Okuma Hires 5-Axis Product Specialist

Kyle Klaver will specifically work with distributors and customers on their 5-axis machining centers and multi-axis lathe application needs.

Okuma America Corporation (Charlotte, NC) has hired Kyle Klaver as a 5-axis product specialist, specifically to work with distributors and customers on their 5-axis product and application needs. Klaver comes to Okuma with 26 years of machining, programming and engineering experience, most recently have served as the manufacturing manager for Roush Yates Racing Enterprises.

His technical manufacturing background includes part processing and programming of 2D, 3D 4^– and 5-axis milling work centers and 2- to 9-axis mill/turn work centers. He has developed high-speed CNC milling processes and is well-versed in hard turning. As a senior application engineer for another CNC machine tool builder, he created product training sessions and technical seminars for trade shows and events and has provided technical support to customers and distributors for machining centers and multi-axis lathes.

Klaver’s project management experience includes turnkey projects, run-offs and test cuts, and he has a thorough understanding of tooling, fixtures, gauging systems, automation and competitive controls. He is a senior member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (Dearborn, MI) and makes a great addition to Okuma’s current stable of product specialists. He will work from the headquarters in Charlotte and report to Jim Endsley, the product specialist group supervisor.

Okuma America is the U.S.-based affiliate of Okuma Corporation (Nagoya, Japan), a world leader in the development of computer numeric controls (CNC) and machining technology that was founded in 1898. Known for its technology leadership and world-class manufacturing, product quality and dedication to customer service, Okuma strives to be the machine tool solution provider to manufacturers worldwide. www.okuma.com