• 【Announcement】Idle time reduction feature “ChronoCut” becomes a standard feature.

    HAKUSAN, ISHIKAWA – Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (CEO Shogo NAKAMURA), is implementing the standard integration of specific features of ‘ChronoCut’ across nearly all Nakamura-Tome machines. This inclusion of the cycle time reduction feature ‘ChronoCut’ results in reduced cycle time compared to conventional methods, ultimately enhancing production efficiency.

    ■What is ChronoCut?
    A unique function by Nakamura-Tome designed to reduce idle time.
    This new software minimizes idle time during manufacturing without compromising accuracy, even without any changes to the cutting conditions.

    ・Spindle synchronization
    ・C-axis positioning
    ・Return to the reference point
    ・Rigid tapping
    ・Cut off/Transfer
    ・Machine coordinate system positioning

    We have sped up more than 15 functions, including those mentioned above.

    The following video is also available for viewing. Please take a look.

    Title: The idle time reduction “ChronoCut” will be equipped as standard in almost all models.

    ■Development background
    The reduction of cycle time is one of the challenges constantly faced by the machine tool industry. As a machine tool manufacturer, addressing this challenge of cycle time reduction head-on was a major theme in the development process. In addition, in this development, we have proceeded with the idea of contributing to cycle time reduction without causing any burden to our customers. How can we ensure that customers can continue using their existing machining programs without any modifications? We considered various perspectives and implemented numerous features, with a focus on reducing idle time, which will ultimately shorten the cycle time. With ChronoCut, let’s experience the cycle time reduction.

    ■Comment from Shogo Nakamura/CEO
    We’re excited to announce that ChronoCut is now standard in many Nakamura-Tome models. This development was inspired by the requests of our global customers, and we’re delighted to have made your ideas a reality. As a prevalent challenge in today’s manufacturing industry, many operations find themselves constantly racing against the clock. Consequently, it can be challenging to fully focus on the tasks that truly matter. ChronoCut is a feature that, when installed, speeds up your processing jobs. By eliminating idle time, there’s no need to compromise the quality of your work. By incorporating this innovative feature, we aim to create time together with our customers and want to cut the burden of manufacturing.

    ■Ask Nakamura-Tome
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    【Corporate Information】
    Business details: Multitasking machine, combined precision CNC lathe
    Company: Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Address: Netsuno 15, Hakusan city, Ishikawa, 920-2195 Japan
    CEO: Shogo NAKAMURA
    Established: December, 1960
    Website: https://www.nakamura-tome.com
    Business details: Multitasking machine, combined precision CNC lathe

    【Reference】
    Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Phone:076-273-1111
    e-mail:nt-mktg@nakamura-tome.co.jp

  • 【New Product Announcement】Built-in Mist Collector “FogFree”

    HAKUSAN, ISHIKAWA – Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (CEO Shogo NAKAMURA) launches a new product “FogFree.” It is a mist collector built into a machine tool, requiring no additional installation space, ducts, or hoses.
    It adopts a centrifugation mechanism (cyclonic separator) and HEPA class filter, collecting 99.93% of 0.3μm fine particles. It prevents workplace deterioration caused by mist, delivering a safe and secure manufacturing environment.

    fogfree

    ■Product Information
    https://www.nakamura-tome.com/products/wy-100v/

    ■Development background
    As machinery capabilities improve and more facilities use high-pressure coolant pumps, mist is more likely to occur during processing. After processing is complete, it is also common to see mist filling the factory when the door is opened, deteriorating the working environment. To address such challenges and improve the factory environment, we developed FogFree.
    Duct hoses and extra space for a mist-collecting system disrupt maintenance. Choosing a built-in mist collector eliminated these issues, improving design aesthetics and reducing the burden on factory layout.

    ■Comment from Shogo Nakamura/CEO
    FogFree is a product designed to efficiently capture mist generated within multitasking machines and CNC lathes, aiming to improve the working environment for operators.
    There are growing global demands for improving factory environments. I expect it will lead to an increased installation rate of mist collectors. However, traditional standalone-type mist collectors take up space and sometimes require lengthy piping, impacting space arrangement and mist collection efficiency. This time, by designing a built-in mist collector tailored for our multitasking machines, we have successfully addressed these challenges, not only saving space but also significantly enhancing mist collection capabilities.
    Maintenance for a built-in mist collector has been another agenda for us. Recognizing that there is no mist collector that requires zero maintenance, we designed it with ingenuity and creativity to ensure easy accessibility and manageability for customers. It’s indeed a new product that aligns with our mission to “Cut the Burden of Manufacturing.”

