Okuma America Corporation Expands Horizontal Lathe Line

CHICAGO - Sept. 10, 2024 - The leadership team at Okuma America Corporation is pleased to announce the expansion of its CNC machining lathe product line with the addition of the Okuma LB4000 EX III horizontal lathe. This new machine is one of the newest products within Okuma's flagship LB EX family of lathes, and it will make its debut in the Americas at booth #338500 at the 2024 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago, Illinois, on Sept. 9-14, 2024.

Built with a proprietary box slant bed construction, a 10-inch chuck, and a high-torque spindle, this power-packed lathe turns high-performance machining of larger parts into profit. Additionally, when paired with optional MYW (milling, y-axis, and sub-spindle) features, this lathe offers more manufacturing productivity with less machine set-ups. Notably, it is the only Okuma lathe in its size class to offer a sub-spindle option.

The LB4000 EX III is also equipped with Okuma's new OSP-P500 control, a next-generation open-architecture control designed exclusively for Okuma machines. This next-generation control enables numerous market-leading intelligent machining technologies, including:

The Okuma LB4000 EX III will make its global debut in the Okuma booth at the 2024 International Manufacturing Technology Show and will be showcased with the MYW optional features. The company's team of experts will demonstrate the machine's capabilities by conducting a special machining demo of an aerospace / defense part. The demo also features peripheral technologies from members of Okuma's Partners in Technology network, including: Blaser Swisslube, ESPRIT, Kennametal, Lyndex-Nikken, SMW Autoblok, and Velocity.

Max Turning Diameter

in

18.90

Max Turning Length

in

84.65

Standard Power

hp

40/30

Spindle Nose Type

JIS A2-8

Rapid Traverse X-Z

ipm

984/1181

Speed Range

(min⁻¹)

42~4,200

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