Sneak Peek Inside the Aerospace Center (Video)
05.20.2015
You may have heard that the Aerospace Center of Excellence is now open for manufacturers’ use at Okuma America in Charlotte. Well OK, that’s nice, but what’s inside? More importantly, why should you care? The biggest thing is this: the Center is stocked with CNC machines totaling more than $6.5 million in value, which Okuma has invested in for your use. Check out this video to see the nearly 10,000 square foot space that currently houses 9 machines designed for the aerospace market. The Center also includes a fully operational metrology room including CMM equipment and other quality measurement devices, plus a conference room. Additionally, visitors have access to the Partners in THINC facility, which currently houses an additional 16 machines, valued at $4.5 million and ranging from entry-level CNC lathes to machining centers and grinders. And there’s more…you also have access to scores of aerospace industry experts from Okuma and Partners in THINC.
We Invested, So YOU Can Use It
This tremendous investment in CNC machines, technology, and human know-how is focused on helping you use the latest technologies for making very challenging aerospace parts. The machines here are used to test and evaluate these parts and to prove out new, more efficient procedures and processes. Aerospace manufacturers themselves can’t make these kinds of large investments just to “try things out”, so this Center was created to enable you to test, check accuracies, determine effectiveness, and prove out better CNC machining processes. The metrology lab is where we validate, to make sure that the critical dimensions of your aerospace parts meet specifications.
The International Aerospace Stage
Okuma America will also be participating at the International Paris Air Show, June 15-21, 2015, along with Okuma Europe. Show attendees can visit us at Hall 1 G294. Tours will also be conducted at the nearby Okuma Technical Centre Paris, where a MULTUS U3000, MULTUS U4000, and LB3000 EX-II are on display. Here too, our goal is to help you take advantage of the latest technologies as you seek to enhance aerospace manufacturing efficiencies.
Your Personal Invitation
Please consider this your personal invitation to work with us and use these facilities to prove out test cuts and productivity trials. We’ll work alongside you by providing our experts to guide you along the way. Contact us, or your local distributor, to find out how you can take advantage of this significant opportunity.
Jeff Estes is Director of Partners in THINC, Okuma America Corporation.
Read More: Check out Tim Thornton’s blog, “Aerospace Manufacturing: Less Risk, More Reward”, to learn more about how Okuma supports the aerospace industry.
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