Session Topic: Automation for All
Monday, 9/9, 1:15PM – 2:10PM / Room W192-B
To remain competitive in today’s environment, industry- leading manufacturers have incorporated automated technologies and processes to catapult their operations to the next level. During this session, attendees will be invited to join Simon Schneider, director of factory automation, to explore an array of machine tool and automation systems that can change the game for any manufacturing shop environment.
Simon Schneider
Director of Factory Automation
Okuma America Corp.
Simon Schneider joined Okuma America Corp. in March 2024 in the role of director of Okuma Factory Automation. He’s responsible for leading Okuma America’s Factory Automation Division as the group develops and expands a comprehensive line of CNC automation solutions to be used with Okuma machine tools. Prior to joining Okuma America, Schneider served as an engineering manager, director of customer services and quality, quality manager, business process analyst, and mechanical engineer at CHIRON America Inc.
Okuma America Corp. is the U.S.-based sales and service affiliate of Okuma Corp., a world leader in computer numeric control (CNC) machine tools, controls, and automation systems. The company was founded in 1898 in Nagoya, Japan, and is the industry’s only single-source provider of CNC machines, controls, drives, motors, encoders, spindles, and automation systems, all manufactured by Okuma. The company designs its own CNC controls to integrate seamlessly with each machine tool’s functionality. In 2014 Okuma launched the Okuma App Store, the industry’s only centralized online marketplace for machine tool apps and related content. Along with its extensive distribution network (largest in the Americas), and Partners in Technology network of enhanced manufacturing technologies, Okuma is committed to helping users gain competitive advantages through the open possibilities of machine tools today and into the future.
IMTS 2024 booth #338500 https://www.okuma.com
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