Brian joined Okuma in 2010 as a member of the Applications Engineering Department. He has over 19 years in manufacturing, including 10 years in the aftermarket motorcycle industry and 5 in NASCAR. Brian uses this experience in his current role, assisting Okuma users in a variety of projects and enabling them to go beyond their manufacturing challenges.
There are some common mistakes people make when buying a new CNC machine that we see all too often. Sometimes they skip important steps in space planning that can really come back and bite them when installation day arrives. ...
These days “tiny” seems to be all the rage, even going so far as the tiny house craze. I actually don’t get the whole tiny house thing. Heck, they don’t even have a garage, the most important room of the house! But tiny engin...
Contrary to popular belief, I’m not empowered with X-ray vision or able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Nor do I change into Kryptonian suits in the nearest phone booth (well, only on rare occasions). But in my role...
I’m told my last blog post called “Hobb-It!” is one of the most-read Okuma blog posts of all time, well so far anyway (wow!). So I thought I’d continue my tradition and talk today about “Cam-It!” I’m a huge gearhead, and in m...
If you’re involved in gear machining, check out this video , which includes a demonstration of how you can use a CNC lathe instead of a dedicated hobbing machine to complete gears all in one setup. There’s a lot of cool mul...
