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Yamazaki Mazak established oversea manufacturing plants earlier than other Japanese machine tool manufacturers. We are the only machine tool manufacturer that has established a global production base.
1919
March
Yamazaki Machinery founded by Sadakichi Yamazaki.
Began the manufacturing of straw mat weaving machinery.
1923
Established a new factory in Nagoya, Aichi-Pref.
1927
September
Began manufacturing of machine tools, lathes and drilling machines
1928
Completed the first lathe
1934
Completed the first roll lathe
1939
Established Yamazaki Machinery sales department
1946
May
Teruyuki Yamazaki joined Yamazaki Machinery
1959
Began manufacturing of high speed, high precision engine lathes (LB and LD series)
1961
May
Exported 3 LB and LD series to Indonesia
October
Oguchi plant began operation
November
Joined Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association
1962
June
Contracted 200 lathes (LE series) export to the U.S
September
Sadakichi Yamazaki passed away
October
Teruyuki Yamazaki was appointed president
1963
May
Produced the first Mazak brand machine tools
1965
July
Moved Headquarters to new plant in Oguchi
1968
July
Yamazaki Machinery Corporation (Now Mazak Corporation) established in New York, U.S.A
September
Developed the first Mazak NC lathe, MTC 1000M
1970
April
Developed the first Mazak machining center, BTC No. 5
April
Dusseldorf, West Germany office established
1971
September
Developed the first adaptive control lathe, MTC-1500R-AC, in Japan
1974
July
Mazak Corporation headquarters moved to new plant in Florence Kentucky
1975
August
Yamazaki Machinery Europe N.V. established in Leuven, Belgium
1976
November
Developed Yamazaki Machining System, YMS-30, designed for machining a variety of workpieces in small lot sizes
1979
October
World headquarters Technical Center completed
1980
July
Established Yamazaki Machinery U.K. (now Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd.) in Worcester, U.K.
1981
February
Established Yamazaki Maquinas Herramientas S.A. de C.V., Mexico
April
Established Yamazaki Machinery Deutschland GmbH
June
Developed world’s first conversational CNC system for lathes, MAZATROL T-1.
Completed QUICK TURN 10 CNC lathe with MAZATROL T-1
October
Flexible Manufacturing Factory (FMF) began operation at Oguchi Plant
1982
February
Established YAMAZAKI SERVICE FRANCE S.A. in France
November
Yamazaki Mazak Deutschland GmbH headquarters moved to Goppingen
1983
April
Developed multi-tasking machine, SLANT TURN 40N Mill Center
May
Minokamo plant began full-scale operation
December
Developed MAZATROL FMS
1984
October
Developed CO2 laser processing machine, Mazak LASER PATH 40/40
1985
November
Changed company name to Yamazaki Mazak Corporation from Yamazaki Machinery Works, Ltd.
1987
June
Yamazaki Machinery U.K. began full-scale operation of CIM factory
November
Established Tokyo Tsukuba Techno Hall
1988
March
Yamazaki Machinery U.K. exported CNC lathes to Japan
1990
October
Yamazaki Machinery U.K. received a Best companies in the World Award from the Swedish Royal Academy of Science
1992
April
“Queen’s Award for Export Achievement” awarded to Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd.
May
Completion of Yamazaki Mazak Singapore plant
1993
August
Developed automatic aluminum wheel manufacturing system, AW Factory 650
August
Developed PALLETECH MANUFACTURING SYSTEM
1995
October
Yamazaki Mazak headquarters and 4 manufacturing plants in Japan obtained ISO-9001 certifications
1996
October
Developed FF-510, ultra-high speed horizontal machining center - 1G axes acceleration
December
Yamazaki Mazak Italia S.R.L. opened National Technology Center
1997
May
Yamazaki Mazak France S.A.S. opened Technology Center
September
Developed multi-tasking machine with Y-axis, INTEGREX 200Y
December
Mazak Sulamericana Ltda opened Technology Center
1998
February
Yamazaki Mazak India Pvt., Ltd. opened Technology Center in Pune.
March
Yamazaki Mazak Netherland B.V. opened Technology Center
June
Oguchi Plant Cyber Factory began full-scale operation
June
Developed MAZATROL FUSION 640 CNC system that fuses NC and PC
October
Established Shanghai Technology Center
1999
October
80th anniversary of the establishment of Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
Touch the Future 100 was held
SUPER DIGITAL MACHINE 2019 was introduced
October
Developed VARIAXIS 200
2000
May
Grand opening of Ningxia Little Giant Machine Tool., Ltd. (LG Mazak) in China
August
The founder of Yamazaki Mazak, Sadakichi Yamazaki, was honored by being included in the American Machinist’s Hall of Innovators as a founder of the world-renowned company and as an innovative person of the 1910’s
2001
April
Established Yamazaki Mazak Taiwan Corp., Taiwan Technology Center
June
Tomohisa Yamazaki, Senior Managing Director, administration, was appointed President of Yamazaki Mazak Corporation. Teruyuki Yamazaki, President, was appointed Chairman and CEO. Yoshihiko Yamazaki was appointed Senior Vice Chairman
September
Developed INTEGREX e-machine series
2002
February
Yamazaki Mazak headquarters and 4 manufacturing plants in Japan obtained ISO-14000 certification
July
Developed new generation, world-class machine tools, NEXUS series
2003
March
Established Yamazaki Mazak Korea Co., Ltd., Korea Technology Center
2004
May
Developed UN-600V and UN-600H designed for high productivity with extremely compact floor space requirements
June
Established Yamazaki Mazak Central Europe s.r.o
October
24 hours wireless monitoring System Introduced in all Mazacare models (Japan only)
2005
September
Developed 6th generation CNC system, MAZATROL MATRIX
September
INTEGREX 200-IV equipped with intelligent functions
2006
April
Established World Technology Center in Minokamo, Japan
November
Established Minokamo Plant 2
2007
September
Developed compact multi-tasking machine, INTEGREX i-150
September
Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd. developed VTC 800/30SR
2008
April
Yamazaki Mazak Optonics Corporation established the underground factory, Phoenix Laboratory, in Minokamo, Japan
August
Established Cyber Spindle Factory and World Parts Center in Minokamo, Japan
October
Thailand Technology Center opened new Technology Center
2009
August
Established World R&D Center
(World Research and Development Center)
November
Established new European Technology Center
2010
April
Opening of The Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art
June
Yamazaki Mazak Machine Tool (Guangzhou) Co., LTD. opening of Technology Center
August
Yamazaki Mazak Machine Tool (Dalian) Co.,LTD.opening of Technology Center
2011
April
Establishment of Yamazaki Mazak India PVT.,LTD
June
Opening of new Mazak Southwest Technology Center in Houston Texas
September
Teruyuki Yamazaki passed away
November
Opening of new Mazak Leipzig Technology Center in Germany
2012
March
Opening of new Mazak Duesseldorf Technology Center in Germany
March
Opening of new Mazak Poland Technology Center
April
Opening of new Mazak Czech Technology Center
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