Ed has over 30 years’ experience in manufacturing. He spent 22 years in the automotive industry as a manufacturing engineer and has 10 years of expertise supporting the Millac (formerly Okuma & Howa) product line. Ed graduated from Columbus Technical College with a degree in Tool and Die Technologies. Specializing in applications engineering for Okuma machining centers, Ed is always looking for ways to help the customer go beyond their manufacturing challenges.
In my day-to-day life as an Applications Engineer at Okuma, I get a behind-the-scenes look at how Partners in THINC works, and this may provide more benefit to the machine tool user that you think. One unique benefit addresse...
There are many different things to consider when purchasing a new CNC machine. Without a doubt, the parts to be machined will define and answer many of the questions that must be addressed. Do you need a grinder, mill, multif...
Do you have a new operator, or someone who’s switching to Okuma from another machine tool brand? When the controller is new to the user, it can seem unfamiliar at first. So every once in a while we get a request for instructi...
The world of 5-axis machining opens up many new possibilities for the way we process parts. Notably, many types of 5-axis machines available today are flexible enough to allow applications to a wide variety of parts. The majo...
