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Mazak opens new Canadian headquarters/Technology Centre |
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 Mazak Corp., Florence, KY officially opened its new $4 million Canada headquarters and Technology Centre in Cambridge, ON.
“This Technology Centre is proof of Mazak’s commitment to helping our
Canadian customers improve productivity and profitability with machine
tool technology solutions specifically developed for their particular
needs,” Brian Papke, president of Mazak Corp. said at the opening
ceremony for the new facility.
In addition to Papke, the opening ceremony featured a number of other
dignitaries including Yamazaki Mazak Corporation President Tomohisa
Yamazaki and Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig.
Mazak’s new Canada Technology Centre is designed to help Canadian
manufacturers to improve their productivity and competitiveness, says
Tomohisa Yamazaki, president of Mazak Corp.
“To improve their global competitiveness, North American customers need
to add more value to their products. By installing our most advanced
manufacturing products and a wide variety of the latest machine tool
products at our new Canada Technology Centre, we are going to work
closely with customers to create better manufacturing solutions,” says
Yamazaki.
Mazak’s new Canada headquarters and Technology Centre covers 2,044
square meters on a 1.53-hectare site and will be home to Mazak Canada’s
30 person sales and service support operation. It will also serve as a
vital connection to Mazak’s distributors throughout Canada: A.W. Miller
Technical Sales Inc., Mississauga, ON; A.W. Miller Equipement
Technique, St. Laurent, QC; and Machine Toolworks in Edmonton, AB.
Mazak’s Canada Technology Centre is the eighth in North America and
the 29th worldwide. Each Mazak Technology Centre is a commitment to
stay close to the unique requirements and character of world’s most
important local manufacturing markets, helping customers implement the
latest machine-tool technologies and equipment for improved
productivity. With knowledgeable personnel close and accessible to
Canadian manufacturers, Mazak can provide unique manufacturing
solutions, including turnkey systems and process development expertise.
The Canada Technology Centre will also host technical seminars on the
latest manufacturing advances and demonstrate such solutions as
multi-tasking technology, five-axis machining, and high-speed machining
centres.
The facility features a large Technology Hall which houses 11 Mazak
machines for hands-on applications. The Mazak machines showcased at the
firm’s Technology Centre include the NEXUS VCN 510C-II 5X vertical
machining centre; the NEXUS HCN 6000-II horizontal machining centre;
Integrex 200-IV ST multi-tasking machine; the Integrex e-1060V/8 II;
the Integrex 300-IV multi-tasking machine; the IVS 200 inverted
vertical spindle turning centre; the NEXUS QTN 250-II MSY CNC turning
centre with an LNS Quick Load Servo 80 bar feeder; the NEXUS QTN 350-II
MY CNC turning centre; the Super Quadrex 200 four-axis turning centre;
the SVC 2000L/1200 vertical machining centre; and the Variaxis 630-5X
II vertical machining centre.
The new Technology Centre also includes presentation and seminar rooms
which will be used support training and continuing education programs.
Some of Mazak’s Canada Technology Centre’s engineering and service
functions include: turnkey system integration and applications
engineering tailored to individual company production needs; access to
related expertise such as CAD/CAM, automation, and tooling strategies;
factory-trained service personnel; access to Mazak’s North American
parts center in Florence, KY and its $52 million in ready-to-ship
inventory; and more.
mazakcanada.ca
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