Velocity/Briney Joins Partners in THINC

Okuma America Corporation (Charlotte, NC), a world-leader in CNC machine tools, announces that Velocity/Briney is the newest member to join Partners in THINC. Velocity/Briney now supplies the CNC machine toolholding solution Velocity SMART Tool™ exclusively for Okuma machining centers.

Velocity SMART Tool is a collaboration of four U.S. suppliers: Velocity Products, Briney Tooling Systems, BlueSwarf and Fullerton Tool. SMART Tool is fully assembled, balanced, preset and ready to run. It removes toolholding guesswork for optimal cutting. BlueSwarf Dashboard™ is included and allows machining at maximum speeds, feeds and cutting depths for a specific operation or part on an Okuma machine tool.

“Velocity/Briney works closely with Okuma and their distributor network to deliver products that are designed, tuned and optimized for their specific machining center models. Combined, our areas of expertise in toolholding, cutting tools, and machining dynamics enable us to produce the highest quality, complete intelligent toolholder assemblies. Our singular focus makes us uniquely qualified to help Okuma customers maximize return on investments in technology,” explained Robert Bauer, the vice president of Morris Group, Inc. (Windsor, CT) and head of their Velocity Products division.

Members of Partners in THINC provide superior technologies that are integrated with Okuma CNC machines and controls to deliver advanced manufacturing system solutions.

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