Bridging the Skills Gap: Machine Tool App Videos

So you’ve heard the buzz about machine tool apps (available from the Okuma App Store). And now you want to use them to help your workforce streamline operations and make the most of your current employee roster. Great! Wondering how to get started? It’s actually quite simple to do, and we’ve created some App Videos to show you the step-by-step process.

“Quick Start” App Videos

You can find all of our instructional videos for machine tool apps on Okuma’s YouTube channel in a playlist called App Videos. They’re designed to get you up and running quickly and easily. We recommend starting with the following:

SCOUT: Discover Apps Compatible With Your CNC Machine

SCOUT stands for System Compatibility Output Utility, and is designed to quickly identify if your Okuma machine tool is compatible with App Store apps. All applications have certain system requirements, and SCOUT takes the burden off the user to determine which apps are compatible. It provides a list of all available apps and their current compatibility status for that machine.

How to Install an Okuma Machine Tool App

This video shows the step-by-step process for installing a machine tool app from the Okuma App Store. This can be done right on your machine’s OSP control. If your machine is not connected to the internet, you can perform the download on your desktop PC, then browse to your downloads folder and copy the file to a USB memory stick, then take the file to your machine for installation. If you’ve ever installed software on a PC using Windows, you’ll find this to be a similar process. But even if you haven’t, this instructional video demonstrates each step of the process.

Install & Set Up the Okuma Machine Alert App

Here we’re showing an example of how to install and set up a specific machine tool app, with an installation demo for Okuma’s Machine Alert app. This is one of our most popular apps because it allows the user to set up machine alarms that are sent by email or text message directly to their mobile phone. This video shows how to: get an app from the Okuma App Store (www.myokuma.com), download and install it, and then configure it for your use.

If you need help with installing machine tool apps, please contact us, or your local distributor. For detailed information about apps and their use in our industry, read our white paper, “Machine Tool Apps: A Manufacturing Definition.”