    ■Ask Nakamura-Tome
    https://www.nakamura-tome.com/contact_product/

    【Corporate Information】
    Company: Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Address: Ro 15, Netsuno, Hakusan city, Ishikawa, 920-2195 Japan
    CEO: Shogo NAKAMURA
    Established: December 1960
    Website:https://www.nakamura-tome.com/
    Business details: Multitasking machine, combined precision CNC lathe

    【Reference】
    Takuro Kakeyama
    Sales Marketing Section, Sales Promotion Department
    Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Phone:076-273-1111
    E-mail:nt-mktg@nakamura-tome.co.jp

  • [Announcement] A New Promotional Video “V series | Faster than the fastest” Released.

    HAKUSAN, ISHIKAWA – Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (CEO Shogo NAKAMURA) released a new promotional video, “V series | Faster than the fastest,” in public.

    Please take this opportunity to explore the appeal of the new “V series” products, which includes the WY-100V CNC multitasking lathe that was launched in July 2023.

    Title:[New] V series | Faster than the fastest

    WY-100V

    ■Product Information
    https://www.nakamura-tome.com/products/wy-100v/

    ■Background of the filming
    The concept of the V series including the WY-100V is speed. Therefore, we insisted on directions and camera angles in the production of the film to deliver viewers the feeling of speed.

    To symbolize speed, we featured a track and field runner. The concept involves overlaying the runner’s repetitive training, aimed at reducing their time, with the movement of the machine to illustrate the idea of making the processing time faster and faster.

    The video features a high-speed style, and we hope you enjoy Nakamura-Tome’s fastest V series.

    ■Ask Nakamura-Tome
    https://www.nakamura-tome.com/contact_product/

    【Corporate Information】
    Company: Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Address: Ro 15, Netsuno, Hakusan city, Ishikawa, 920-2195 Japan
    CEO: Shogo NAKAMURA
    Established: December 1960
    Website:https://www.nakamura-tome.com/
    Business details: Multitasking machine, combined precision CNC lathe

    【Reference】
    Sales Marketing Section, Sales Promotion Department
    Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Phone:076-273-1111
    E-mail:nt-mktg@nakamura-tome.co.jp

  • 【New Product Announcement】Compact Loader servo

    HAKUSAN, ISHIKAWA – Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (CEO Shogo NAKAMURA) launched a new product, “Compact Loader servo.” The Compact Loader is a built-in transport system to load blank materials and unload finished parts, and the new product is a servo type that operates with servo drives on all axes.

    Compact Loader servo

    ■Product Information
    https://www.nakamura-tome.com/products/compact-loader/

    ■Development background
    The most notable feature of the conventional Compact Loader is that a machine’s height remains the same even after being mounted with the Compact Loader, and it has met with a good reputation. However, we also have frequently received requests from our customers for improvement in the setup process. In developing the Compact Loader servo, we have improved the repeated positioning accuracy to be equivalent to that of a gantry loader by changing the vertical axis operation to the servo drive. This change makes it possible to set the teaching point more precisely, thus improving setup performance.

    ■Comment from Shogo Nakamura/CEO
    The Compact Loader servo is a very compact built-in automation system that can be installed without affecting the height of standard machines. This system is very popular with customers whose factory has low ceiling heights, making it difficult to install automation systems such as a gantry loader or with customers who want the flexibility to use the gantry loader system along with a bar feeder. By changing the operation of the system’s axes partly from conventional drives to the servo drive, the setup performance has been greatly improved, and the transporting speed has further increased. We hope that the Compact Loader servo will satisfy many customers and cut the burden of manufacturing on the shop floor.

    ■Ask Nakamura-Tome
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    【Corporate Information】
    Company: Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Address: Ro 15, Netsuno, Hakusan city, Ishikawa, 920-2195 Japan
    CEO: Shogo NAKAMURA
    Established: December 1960
    Website:https://www.nakamura-tome.com/
    Business details: Multitasking machine, combined precision CNC lathe

    【Reference】
    Sales Marketing Section, Sales Promotion Department
    Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Phone:076-273-1111
    E-mail:nt-mktg@nakamura-tome.co.jp

  • 【New Machine Announcement】Next Level Machining – Precision CNC Multitasking Lathe SC-200IIL

    HAKUSAN, ISHIKAWA – Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (CEO Shogo NAKAMURA) launches a new precision CNC multitasking lathe, “SC-200IIL”.
    While it inherits the main specifications of the SC-200II and its concept of “Next level machining,” the SC-200IIL evolves into a machine capable of machining long workpieces by adopting a long bed to prolong the distance between the centers.
    This development allows users to select the R-side specifications from the sub-spindle or NT tailstock units.

