Matt has over 20 years’ experience in manufacturing and joined Okuma America Corporation in 1998. He has a BS in manufacturing engineering from Central Connecticut State University, and is a Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE). Matt has expertise in control technologies (specifically Okuma’s Intelligent Technologies suite), lathes, and multitasking machines. His experience and expertise enable him to assist customers in optimizing their machining processes.
Executive Summary Historically, in-process gaging has not been widely used in the machine tool industry, but today that’s changing. Gaging companies have been evolving their products and making them easierto use, while enab...
In the machining industry, many people think that in-process gaging adds to cycle time. However, usually this is not the case. When done properly, this functionality will likely save time and resources by reducing scrap and e...
As the availability of experienced operators decreases, the need to improve machine safety increases. On Okuma CNC machines there is the Collision Avoidance System (CAS) function to help in this matter. This functionality is ...
Even with the increased complexity of many of today’s parts, we still have some that are fairly simple and don’t need highly technical CAM packages to create code for a CNC machine. When there are times the programmer is busy...
If you have an Okuma lathe in your shop, you might be interested to know we’ve released four new CNC control functionalities you can now start using. We’re always working to improve control functionality, and some of these en...
I’m not a marketing expert, but I do know that “personal brand” is something every manufacturing engineer should pay attention to. By this I mean: what do you stand for, in the eyes of your customers and colleagues? Most of u...
With the purchase of a quality CNC machine tool, it’s expected that it will run and perform in the safest manner possible. There are books of regulations that specify design requirements for machine safety and these are meant...
