Okuma America Corporation to exhibit at IMTS 2026 with comprehensive lineup. Jul 24, 2026, 14:34 ET Newly Designed Machines, Open-architecture CNC Control, Multiple Automation Systems, Intelligent Technologies, World-Class Services, Sustainable Initiatives, & More to be Featured CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - The leadership team at Okuma America Corporation, a global leader and single-source builder of computer numeric control (CNC) machine tools, controls, and automation systems, is excited to announce the company's exhibition plans for the 2026 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) to be held in Chicago, Illinois, from September 14 to 19, 2026. Within its 17,000 square-foot booth, the company plans to showcase a comprehensive offering for the metalworking industry featuring new CNC machine tools, an industry-leading CNC control, a robust line of automation systems, intelligent manufacturing technologies, new world-class services, and more. Okuma America Corporation will host a media event in the South Hall (Booth #338500) on Tuesday, September 15 at 2:00 pm to highlight the company's IMTS offerings, share insights from the Okuma leadership team, and showcase latest technologies during booth tours. New & Notable Four CNC Machines to Make Americas Debut Of the 11 CNC machine tools Okuma will exhibit at IMTS 2026, four will make their debut in the Americas: * NEW - Okuma MB-100V Vertical Machining Center * NEW - Okuma GENOS M4000H-e Horizontal Machining Center * NEW - Okuma MS-320H Horizontal Machining Center * NEW - Okuma MULTUS U1000 Multitasking Lathe Okuma Factory Automation and Peripherals Okuma will present a comprehensive lineup of automation systems developed by the Okuma Factory Automation (OFA) Group, along with best-in-class solutions from its industry partners, all of which seamlessly integrate with Okuma machines. Leading the charge on automation innovation, Okuma is partnering with Intrinsic AI to display an AI automation robot cell. The company is pleased to announce that 9 of its 11 IMTS 2026 CNC machine tools will be paired with automation systems, including three solutions making their debut in the Americas: * NEXT GENERATION - Okuma Robot Loader (ORL) Series Enhancements & Additions - easy-to-integrate robotic systems designed to load and unload workpieces from machines * Okuma Robot Loader Drawer II (ORL-D II) * Okuma Robot Loader for Machining Centers (ORL-MC II) with pallet * Okuma Robot Loader Plus with Pallet (ORL+) - a system designed to perform multiple functions * NEW - Okuma Tower Pallet Changer - vertical, two-level pallet changer with 13-pallet capacity * NEW - Modular Automatic Tool Changer NEW Virtual Reality Experience Okuma will provide IMTS 2026 attendees with the opportunity to explore various Okuma machine models in a virtual reality environment. A dedicated area within the Okuma booth (booth #338500) will be available for participants to wear a virtual reality headset to view, walk around, and interact with a virtual 3D model of various Okuma CNC machine tools. This includes models beyond what is physically being exhibited within the booth, such as the MCR-A5CII double column machining center. NEW Explore the Okuma Global Repair Center Okuma is thrilled to share details of its newly constructed Global Repair Center at its headquarters campus in Charlotte, NC. The 35,000 square-foot facility brings mechanical and electrical repair, component exchange, upgrades, and legacy part fabrication together in a new, state-of-the-art building that is four times larger than previous dedicated space. Backed by advanced inspection, testing, CNC simulation, and thousands of ready-to-ship parts, the facility maximizes uptime, safeguards Okuma users' investment, and reinforces Okuma's promise to Passionately Pursue a Customer for Life. Booth visitors may explore the new facility via a 3D-printed model and watch a video of the facility's impressive operations. NEW Tribute to America 250 Okuma is pleased to recognize and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America with several tributes within its booth experience. Booth visitors can see an intricately-crafted Bald Eagle which is being created on the Okuma MU-8000V vertical machining center. Additionally, the company will also reward attendees who complete an in-booth survey with an exclusive baseball hat that features an American flag design element. Also, the GENOS M4000H-e horizontal machining center, which will be making its Americas Debut, will feature a one-of-a-kind patriotic graphics theme, produced by the company's NASCAR partner, Richard Childress Racing. Okuma