Okuma

Okuma's reputation for precision, reliability, and machine tool innovation has been built over more than a century, with lathes playing a particularly important role. Its origins were in a different kind of machinery: Eiichi Okuma founded Okuma Noodle Machine Co. in Nagoya, Japan, in 1898 to produce noodle-making equipment. Dissatisfied with the quality of Japanese lathes then available, he turned to designing and manufacturing machine tools. He established Okuma Machinery Works Ltd. in 1918 and introduced the OS lathe. Today, Okuma is a global leader whose CNC machine tool range includes lathes, machining centers, multitasking machines, and grinding machines.