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Pallet Pool System Provides Enhanced Machining Center Productivity



Okuma's pallet pools are flexible manufacturing systems that are designed to connect to a select group of Okuma machining centers and 5-axis machines to enable automatic part handling and pallet changes. They are retrofittable and offer flexibility in 4- to 12-pallet options that can be arranged in a linear (in line with Z-axis) or transverse (in line with X-axis) style depending on production needs. The compact construction and single level storage system are designed for automated machining in small spaces.

"Each pallet pool comes standard with one load station that can be manually rotated around its vertical axis and locked at 90° intervals," said a company spokesperson. "This flexible manufacturing system displays virtually all required information at the operator load station, eliminating frequent trips to the machine."

The Okuma Pallet Pool Control (PPC) is fully integrated with the THINC-OSP control providing "One Source" features to the end user. The PPC is designed to eliminate third-party interface problems and ensure error-free operation.

Standard features of Pallet Pool Control include:

  • Assignment of NC programs to individual pallets
  • Pallet scheduling order
  • Manual operation of system and set-up of pallet pool
  • System alarms details
  • "One Step" pallet recovery capabilities
  • Automatic operation mode and overlay system enabling
  • NC hold for prove-out of special operations
  • Setting of storage locations.

For more information contact:

Julie Murphy, Marketing Manager

Okuma America Corporation

11900 Westhall Drive

Charlotte, NC 28278

704-588-7000

www.Okuma.com

Southwest

S. TX, LA

Hartwig Houston

4727 S Pinemont, Ste. 100

Houston, TX 77041

713-749-9600

www.hartwiginc.com

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Irving, TX 75061

972-790-8200

www.hartwiginc.com

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Hartwig Colorado

8599 Prairie Trail Drive

Denver, CO 80112

303-373-9450

www.hartwiginc.com

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Broken Arrow, OK 74012

918-259-0260

www.hartwiginc.com

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Morris South

350 Electronics Blvd.

Huntsville, AL 35824

256-461-8111

www.morrissouth.com

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Morris South

12428 Sam Neely Rd.

Charlotte, NC 28273

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Ocoee, FL 34761

407-656-1411

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350 Electronics Blvd.

Huntsville, AL 35824

256-461-8111

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Exton, PA 19341

610-524-7722

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Cranberry Township, PA 16066

877-373-8906

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910 Day Hill Road

Windsor, CT 06095

860-687-3300

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Morris Midwest

9300 W. Heather Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53224

414-586-0450

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Roselle, IL 60172

630-351-1901

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Hegman Machinery LLC

A Morris Group, Inc. Co.

8718 Monticello Lane

Maple Grove, MN 55369

763-424-5622

www.hegmanmachinery.com

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10617 Trenton Ave.

St. Louis, MO 63132

314-426-5300

www.hartwiginc.com

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Omaha, NE 68130

402-758-0800

www.hartwiginc.com

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Hartwig Colorado

8599 Prairie Trail Drive

Denver, CO 80112

303-373-9450

www.hartwiginc.com

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Wichita, KS 67216

316-522-5500

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816-231-1850

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Indianapolis, IN 46203

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Dayton, OH 45402

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Solon, OH 44139

440-248-3111

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Kent, WA 98032

877-866-0982

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2334 E. Valencia Drive

Fullerton, CA 92831

714-446-7770

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Suite 500

San Jose, CA 95110

925-371-2333

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Hartwig Colorado

8599 Prairie Trail Drive

Denver, CO 80112

303-373-9450

www.hartwiginc.com

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Arizona CNC Equipment

1205 S. Park Lane

Suite 2

Tempe, AZ 85281

480-615-6353

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