Fully open OSP control allows for complete customization, innovation.
March 27, 2017
Manufacturing Group Industry news Machine Controls Machining Centers Manufacturing
Charlotte, North Carolina – A new video by CNC machine tool manufacturer Okuma America Corp. shows how an Okuma user created an app to simplify processes for operators. The customer, Moser Engineering, had operators without a lot of CNC machining experience, and needed to find a way to make the user process on its machine tools easier.
The video shows how Okuma distributor Gosiger went into the control and created a GUI interface so the Moser operators don’t even see the OSP controls, or call up any programs. The app also provides safeguards so the operators can’t crash the machine tool.
The video demonstrates how an open architecture control enables users to customize solutions that fit their unique needs and applications. First in a series, this videos shows how a CNC control can be used to innovate and drive business growth in machine shops.
View this video and see how an open control works for optimal machining performance.
Source: Okuma America Corp.
Acquisition positions forklift maker as logistics services supplier worldwide.
March 24, 2017
By Robert Schoenberger Commercial vehicles Manufacturing
Cleveland, Ohio – Toyota Industries Corp.’s (TICO’s) quiet bid to transform itself – from a forklift producer into a logistics automation company that brings advanced technology to the art of material handling – got a lot louder with the purchase of Dutch company Vanderlande.
An automation company that hopefully gets passengers’ bags to them at airports, Vanderland specializes in process automation for luggage retrieval systems and warehouse operations.
If the deal closes during the first half of the year, as Toyota officials expect, Vanderland will become the second company that Toyota Industries has purchased for its Toyota Advanced Logistics Services (TALS) business unit, a division it formed in February by buying Indianapolis, Indiana-based Bastian Solutions.
Toyota Industries Corp. President Akira Onishi said, “Advanced material handling systems have become a critical part of infrastructure in recent years by supporting the surging growth of e-commerce. The expanding and changing logistics needs of customers, as well as progress in technologies driving this evolution, are expected to fuel rapid growth in the global market for materials handling systems. The fields served by Toyota Industries’ materials handling solutions will broaden in tandem with this growth.”
With the purchased of Vanderland and Bastian Solutions, TALS will become the logistics supplier to warehouses worldwide, expanding Toyota’s reach from equipment supplier to a full-service partner. It also expands the division’s global reach by adding management and logistics support in Europe.
Norio Wakabayashi, managing officer for TICO, said, “Vanderlande complements our current offering by providing a full range of integrated automated material handling solutions. We also see a strong strategic match in our extensive sales and service networks.”
About the author: Robert Schoenberger is the editor of Today’s Motor Vehicles and a contributor to Today’s Medical Developments and Aerospace Manufacturing and Design. He has written about the automotive industry for more than 17 years at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio; The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky; and The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi.
New quality center increases testing capacity.
March 24, 2017
Manufacturing Group Commercial vehicles Industry news Manufacturing Quality/Metrology