    SC-200ⅡL

    ■Product Information
    https://www.nakamura-tome.com/products/sc-200l/

    ■Development background
    Customer requirements for maintaining machining accuracy and durability are becoming increasingly demanding each year, requiring higher performance capabilities. In order to meet this, SC-200IIL has been developed to make the conventional SC-200L even easier for the customers to use. The high-rigid slant bed hiring the box-way slide is capable of adapting heavy cutting and high precision machining, ensuring high machining rigidity, workability, and accuracy.

    ■Comment from Shogo Nakamura/CEO
    SC-200II is our new multitasking machine with the concept of “Next level machining.” Since this machine is capable of processing large materials that should be normally performed on a machine in a one-rank larger size, the SC-200IIL can deliver favorable changes to factory floors. Another appeal of this machine is that the sub-spindle “MATA-BEI” can be selectable on the R-side spindle, allowing end-face machining, and realizes consecutive machining from a blank material to finished parts in a single machine. This machine was developed collaboratively with various departments within the company, coming together to work on it. We hope that many customers will see the actual machine.

    ■Ask Nakamura-Tome
    https://www.nakamura-tome.com/contact_product/

    【Corporate Information】
    Company: Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Address: Ro 15, Netsuno, Hakusan city, Ishikawa, 920-2195 Japan
    CEO: Shogo NAKAMURA
    Established: December 1960
    Website:https://www.nakamura-tome.com/
    Business details: Multitasking machine, combined precision CNC lathe

    【Reference】
    Sales Marketing Section, Sales Promotion Department
    Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Phone:076-273-1111
    E-mail:nt-mktg@nakamura-tome.co.jp

  • A New Bland Film [Cut the Burden of Manufacturing] Has Been Released!

    HAKUSAN, ISHIKAWA – Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (CEO Shogo NAKAMURA) has recently released a new brand film. The film features three customers who utilize Nakamura-Tome machines, showcasing their perspectives on the machines and the manufacturing process.

    Title: Nakamura-Tome Brand Film | Cut the Burden of Manufacturing

    ■Collaborating Companies
    ・TAKATSU FACTORY Co.,Ltd./JAPAN
    ・Modern Engineering/CANADA
    ・vola/DENMARK

    ■Background of the filming
    This brand movie project was launched in June last year to introduce Nakamura-Tome’s concept of “Cut the Burden of Manufacturing” by utilizing multitasking machines to as many people as possible.

    In order to hear the voices of our customers who have installed Nakamura-Tome multitasking machines, Nakamura-Tome members personally go on location and film both domestically and internationally. We did not prepare a script for the interview because we wanted to hear the customers’ honest thoughts. We would like to express our sincere appreciation for the cooperation of everyone who appeared in our brand movie.

    This video is very nice, and we are extremely proud to present it to you. When we played a part of this brand film in our company, some employees’ eyes welled up after hearing customers’ impressions.
    We hope that many people will watch this video and become acquainted with Nakamura-Tome and the advantages of multitasking machines.

    ■Ask Nakamura-Tome
    https://www.nakamura-tome.com/contact_product/

    【Corporate Information】
    Business details: Multitasking machine, combined precision CNC lathe
    Company: Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Address: Netsuno 15, Hakusan city, Ishikawa, 920-2195 Japan
    CEO: Shogo NAKAMURA
    Established: December, 1960
    Website: https://www.nakamura-tome.com
    Business details: Multitasking machine, combined precision CNC lathe

    【Reference】
    Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Phone:076-273-1111
    e-mail:nt-mktg@nakamura-tome.co.jp

  • [New Machine Announcement] “Faster than the fastest” – CNC Multitasking Lathe WY-100V

    HAKUSAN, ISHIKAWA – Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (CEO Shogo NAKAMURA) announced a new two-turret two-spindle precision CNC multitasking lathe named “WY-100V.” With the slogan “Faster than the fastest,” many new technologies to reduce cycle time are implemented in the new machine. 

    WY-100V
    *This photo is for illustrative purposes. 

    A product concept video is published on YouTube with the product’s announcement. 

    Title: [New Machine] WY-100V | Reduce cycle time by 30% with many new technologies

    ■Product Information
    https://www.nakamura-tome.com/products/wy-100v/

    ■Development background
    After seven years have passed since the predecessor WY-100II was released, the WY-100V was developed to endeavor a higher value-added multitasking machine in its renewal. The most significant feature is its high-speed capability. To minimize idle time, we have developed a new technology called “ChronoCut” while also achieving higher spindle speeds, increasing milling speeds, and improved torque on the hardware side. As a result, we have successfully reduced cycle time by 30% in an actual machining case, as demonstrated with the sample workpiece below.

    demowork
    *Sample workpiece of a hydraulic valve component

    New hardware and software solutions have been developed to improve the accuracy that bears faster mass production. Moreover, in terms of control, various techniques have been incorporated to reduce idle time. It is a completely new multitasking machine that is faster and enhances productivity.

