Okuma America Corporation is the US based affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a world leader in the development of computer numer ... ic controls (CNC) and machining technology, founded in 1898 in Nagoya, Japan. Okuma is known for its technology leadership and world-class manufacturing, product quality and dedication to customer service. Okuma products are used in the automotive, aerospace and defense, construction and farming equipment, oil and energy, medical, mold and die, and fluid power industries. Machines include vertical and horizontal machining centers, lathes, double column machining centers, grinders, and wheel machines that offer users high throughput, high accuracy, and reliable solutions to production machining operations. Okuma America began US operations in 1984 in Long Island, New York and moved to its present facility in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1987. The Charlotte location is the headquarters for the manufacturing and training facilities for the North and South American operations. Using Mechatronics, our full circle approach to equipment design, we build machines that have the exact balance of power, speed and size to meet most any application -machines that can hold tight tolerances, perform more sophisticated cuts and create precision-crafted parts time and again. The company has one of the most knowledgeable and well-established distributor networks in the industry, with 44 distributor partners located throughout North and South America. This distributor network offers a one-stop resource for sales, service, training, engineering and more. With Okuma as your machining partner you are free to imagine a more productive, cost-effective solution, knowing we can work together to make it happen. read more