Tapping into Lathe Capabilities on a Horizontal Machining Center

A lathe is a machine in which work is rotated on a horizontal or vertical axis and shaped by a tool fixed to a tool post, turret or cross slide. While originally created for cylindrical shapes, today’s lathes are used for sawing, cutting, boring holes, sanding, knurling and drilling jobs. If you find yourself coming across jobs that would best be performed using a lathe machine and you have the floor space, it’s definitely worth checking out our line of lathes to complete your projects with the utmost power and precision. However, if you’re not in the market for an entirely new machine, you can actually tap into lathe capabilities on your current horizontal with Okuma’s Turn-Cut technology.