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Expanding What’s Possible with Automation from Morris

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06/25/2025 Automation, Manufacturing, Industry Innovation, Worker Shortage, Manufacturing Trends
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Automation isn’t a future concept—it’s a present-day solution ready to tackle your manufacturing challenges and elevate your business. Whether your shop is facing labor shortages, looking to boost spindle utilization, or preparing for lights-out operations, Morris Automation is here to help.

To better showcase the depth and versatility of our automation offerings, we’ve launched a redesigned Morris Automation webpage. It reflects the full spectrum of solutions we provide, from plug-and-play tending systems to fully customized, multi-machine automation cells.

Morris Automation Solutions Breakdown Graphic

The new layout makes it easier for manufacturers to explore options aligned with their machines, production goals, and operational scale. It also highlights the end-to-end support, engineering expertise, and long-term partnership Morris is known for.

Flexible Solutions for Real-World Applications

Morris Automation systems are built for the way manufacturers actually operate. Our portfolio covers four main application areas, each designed to solve specific production challenges:

Okuma Robot Loader (ORL) and RoboJob Turn-Assist Essential Mini Lathe Automation

Lathe Automation

Designed for single-machine, fixed-headstock, or Swiss-type turning centers, these solutions include compact robotic systems like the Okuma Robot Loader (ORL), RoboJob Turn-Assist, and Morris collaborative robot packages. Perfect for increasing output without adding headcount.

Mill Automation

For vertical and horizontal machining centers, options like the Okuma ORL-MC and Erowa pallet systems streamline work handling and keep spindles cutting. These solutions are configurable for high-mix environments and reduce downtime.

Okuma Robot Loader (ORL) Machining Center Automation

Production Automation

Scalable systems such as Okuma FMS and FAMAR turning centers enable unattended machining across multiple machines and shifts. They’re built to handle high throughput, job control, and production variation with minimal intervention.

Custom Automation

When off-the-shelf options don’t cut it, Morris engineers deliver tailored automation cells. These systems may include in-process inspection, custom workholding and tooling, MES or SQL integration, or high payload and long-reach robots. They’re compatible with any CNC machine we offer.


 
Check out the Latest in Lathe Automation with Mike Locke...

Automation Systems Manager Mike Locke shares how the RoboJob Turn-Assist Essential Mini delivers reliable, hands-off part handling for CNC lathes. In this video, he breaks down key features, performance specs, and why it pairs especially well with machines like the Tsugami TMA8F and M08SY-II:

 

 
Built for Manufacturers Solving Real Challenges

Morris Automation helps manufacturers improve productivity, control costs, and plan for workforce changes. Our systems are designed to:

  • Reduce reliance on manual labor and shift skilled workers to higher-value tasks
  • Improve part quality by minimizing variation
  • Eliminate bottlenecks through automated loading, unloading, and material movement
  • Maximize spindle uptime by reducing manual intervention
  • Enable lights-out machining without adding staff

Okuma ORL-R8 & Cobot Machine Tending Automation Graphic

Proven in the Field

Our automation setups are already making an impact:

  • An Okuma LB2000 EX III with an ORL-R8 robot helped a manufacturer streamline part handling, improve spindle utilization, and reduce operator fatigue
  • An Okuma GENOS M560-V paired with a collaborative robot enabled a local job shop to run unattended for several hours overnight at a cost-effective price
  • RoboJob Turn-Assist systems on Tsugami lathes deliver consistent uptime and fast ROI, helping shops scale production without hiring additional labor
Comprehensive Support, Long-Term Partnership

Morris Automation is more than a system provider. We support customers with implementation, training, engineering design, CNC integration, preventive maintenance, and remote diagnostics—ensuring long-term performance and ROI.

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Explore Our NEW Automation Page

Whether you’re exploring automation for the first time or expanding a mature program, the NEW Morris Automation page is built to guide you. Organized by machine type, supported builders, and shop goals, it’s your next step in the automation journey.

Visit the new Morris Automation page today and see what’s possible when smart technology meets shop-floor experience. Click here: https://www.gotomorris.com/technology/automation/

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