Okuma's MCR-S (Super) Double-Column Machining Center [5-Face Machining] received a Machine Design Award (IDEA) sponsored by The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (The Daily Industrial News). Two of our products won a prize at the same time; the other being our MB-80V Vertical Machining Center.

The MCR-S was developed by thoroughly addressing the issues in die/mold machining such as cycle time, accuracy, area step error and machined surface quality. There are three main design concepts:

Super-accuracy-oriented designing

• Equipped with Okuma's Thermo Friendly Concept, a thermal deformation control technology that maintains high accuracy and stability through the entire workspace area.
• A newly developed 3D Calibration* system, a volumetric accuracy calibration technology that provides super-accurate comparisons with actual machine spatial accuracies.
• Achieves highly reliable levels of on-machine gauging* comparable to a coordinate measuring machine by fusing the technologies of volumetric accuracy calibration and Okuma thermal deformation control.

Human-assisted machine design

• New Accuracy Stability Diagnosis Function* allows the machine to self-diagnose machine accuracy stability and provide easy-to-understand numericals and visuals.
• Equipped with Hyper-Surface*, a high-quality NC control technology for machined surfaces that greatly reduces die/mold polishing work.

Innovatively designed for die/mold production

• Optimal machine designs provide shorter total lead times, lower costs, higher speed and accuracy, as well as higher quality machining.
• With the laser unit mounted specification*, the total lead time is dramatically shortened by the world's only super process-intensive machining that can cut, measure, heat treat, and repair parts with one machine.

* Optional

The MCR-S is a super-high accuracy, process-intensive, double-column machining center that revolutionizes the production of press dies.

Other recipients of the Machine Design Award

• The 49th (2019) Grand Prize (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Award) for the ARMROID Next-Generation Robot System
• The 48th (2018) Grand Prize (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Award) for the MU-S600V 5-Axis Vertical Machining Center
• The 45th (2015) Grand Prize (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Award) for the ECO suite Next-Generation Energy-Saving System
• The 44th (2014) Japan Machine Tool Manufacturers Association Award
  for the MCR-C Double-Column Machining Center [5-Face Machining]
• The 43rd (2013) Judging Committee Special Award
  for the MU-10000H 5-Axis Horizontal Machining Center
• The 42nd (2012) Grand Prize (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Award) for the MULTUS B300II Intelligent Multitasking Machine
• The 40th (2010) Judging Committee Special Award for the VTR-A Series Double Column Turning Centers
• The 38th (2008) Japan Machine Tool Manufacturers Association Award
  for the MULTUS B200 Intelligent Multitasking Machine
• The 35th (2005) Japan Machine Tool Manufacturers Association Award for the 2SP-150H 2-Spindle Horizontal CNC Lathe
• The 34th (2004) Judging Committee Special Award
  for the UNIVERSAL CENTER MU-400VA 5-Axis Vertical Machining Center