TombStoneCity Joins Partners in THINC

Okuma America Corporation (Charlotte, NC), a world-leader in CNC machine tools, announces that TombStoneCity (Miami, FL), a leading supplier of CNC machine tool workholding solutions that enable shops to maximize throughput and increase shop floor production while maintaining outstanding quality, has joined Partners in THINC. At IMTS 2016, their workholding will be featured on Okuma MA-600HII and MB-4000H machining centers.

Founded in 1999, TombStoneCity has several years of expertise in CNC workholding and is the largest supplier of standard and custom-made tombstones, angles plates, sub plates, and modular vise systems and 5-axis vises in North America. Their extensive knowledge of workholding integrates today’s demand for high productivity with quality driven manufacturing. They offer a full range of workholding solutions to improve quality and reduce cycle times for the metalworking industry, in addition to providing engineering design and manufacturing support for custom workholding. “We are excited to have them as a partner. They provide exceptional workholding solutions that enhance automation and increase production for small shops to large manufacturers,” stated Jeff Estes, the director of Partners in THINC.

“Our collaboration with Partners in THINC and Okuma allows end users to increase efficiency and production without sacrificing quality,” stated Steve Popky of TombStoneCity. “We are dedicated to supplying high quality workholding solutions that allow end users to utilize their machine tools to the fullest extent. We collaborate with top companies from the aerospace, automotive, agricultural, construction, and energy industries to provide our customers with the highest standards in product precision and performance.”

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

Okuma America is the U.S.-based sales and service affiliate of Okuma Corporation (Nagoya, Japan), a world leader in CNC machine tools that is the industry’s only single-source manufacturer and provider of CNC machine tools, drives, motors, encoders, and spindles. They also design their own CNC controls to integrate seamlessly with each machine tool’s functionality.

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