Okuma & SMW Autoblok: redefining intelligent workholding and automation
By Arthur Field
What began in 1942 as a small Italian job shop reverse engineering chucks has evolved into a global automation and workholding powerhouse.
Larry Robbins of SMW Autoblok USA shares how the company transformed from a chuck manufacturer into a total solutions provider — delivering advanced workholding, automation electronics, and the industry’s first electronic gripper with predictable grip force and feedback.
That evolution is exactly why the partnership with Okuma works. When world-class machine tools meet world-class workholding and automation, the real winner is the customer!
