Okuma America Corporation announces new distribution partnership in Brazil

Charlotte, NC – Okuma America Corporation, a leader in CNC machine tools, controls, and automation systems, has announced a new partnership with Maquinas e Solucoes Servicos de Representacao e Manutencao de Equipamentos Ltda (M&S) to distribute Okuma products and services in Brazil. M&S, a member of the Molgroup of companies, will begin serving Okuma customers and prospects in Brazil immediately.

The decision to partner with M&S was influenced by the shared mission of both companies, each with over 100 years of history, to provide high-quality, high-performance machine tools, automation systems, and premium support to Brazil’s growing manufacturing industry. Okuma and Molinari, another Molgroup company, have maintained a successful 40-year OEM-distributor partnership in other Latin American regions, including Argentina and neighboring countries.

Tim Thiessen, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Okuma America Corporation, expressed his enthusiasm for the new partnership: “By partnering with Maquinas e Solucoes (M&S) in Brazil, we will be able to further strengthen our offering and value proposition for customers in Brazil. Customers in the region will now be supported by both M&S and Okuma Latino Americana, an Okuma affiliate office in the region.”

The Molgroup of companies, one of the oldest and largest machine tool distributors in Latin America, has been in service since 1906. M&S, a division of the Molgroup, was established 23 years ago. The Molgroup has offices in Parque de las Ciencias, Free Trade Zone, Ruta 101, km 23.500, Platino Tower, Office 004, CP 14000, Canelones, Uruguay. The new M&S headquarters is located at Rua Coronel Orlando Secco 333, Mezanino, Bairro Tulipas, CEP 13212-795, Cidade Jundaí, Estado de San Pablo, Brazil. M&S and Molgroup offer competitive solutions for automation, customized turnkey projects, and developed software applications.

Okuma America Corporation is the U.S.-based sales, engineering, and service affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a world-leading builder of CNC machine tools, controls, and automation systems. Founded in 1898 in Nagoya, Japan, Okuma is the industry’s only single-source provider of CNC machines, drives, motors, encoders, spindles, and automation systems, all manufactured by Okuma. The company designs its own CNC controls to integrate seamlessly with each machine tool’s functionality. In 2014, Okuma launched the Okuma App Store, the industry’s only centralized online marketplace for machine tool apps and related content. With its extensive distribution network and Partners in Technology network, Okuma is committed to helping users gain a competitive advantage through the open possibilities of machine tools today and into the future.