Velocity/Briney joins Partners in THINC

Okuma America Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has announced that toolholding supplier Velocity/Briney is the newest company to join Partners in THINC. Velocity/Briney also supplies the SMART Tool™ toolholding system exclusively for Okuma machining centres.

SMART Tool is a collaboration of four U.S. suppliers: Velocity Products, Briney Tooling Systems, BlueSwarf, and Fullerton Tool. 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, according to the company.

“Velocity/Briney works closely with Okuma and its distributor network to deliver products that are designed, tuned, and optimized for specific Okuma machining centre models. … Our singular focus makes us uniquely qualified to help Okuma customers maximize return on investments in technology,” said Robert Bauer, vice president at Morris Group and head of its Velocity Products division.