Okamoto focuses on semiconductors and automation

February 12, 2018

Okamoto Machine Tool Works, grinding machine builder, held distributor meeting “PSG” for about 100 people on February 9th 2018.

Okamoto Machine Tool Works explained the new models and introduced its new “equipment update vintage campaign” in which existing old surface grinder are traded in and latest models are sold at special prices.

Okamoto also produces semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Demand for ceramic chucks used in semiconductor processing increased, and the mainstay grinding machine also performed well. The company asked distributors to further expand sales. To encourage distributors to actively propose automation of grinding machines, it presented examples of robotic grinding machines installed in Okamoto Koki, a group company, through video.

At the close of the meeting, Mr. Tsuneyuki Ishii, president of Okamoto Machine Tool Works said, “Users are highly interested in automation through work styles transformation. We would like our distributors to propose our products”. The meeting was also held in Osaka on February 7th and in Nagoya on February 8^th.

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