(FLORENCE, KY) – With $1.575 billion in machine tool revenue for its fiscal year ended March 31,
2005, YamazakiMazak Corp, (Oguchi, Japan), the parent of Florence, KY-based Mazak Corp., is the
world’s leading supplier of CNC machine tools, as reported by the online newsletter Metalworking
Insiders’ Report.
“To be the leading manufacturer of machine tools in North America in up and down years alike takes
tremendous effort from all our resources,” says Brian Papke, President, Mazak Corp. (Florence, KY).
“Our focus and dedication will remain on how our manufacturing customers of all sizes can continually
develop productivity and efficiency gains with advanced-technology Mazak equipment. As manufacturers
ourselves, this remains our mission as well.” Leadership in sales is supported by Mazak’s leadership
position in a number of significant areas:
• Mazak’s growth strategy has relied on its global market presence, with major manufacturing facilities
in Europe, Asia, and North America. Mazak‘s production plants are located in Japan, China, Singapore,
the United Kingdom, and the United States. The company is continuously making major investments in
its production facilities worldwide to better serve customers. These regularly involve using the latest
versions of Mazak equipment and systems on Mazak’s own production lines to accelerate production
and improve quality and efficiency. In the United States alone, the company is committing $20 million to
its North American operations over the next two years, including equipment upgrades at its Florence,
KY, plant; the doubling in size of Mazak’s National Technology Center, also in Florence, and further
improving its automated parts delivery system, where 97% of spare-parts orders are shipped within 24
hours and 96% are shipped the same day the order is received.
• Mazak produces the industry’s broadest and among the most innovative lines of metalworking and
production equipment solutions for improving manufacturing productivity and cost-efficiency, including
CNC turning centers, vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, multitasking production
centers, multi-axis metalcutting lasers, and automated Palletech material-handling systems.
• Mazak pioneered the multi-tasking machine tool and manufactures the industry’s most advanced and
broadest range of sizes and configurations of this equipment, where a single, integrated, machine tool
can produce a complex part entirely in a single setup. Numerous manufacturers facing extreme cost
and lead-time restrictions use the most successful and innovative multi-tasking machine tools, the
Integrex series
from both local and global competition, Integrex machines exhibit the most powerful production and
information technology advances to significantly cut costs, accelerate production, and improve quality.
With the growing emphasis on lean manufacturing applications throughout a number of industries,
Integrex multi-tasking models provide the most significantly improved throughput times and overall lead
time reductions for leading manufacturers throughout the world.
• OEMs and job shops in automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment, medical, energy, defense, and other
durable-goods industries receive support from the Mazak’s extensive network of Technology Centers,
26 in total worldwide, including six in North America. Here, customers partner with Mazak and selected
leading technology vendors in tooling, automation, and production software for applications
engineering, processprove-out, and technology training tailored to individual company needs. In North
America, the NationalTechnology Center in Florence, KY, is linked electronically with Regional
Headquarters and Technology Centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Hartford, Houston, Los Angeles, and
Monterrey, Mexico. Mazak is able to share its extensive applications database with customers, enabling
them to learn from each other in this environment. This strong connection with manufacturers of all
sizes is also supported with ongoing major investments. Mazak’s National Technology Center in
Florence, KY, will double in size by October 2005, and a major new facility is being planned for Hartford,
Connecticut, scheduled for completion in June 2006.
• Mazak’s NEXUS line of CNC turning centers, vertical machining centers, and horizontal machining
centers, are a major sales success for the company, due to their high performance and advanced
technologies at an outstanding value. The continuing success of these models across a number of
manufacturing applications has created a strong foundation for growth and profit for the Mazak plant in
Florence, KY. Committed to Improved Manufacturing Mazak Corp. is an integral part of Yamazaki Mazak,
the world’s leading supplier of CNC production equipment. With more than 30 years in Florence, KY,
Mazak’s leading-edge manufacturing plant is in its 14th expansion, reflecting the company’s continuous
investment in manufacturing technology. For more information, visit the Mazak website at
www.mazakusa.com.
