Okuma America Corporation

Okuma America Corporation is the North American operating and commercial arm of Okuma Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of machine tools and factory automation products. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, it serves customers in the United States and the wider North American market. The company connects Okuma’s manufacturing capabilities with local sales, technical support, service, and applications expertise. Its offerings center on CNC machine tools and the systems used to control and integrate them in production environments. Product families include CNC lathes, machining centers, grinders, and machine-tool controls. Okuma America also supports automation and manufacturing-cell solutions, helping customers configure equipment for machining tasks and production workflows. Its customer base includes manufacturers across a range of industries that require precision metalworking and reliable production equipment. The company operates as part of Okuma Corporation rather than as an independent machine-tool manufacturer. Okuma Corporation is headquartered in Japan and is publicly listed there; Okuma America is its U.S. subsidiary. The American business provides a local route to market and customer support for the parent company’s products. Its position is that of a specialist industrial equipment supplier, competing on machine capability, integrated controls, application support, and service rather than on consumer-facing products.

Okuma America Corporation was established as the North American presence of Okuma Corporation, the Japanese machine-tool manufacturer whose industrial business dates back to the late nineteenth century. Its role has been to make Okuma products and technical support accessible to customers in the United States and neighboring markets, while connecting regional manufacturers with the parent company’s machine-tool engineering and production capabilities. The American operation developed around the sale and support of CNC machine tools. As manufacturers increasingly adopted computer numerical control, Okuma’s U.S. business offered equipment and controls for turning, milling, grinding, and other precision machining work. The company’s portfolio includes lathes, machining centers, grinders, and the OSP control platform. Local applications expertise, service, and parts support complement the equipment business, which is important for industrial customers whose production depends on machine uptime and process performance. Over time, the business has also addressed the broader needs of factory production, including automation and integrated manufacturing solutions. This reflects the evolution of machine-tool suppliers from selling individual machines toward helping customers configure connected production cells and workflows. Okuma America remains part of Okuma Corporation, rather than an independent or separately listed company, and continues to represent the group in the North American market.

• 1984

  Okuma America established

A specialist supplier of precision CNC machine tools and manufacturing solutions, backed by the engineering and product portfolio of its Japanese parent and supported by North American sales and service operations.

• CNC machine tools

  Includes CNC lathes, machining centers, and grinders for precision manufacturing.

• OSP controls

  Okuma’s machine-control platform, offered with its machine tools.

• Automation solutions

  Automation and manufacturing-cell solutions supporting production workflows.

• Unconfirmed

  Okuma America Corporation appoints a new chief financial officer[2]Okuma美国公司任命新的首席财务官news.google.com

  Reported: 2026-10-08

  Okuma America Corporation has appointed a new chief financial officer.

• 2021-06-01

  Okuma America and Rowan-Cabarrus announce machine tool training partnership[3]Okuma America与Rowan-Cabarrus宣布机床培训合作prnewswire.com

  Reported: 2021-06-01

  Okuma America Corporation and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College announced a corporate training partnership. The partnership will provide technical training to Okuma customers, distributors, and employees at the new Okuma Machine Tool Academy at the college's Advanced Technology Center.

1. 1Okuma Americaokuma.com
2. 2Okuma美国公司任命新的首席财务官news.google.com
3. 3Okuma America与Rowan-Cabarrus宣布机床培训合作prnewswire.com