Okuma Books Record Machine Orders as Automation Demand Surges
First-half bookings rose 44.4% to 161.44 billion yen as aerospace, defense and power equipment makers ramped up capital spending on five-axis precision machining systems.
ATBy Aiko Tanaka, Japan correspondent, robotics and automation··Updated November 4, 2026·4 min read
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Okuma Corporation reported record first-half consolidated orders of 161.44 billion yen ($1.05 billion) on Nov. 4, 2026, driven by surging global demand for automated five-axis machine tools.
The intake marked a 44.4% increase from a year earlier. That lifted the Japanese machine builder's order backlog to 144.72 billion yen ($945 million) at the end of September.
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Japan correspondent, robotics and automation — Aiko Tanaka covers industrial robots, precision reducers and motion control, and the factory automation decisions that drive their order books.
