In this episode from the special IMTS 2022 series of our Shop Matters podcast, host Wade Anderson is joined by Okuma America CEO Tad Yamamoto. Listen as they discuss recent global manufacturing trends, what Okuma is doing to overcome industry challenges, and how it is evolving to create new opportunities for Okuma customers.

In this episode of Shop Matters, Okuma's Wade Anderson and Michael Gaunce of SCHUNK discuss machining innovations with magnetic workholdings and 5-axis vices, as well as the value of customer feedback to constantly improve your products and processes.

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On this episode of Shop Matters, Wade Anderson sits down with manufacturing experts from OPEN MIND and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to discuss the latest innovations in hybrid manufacturing and how collaboration in the industry sets companies up for success. 

To learn more about the additive turning technique discussed in this video, watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFrkS39kNIg

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Learn great insights from Sandvik Coromant’s John Winter as he discusses the current marvels of cutting tools and ways to extend your tool life. Also, discover how Industry 4.0 and data play a key role in understanding your machine and tool availability while increasing transparency and the opportunity to optimize your production processes.

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On this episode of Shop Matters, host Wade Anderson discusses the relationship between racing and machining with Rocky Helms of Richard Childress Racing and Okuma's own Tom O'Toole. Hear how manufacturing has become an integral part of the forward progression of motorsports and how Okuma helped Richard Childress Racing be at the forefront of new innovations for the sport.

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The Okuma lathe product line boasts of many features that have been greatly enhanced over the decades. In this Shop Matters podcast episode, our experts dive into standard lathe technologies that are often underutilized that can greatly benefit your daily machining.

Join as Al Dopf from HAINBUCH shares his company’s passion for workholding and how their solutions can be used for various machining applications from ID/OD clamping to 5-axis machining. Also, learn how workholdings are evolving to be used with automation and being enhanced with smart technologies.

In this episode of Shop Matters, hear what Craig Lamb, Vice President of Corporate and Continuing Education at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, says are the keys to attracting and retaining great talent. To be successful at this, shift from seeking out employees to being sought after. Discover Craig's strategies for making this shift!

On this episode of Shop Matters, Wade Anderson talks with Rob Caron of Caron Engineering and John Joseph of Datanomix. Discover how the combined data analytics technologies of these companies can work together to elevate a shop's workflows for greater precision, efficiency, and part production, while also helping predict and avoid costly machine failure down the road.

On this episode of Okuma’s Shop Matters podcast, host Wade Anderson is joined by Nicole Wolter, President of HM Manufacturing, to discuss HM Manufacturing's transformation over the years and the impact of seeing the shop floor from both the business owner and the machinist’s perspectives.