    ■Comment from Shogo Nakamura/CEO
    In a multi-turret machine, speed is of utmost importance. By reducing cycle time with a fast machine, you can make a large number of workpieces within the same amount of time and effort. This helps the customers to save manufacturing costs in challenging cost-cutting situations and alleviates concerns about tight delivery deadlines.

    The WY-100V is a machine that embodies the concept of “Faster than the fastest.” It aims to reduce the burden on the shop floor. Even a few seconds of cycle time reduction can bring great satisfaction. Still, we have set a high goal of aiming for a 30% reduction with the workpiece demonstrated above and developed the machine from scratch with the dedication of our team. It is a machine that incorporates all our hardware, software, and machining expertise. We invite you to experience our new flagship two-turret machine.

    ■Ask Nakamura-Tome
    Nakamura-Tome welcomes any questions and inquiries. Please feel free to contact us via the link below.
    https://www.nakamura-tome.com/contact_product/

    【Corporate Information】
    Company: Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Address: Ro 15, Netsuno, Hakusan city, Ishikawa, 920-2195 Japan
    CEO: Shogo NAKAMURA
    Established: December 1960
    Website:https://www.nakamura-tome.com/
    Business details: Multitasking machine, combined precision CNC lathe

    【Reference】
    Sales Promotion Department
    Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Phone:076-273-1111
    E-mail:nt-mktg@nakamura-tome.co.jp

  • Solar Electric Panels are Installed on Factory Roof to Reduce CO2 Emissions

    HAKUSAN, ISHIKAWA – Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (CEO Shogo NAKAMURA) has installed a photo-voltaic system on the roofs of Plant 11 and Plant 12 since December 8, 2022, to supply clean electricity for the entire plants and buildings in the area of Netsuno side within the premises.

    This installation is expected to generate approximately 1.33 million kW annually, covering about 20% of the annual electricity demand for the entire Netsuno side area. All of the generated electricity will be used for captive consumption, predicted to reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 521 tons annually.

    Nakamura-Tome has been taking environmental and energy-saving measures by introducing factory LED lighting, updating air conditioners, installing demand controllers to control peak shaving, and adding ECO-friendly functions to multitasking machines.

    To incorporate more renewable energy sources in the future, the company terminates the ZERO CO2 emission power source that has been on contract with the power company since 2021, and promotes further energy-saving and energy-generation to produce machine tools friendly to the earth and people.

    【Corporate Information】
    Company: Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Address: Ro 15, Netsuno, Hakusan city, Ishikawa, 920-2195 Japan
    CEO: Shogo NAKAMURA
    Established: December, 1960
    Website: https://www.nakamura-tome.com
    Business details: Multitasking machine, combined precision CNC lathe

    【Reference】
    Public Relation, General Affairs Section
    Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Phone:076-273-8005
    E-mail:nt-press@nakamura-tome.co.jp

  • [New Function Announcement] Easily Confirm Tool Path and Interference by “Path Checker”

    HAKUSAN, ISHIKAWA – Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (CEO Shogo NAKAMURA) launched a new function called “Path Checker,” which allows readily confirming a tool path and interference while making a program.

    Path Checker

    Path Checker features
    The Path Checker is a function that can check a tool path in real time and confirm interference while making a program. Confirming the tool path quickly without transferring to the simulation screen as editing the program is possible.

    Moreover, a cursor moves to a corresponding line of the program automatically when you touch an arbitrary part of the tool path drawing. This function enables you to identify and modify the related program. The Path Checker excels in operability and expects to reduce programming time.

    ■Development background
    To confirm the tool path while programming, users had to transfer from the program processing screen to the simulation screen in the past. We received voices that it took too much time to check the program and interference. Therefore, we developed the Path Checker that contributes to making a high-quality program faster and improving productivity efficiency by checking the tool path while programming without a complicated setting.

    Path Checker

    ■YouTube Video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzCUbigS9zg

    ■Ask Nakamura-Tome
    Nakamura-Tome welcomes any questions and inquiries. Please feel free to contact us via the link below.
    https://www.nakamura-tome.com/contact_product/

    【Corporate Information】
    Company: Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Address: Netsuno 15, Hakusan city, Ishikawa, 920-2195 Japan
    CEO: Shogo NAKAMURA
    Established: December, 1960
    Website: https://www.nakamura-tome.com/
    Business details: Multitasking machine, combined precision CNC lathe

    【Reference】
    Sales Promotion Department
    Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Phone:076-273-1111
    E-mail:nt-mktg@nakamura-tome.co.jp