CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 5, 2025) – The leadership team at Okuma America Corporation, a global leader and single-source builder of computer numeric control (CNC) machine tools, controls and automation systems, is pleased to announce the addition of a new partner to distribute Okuma products and services in Brazil. Maquinas e Solucoes Servicos de Representacao e Manutencao de Equipamentos Ltda (M&S), a member of the Molgroup of companies, will begin serving Okuma customers and prospects in Brazil effective immediately.
Several factors were considered by the Okuma leadership team when choosing M&S for Brazil, the most important of which was the common mission of both 100+ year old companies to provide high-quality, high-performance machine tools, automation systems and premium support to the expanding manufacturing industry throughout Brazil. Additionally, Okuma and Molinari, also a member of the Molgroup of companies, have enjoyed a 40+ year OEM-distributor partnership in other Latin American regions including Argentina and neighboring countries.
Mr. Tim Thiessen, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Okuma America Corporation, expressed his excitement about 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.”
About M&S and Molgroup
The Molgroup of companies is one of the oldest and largest machine tool distributors in Latin America, with service dating back to 1906. M&S, a division of the Molgroup, was launched 23 years ago. The Molgroup company has offices in Parque de las Ciencias, Free Trade Zone, Ruta 101, km 23.500, Platino Tower, Office 004, CP 14000, Canelones, Uruguay, and the newest M&S headquarters facility is located in Rua Coronel Orlando Secco 333, Mezanino, Bairro Tulipas, CEP 13212-795, Cidade Jundaí, Estado de San Pablo, Brazil. In addition to offering Machine Tools to our customers in the region, M&S & Molgroup also provide competitive solutions for automation, customized turnkey’s, and developed software applications.
About Okuma America Corporation
Okuma America Corporation is the U.S.-based sales and service affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a world leader in CNC (computer numeric control) machine tools, controls and automation systems. The company was founded in 1898 in Nagoya, Japan, and is the industry’s only single-source provider of CNC machines, controls, 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. Along with its extensive distribution network (largest in the Americas), and Partners in Technology network of enhanced manufacturing technologies, Okuma is committed to helping users gain competitive advantages through the open possibilities of machine tools today and into the future.
