This is an update of an article about how to determine the installed version of THINC API. Back then, the method for checking the installed version involved searching the Windows Registry’s uninstall…
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THINC App: Panel Mode
Let’s code a panel mode switcher application for Okuma THINC! An app that lets you switch panel mode from a VNC or other remote desktop application. Wait, but why? After all, there’s…
7 Basic Tips for THINC Apps
So you’re developing a THINC application to run on your Okuma THINC CNC. You’ve read the fine documentation in the Okuma Open API SDK, right? If you’re new to THINC, and you…
Can I use THINC API to cycle-start my Okuma P300?
Perhaps the most common API programming question I’ve heard asked of Okuma representatives is: can THINC API be used to cycle-start my machine tool? The answer is no. But that answer makes…
A Quick Intro to Okuma THINC
What is a THINC app? In the broadest sense, a THINC app is an application made to run on Okuma OSP-P controls. This is Okuma’s line of Windows-based CNCs. Even though normal…
Popular Machine Tool Apps
If you’re curious, like me, about what software tools are being widely used in manufacturing, Okuma has given us a peek at the most popular machine tool apps in their app store….
Okuma App Store
For machine tools, hardware enhancements and add-ons are usually the province of a distributor. Software tends to be a different story: available via download rather than expensive shipment, installable with no special…