IMTS 2016 Setup: Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Greetings from McCormick Place in Chicago! While IMTS 2016 is still several days away, we’ve had a large setup crew here for a couple weeks now. We’re unloading 30 truckloads into Okuma’s 17,000 square foot booth space and somehow all this needs to be flawless by next Monday! This year we’ll have 17 machines with live cutting demos including 4 new machines and 7 with new features. We’ll be showing a new automation cell for high-mix runs, a cryogenic machining demo, our new OSP suite control system, and a “Before & After” of a spindle repair. There’ll be plenty to see and experience, but first we thought you’d enjoy a behind-the-scenes peek at the preparations that are underway.

When it comes to floor layout, Check Twice, Mark Once!

What can I say? “They’ve got legs and they know how to use them…”

With long days and all-nighters the norm, it can be a pretty tough schedule – but fortunately we’re Pizza-Powered! We made a unanimous decision to have Connie’s Pizza every day but Labor Day and the only thing that changes are the toppings (yesterday we devoured cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms and anchovies).

Daily meetings are held to discuss the day’s activities and goals. Safety is #1.

Double column progress.

VTM-12000YB 5 axis multitasking turning center progress.

Creating order out of chaos.

A couple of us took a relaxing boat ride last Sunday. But we’re back in action now for the final push!

Be sure to add Okuma Booth S-8500 to your MyShow Planner and we’ll see you next week! If you’re not planning to attend IMTS, no worries. We’ll have plenty of recap coverage after the show, so stay tuned.

Rod Tojdowski is Senior Manager, Applications Engineering, Okuma America Corporation.