor’s box at a recent NBL1 Men’s basketball game between Mandurah Magic and Warwick Senators.

Okuma Celebrates Australian Made Week
In honour of Australian Made Week 6-12th June, Okuma wishes to celebrate all Australian manufacturers

Instant Asset Write-off & Low Doc Loans
Interlease offer Okuma customers some helpful information about Instant Asset Write-off and Low Doc Loans.

Okuma expands its service and technical support for Queensland’s new and existing clients
Okuma Australia has been expanding its service and technical support for its current and ever growing list of Queensland customers in line with the Okuma business Monozukuri philosophy – ‘the art of making things better’

Okuma Launches New VT1000EX Large Vertical CNC Lathe
Vastly Improving Productivity of Machining Difficult-to-Cut Materials with Extraordinary Cutting Capability

Another Service Engineer joins Okuma
We are pleased to welcome Martin Pizzey to our Victorian Service team as an additional Mechanical Service Engineer.

Seeking a career in CNC Machine Tool Field Service ?
We continually seek expressions of interest from anyone wishing to pursue a career in Machine Tool support.

New Service Engineer joins the Victorian Team
We are pleased to welcome Owen Rees who has joined our Victorian Service team as an Electrical/Mechanical Service Engineer.
Real Time Machine Productivity for APT with Okuma Connect Plan
Advanced precision engineering company Australian Precision Technologies (APT) located in Melbourne’s South Eastern suburbs is achieving amazing real time machine productivity thanks to Okuma’s latest Connect Plan Machine Monitoring

Okuma - A Year In Review
Okuma heads into 2022 with a full backlog of machine orders and a team who’s committed, energetic and enthusiastic.

Another Okuma Engineer in the making ...
Congratulatations to the Cassar family who welcome a new addition to their family.

Okuma MB5000HII installation
A new Okuma Horizontal Machining Centre model MB5000HII has just been delivered to Sharpe Engineering in Virginia, QLD,

Okuma Smart Factory - Connect Plan
Okuma’s Connect Plan is a system that provides analytics for improved utilization by connecting machine tools and visual control of factory operation results and machining records.

Performance through precision highlights Upton Engineering’s business development
Founded just five years ago, the development of this young Australian owned family business of Upton Engineering and Manufacturing based in the busy Gladstone region of central Queensland, is soundly based on ‘Performance through Precision’.

Sharp Tooling (Aust) commissions large Okuma Machine
With the commissioning of one of Okuma’s largest CNC 5 Axis Vertical Multitasking Machines, Wetherill Park, NSW based Sharp Tooling continues its policy of offering something special whilst keeping ahead of the market.

VIDEO - New Okuma Multus U3000 Installation
Watch this time lapse video of the new Okuma Multus U3000

Gilmour Space add a new star to the manufacturing floor
Gilmour Space install an Okuma Model Genos M660-V-E machine