Numerous processes can take place within one multitasking machine tool. Experience extreme flexibility when you create a variety of parts with the versatility of cutting, turning, milling, surfacing, drilling, tapping, hobbing, and more—all in one setup.
Eliminate thermal deformation and maintain accuracy as temperature changes.
Customizable control based on preference and skill level for optimal efficiency.
Intelligent software equips your machine with energy-saving features and reporting.
With features including milling, Y-axis, sub-spindle, multitasking, turret, and chuck size options, our impressive lineup of multitasking lathes allows your shop to pursue new customers and opportunities – because you will be equipped to do so.
contact your distributorA multitasking computer numerical control (CNC) machine is an advanced piece of manufacturing equipment that combines multiple machining processes into a single machine. These machines are designed to perform a variety of tasks, such as turning, milling, drilling, and sometimes even grinding, all in one setup without the need to transfer the workpiece between different machines.
Multitasking means that one machine can perform functions that are traditionally accomplished across multiple machines. Much like people can divide their attention across many different tasks when multitasking, a multitasking lathe or CNC machine can also perform many different functions, depending on the configuration and job demands.
Multitasking machines can do the same things that individual machines can do — just simultaneously. A multitasking machine performs multiple tasks or operations, such as milling, turning, drilling, and cutting, all concurrently or in quick succession in one setup. This reduces the need for multiple machines and setups, streamlining the production process, reducing floor space requirements, saving time, removing error potential, and improving efficiency.
Turning, milling, surfacing, helical milling, 5-axis, mill-turning, hobbing, skiving, turn-cut, broaching, grinding, and laser hybrid capabilities are just a few of the possibilities with a multitasking machine.
Conventional processes vary depending on the process you would like to execute or the part you need to produce, and the true value of a multitasking machine resides in its ability to perform a series of complex, integrated operations from a single machine. For example, you can turn (a lathe operation) and mill (a machining operation) in a single setup without transferring the part from one machine to another mid-process.
Purchasing a CNC machine of any size or scope is a considerable investment worth careful consideration, but the expanded scope of work and faster ROI with a multitasking CNC machine tool is undeniable. There are resources in place that can help identify what that return looks like as you’re planning your shop’s move.
Multitasking machines can decrease cycle time by reducing setup times, performing simultaneous operations, and minimizing part handling, which allows complex operations to be completed on one machine in a single operation cycle.
Okuma has dedicated an entire line of multitasking capabilities with its MULTUS machines, including multitasking lathes and other multitasking CNC machines. Find the right one for you and see where it can take you and your shop. With Okuma, there are always Open Possibilities.
Operations that need to be nimble, agile, and ready for whatever is next. Multitasking lathes and other multitasking CNC machines provide the functionality needed to match a wide variety of applications, especially job shops where manufacturing requirements demand constant change and the need to pivot from one task to the next.
Many ways, including combining turning and machining center operations on one machine. Depending on part configuration, a multitasking CNC machine can increase spindle utilization and help reduce setup times because all tooling is quick change and there’s no need for machining center fixtures or rotary tables.
