Okuma Names Caron Engineering as Partner of the Year

Okuma America Corporation (Charlotte, NC), a world-leader in CNC machine tool manufacturing is pleased to announce Caron Engineering Inc. (Wells, ME), a single source provider of custom development, design and assembly of CNC software and technologies was chosen as partner of the year by Okuma distributors among all 50 members of Partners in THINC. Caron, a partner since 2007, ranked highest in several categories in the distributor survey.

The annual distributor survey measures the effectiveness of partners and future potential success of the partners in the network. Caron rated highest overall by earning the top spot in accessibility, service and support, innovation, functionality and value of service.

“Each year the partner council surveys all of Okuma’s distributors to obtain their thoughts and impressions about each partner company. Since starting this survey in 2011, Caron has consistently been a top five company and achieved the highest rating in 2015. The company’s selection this year is a testament to their commitment to continuous improvement and remarkable customer service and support year after year,” said Jeff Estes, Director, Partners in THINC.

Okuma distributors and partners work together to find the most effective solutions for tooling, gaging, workholding and automation and how those solutions can be integrated with company technology to increase shop floor productivity. This innovative collaboration between Okuma, distributors and partners is the largest consortium in the machine tool industry. For more information about Caron Engineering and members of Partners in THINC please click here.

Okuma America Corporation is the U.S.-based sales and service affiliate of Okuma Corporation (Oguchi, Japan), a world leader in CNC  machine tools, founded in 1898. They are the industry’s only single-source provider, with the CNC machine, drive, motors, encoders, and spindle all manufactured by them. The company also designs their own CNC controls to integrate seamlessly with each machine tool’s functionality. In 2014 the company 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 and Partners in THINC, Okuma is committed to helping users gain competitive advantage through the open possibilities of machine tools, today and into the future.

Partners in THINC is a collaboration network of more than 40 industry leaders who come together to solve problems and explore new productivity ideas for real-world manufacturers. With the open architecture, PC-based OSP control as its nucleus, they bring specialized equipment, expertise and a commitment to provide the best possible integrated solutions to the end-user. For more information click here.

Founded in 1986, Caron is an aggressive energetic company where keeping current with today’s emerging technologies is not just a business, it’s a passion. The company develops advanced hardware and software solutions for more intelligent machining; focusing on unattended operation, machine process diagnostics, cycle time reduction, and eliminating operator error. For more information, please click here.

www.okuma.com/americas, www.okuma.com/partners-in-thinc

www.caroneng.com