Okuma America Corporation is introducing a new addition to the company’s horizontal lathe line-up: the Okuma LB2000 EX III. The new machine joins the company’s flagship line of LB-EX series lathes. Okuma debuted the LB2000 EX III at the recent IMTS 2024 exhibition in Chicago.

The LB2000 EX III can create finely-tuned small parts or complex components when paired with optional MYW (milling, Y axis and sub-spindle) facilities. Hallmarks of the LB-EX lathe family include high-accuracy machining, partly attributable to the machine’s rigid construction. Additionally, the LB2000 EX III features a high-power, high-torque PREX motor built to facilitate heavy and high-speed cutting. This, in combination with Okuma’s ‘Thermal-Friendly Concept’, which minimises thermal growth during the machining process, ensures machining accuracy and thermal stability.

The model at IMTS featured the additional MYW features. Okuma America’s team of experts showcased the machine’s capabilities by conducting a special machining demonstration of electric guitar tuning knobs. The demonstration featured peripheral technologies from various technologypartners, including Hainbuch, Iscar, Mastercam, Mitsubishi Materials, QualiChem and Sandvik Coromant. Additionally, the demonstration was part of a special collaboration with guitar manufacturer, Dean Zelinksy, to create an electric guitar completely from metal. One of these special metal Dean electric guitars was on display at the Okuma stand.

Okuma’s LB4000 EX III also features the company’s new OSP-P500 control, an open-architecture CNC designed exclusively for Okuma machines. This next-generation control enables numerous intelligent machining technologies, including a Windows-based, open-architecture platform for easy integration to applications on the Okuma App Store and beyond.

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