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Okuma America Corporation
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Okuma History
Rev. 8-21-01
1989 Hajime (hah-jee-may) Okuma (son of Takeo) became president of OMT.
John Hendrick became president of OMI.
OMW introduced synchronous control technology.
Introduced the OSP 5020 control.
1990 OMW introduced AI (Artificial Intelligence) based interactive automatic programming
function (one-touch IGF). Opened a new $21 million, 36,000 sq ft R & D Technology
center in Oguchi, Japan.
1991 Okuma (OMW) changed its name to Okuma Corporation of Japan (OCJ).
Yutaka Maeda became president of OCJ.
Opened new 250,000 sq ft plant with 7 FMS’s in Kani, Japan.
Scott Nishio became president of OMT and introduced the “Made In America”
2-axis lathe (Cadet).
Introduced a cam turning function, NC-turret, and NC-ATC.
1992 OMT built their 3000th machine.
1993 OMA is given their largest contract ever by GM Corp., to build 134 machines.
1994 OMA is given their second largest contract ever by GM Corp., 114 machines.
Introduced the OSP 7000 with the Mac Man feature
Opened Okuma Technology Institute, a 53,000 sq ft facility.
1995 Instituted Okuma CARE, a 24 hour-a-day, seven day-a-week customer service support
program for it’s North American customers.
1996 Purchased Plant 2, a 112,000 sq ft facility for manufacturing machining centers. OMA
renamed OAC (Okuma America Corporation)
1997 OTI became the international training center for Okuma. OAC opens a Sales & Service
facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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