Machine Featured in Partner Booth Okuma is proud to partner with 50+ companies in the manufacturing industry through our Partners in Technology program, many who will be featured in demonstrations throughout the Okuma booth. Several program members are also exhibiting at IMTS 2026, including Air Turbine Tool. They will feature an Okuma GENOS M560-V vertical machining center in working display at their booth (#431645). Comprehensive Technology Lineup Okuma will showcase 11 CNC machine tools at the show, representing a wide range of the company's vast product lines. Among these are four new products making their Americas debut. Additionally, ten unique automation systems will be on display, including three proprietary innovations from Okuma Factory Automation. The distinctive OSP-P500 control system will be featured on 9 of the 11 CNC machines in the booth, as well as on free-standing interactive simulators. Okuma will also highlight key components of its world-class service and support program. Okuma's complete IMTS 2026 machine, control, and automation lineup includes: | Okuma Machining Centers | Paired Automation System | | GENOS M4000H-e - NEW | Internal Two-Station Automatic Pallet Changer (APC) | | MB-100V - NEW | / | | MB-5000HII | Okuma Tower Pallet Changer | | MS-320H - NEW | Okuma Robot Loader Drawer II (ORL-D II) | | MU-8000V | Modular Automation Cell | | GENOS M460V-5AX (5-axis) | Okuma Robot Loader Machining Center II (ORL-MC II) & Modular Automatic Tool Changer (ATC) | | Lathes | Paired Automation System | | LB2000 EX III MYW | Okuma Robot Loader Plus with pallet (ORL+) | | LT2000 EX 3T3MY | Okuma NC Unloader and LNS Bar Feeder | | LU3000 EX | Okuma Gantry Loader (OGL) | | Multitasking Lathes | Paired Automation System | | MULTUS U1000 - NEW | / | | Grinder | Paired Automation System | | GA26W | Okuma Robot Loader Plus with pallet (ORL+) | Other Highlights Okuma Speaking & Media Engagements There will be multiple opportunities for show visitors to attend speaking engagements led by Okuma executive leadership and experts, including: * Okuma Press Conference on Tuesday, 9/15 at 2 PM CST, located in the Virtual Reality section of Okuma Booth (booth #338500) * Simon Schneider, Director of Okuma Factory Automation, to present "The Automation Impact: Short-Term Wins to Long-Term Transformations" at Room W192-C on Tuesday, 9/15 at 2:15 CST * Wade Andersion, Vice President of Engineering and Okuma Factory Automation, to present at the Blaser Swisslube Booth (booth #431228) on Tuesday 9/15 at 3 PM CST Okuma is pleased to partner with a variety of manufacturing trade publications for scheduled media engagement and filming sessions throughout IMTS 2026. This includes outlets such as Practical Machinist, MTD CNC, Modern Machine Shop, and more. Sustainability Initiatives At Okuma, we're working together to build a better machine tool and a better future. Okuma CNC machines are equipped with Okuma's "Green Smart Machine" technology, a series of combined technologies that harmonize high-performance machining with intelligent energy management controls. Specifically, these technologies include Okuma's proprietary ECO suite plus and Thermo-Friendly Concept, both of which will be displayed at IMTS 2026. Okuma Best-in-Class Distributor Network In support of Okuma's mission of 'Passionately Pursuing a Customer for Life', Okuma has created strategic relationships with best-in-class distributorships to support customer needs within their local regions of operation. Representatives from each of Okuma's distributors will be onsite at IMTS 2026. Okuma Partners in Technology Okuma's Partners in Technology network brings together 50+ companies that represent best-in-class manufacturing solutions and technologies that pair perfectly with Okuma CNC machine tools. About Okuma America Corporation Okuma America Corporation is the U.S.-based sales, marketing, engineering, and service affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a world-leading builder of CNC (computer numeric control) 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, 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 at that time. 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 advantage through the open possibilities of machine tools today and into the future. For more information, visit Okuma.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X. SOURCE Okuma America Corporation

