Okuma America Corporation’s Factory Automation Division has launched a new line of automated robotics, the Okuma Robot Loader (ORL) series. This debut will take place at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago from September 9-14, 2024. The ORL series, featuring three products, is designed to enhance productivity by seamlessly loading and unloading workpieces from Okuma machines.
The ORL series includes ORL-D, ORL-R, and ORL-MC. The ORL-D features a drawer-style unit holding up to 180 workpieces. The ORL-R offers a rotary storage unit accommodating up to 166 workpieces. The ORL-MC provides a machining center with a capacity for 288 workpieces, utilizing patented MultiGrip™ workholding. Each unit is compact, requiring only eight to nine feet of floor space, and utilizes FANUC industrial robot arms capable of holding 25-pound payloads.
At IMTS 2024, two ORL units will be showcased. The ORL-R will pair with the Okuma MULTUS B300II multitasking machine, demonstrating part loading and unloading with a cobot. The ORL-MC will work with the Okuma GENOS M560V0-5AX 5-axis machining center and an Automatic Tool Changer (ATC), showing workholding changes for different cutting operations.
“Our team is excited to bring the ORL series to market and showcase its capabilities at IMTS 2024,” shared Wade Anderson, Okuma America’s Vice President of Engineering and Factory Automation Division. “With its compact footprint and easy integration process, an ORL unit can quickly make an impact for machine shops of any size.”
