“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.
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