Intrinsic unveils next-gen accessible modular automated industrial AI robotic assembly. Intrinsic, Google LLC's artificial intelligence robot software company, unveiled today during Automate 2026 an AI robotic prototype that will help companies modularize factory floors with automated robotics. Automate is North America's largest robotics and automation trade show, hosted by the Association for Advancing Automation. It's possibly the best place to showcase something like what Intrinsic is bringing to the showroom floor today, since it's the main stage for industrial automation announcements. Founded in 2021, Google incorporated Intrinsic into its core operations in February to accelerate the development of physical AI to push the envelope of AI beyond digital applications into real-world industrial environments. Physical AI is when artificial intelligence systems use sensors, actuators, and control systems to perceive, reason, act and learn in real-world environments. It differs from pure software because it bridges the gap between bits and atoms - allowing autonomous machines such as robots, self-driving cars, drones and smart infrastructure to take action. Intrisic is providing a reference design for an "intelligence cell," a modular robot "workcell" built for AI. The reference will provide companies with everything needed to integrate AI-based robotic capabilities directly into automation products using the firm's IntrinsicOS, enabling skilled assembly and supporting diverse hardware sets, software and features. The company said it is a software-first, modular approach designed to make it highly accessible to machine, industrial, manufacturing and factory shops of all sizes. For example, the company is working with CNC system integrators, which refers to automated control of machining tools like mills, lathes, routers and lasers using pre-programmed computer software replacing manual hand wheels and levers - often controlled by robot limbs and armatures. These integrators include Trinity Automation and MartinSystems. With IntrinsicOS, they will be able to build in AI skills and systems that can manage systems without the need to program robots. Intrinsic allows high-level abstraction for perception, automated robot motion planning and the ability to grasp and insert parts. The core platform also includes a web-based development environment and simulation engine called Flowstate that lets developers build robotics apps using modular "skills." These are reusable building blocks for robotics behaviors that can be manually developed or hooked into AI-enabled workflows. The vision of the platform is to reduce traditional complex robotics programming for on-floor expertise, which operationally requires hundreds of hours of coding labor and hardware knowledge, to "a few clicks" in a drag-and-drop interface. This allows systems integrators and automation engineers to marshal fewer resources and go directly from simulation to factory floor production in fewer hours. Intrinsic notably announced a partnership with Foxconn in 2025, commenting at the time that the company intended to explore possibilities for mass deployment of robots on assembly lines to reshape the future of mass production. On the showroom floor at Automate, Instrinsic said it is displaying a custom version of its workcell using a FANUC Corp. robot to demonstrate electronics assembly tasks. The company touted its continuing collaboration with FANUC to display the importance of hardware interoperability. Photo: Intrinsic. A message from John Furrier, co-founder of SiliconANGLE: Support its mission to keep content open and free by engaging with theCUBE community. Join theCUBE's Alumni Trust Network, where technology leaders connect, share intelligence and create opportunities. * 15M+ viewers of theCUBE videos, powering conversations across AI, cloud, cybersecurity and more * 11.4k+ theCUBE alumni - Connect with more than 11,400 tech and business leaders shaping the future through a unique trusted-based network. About SiliconANGLE Media SiliconANGLE Media is a recognized leader in digital media innovation, uniting breakthrough technology, strategic insights and real-time audience engagement. As the parent company of SiliconANGLE, theCUBE Network, theCUBE Research, CUBE365, theCUBE AI and theCUBE SuperStudios - with flagship locations in Silicon Valley and the New York Stock Exchange - SiliconANGLE Media operates at the intersection of media, technology and AI. Founded by tech visionaries John Furrier and Dave Vellante, SiliconANGLE Media has built a dynamic ecosystem of industry-leading digital media brands that reach 15+ million elite tech professionals. Its new proprietary theCUBE AI Video Cloud is breaking ground in audience interaction, leveraging theCUBEai.com neural network to help technology companies make data-driven decisions and stay at the forefront of industry conversations.