About Mazak
Company History
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.
1919-1950
Yamazaki Machinery founded by Sadakichi Yamazaki. (Nagoya)
Began the manufacturing of straw mat weaving machinery.
Established a new factory in Atsuta, Nagoya
Began the manufacturing of machine tools including lathes and milling machines
Developed the first commercial machine tool
Developed the first motor-drive roll lathe
Established Yamazaki Machinery sales department
Teruyuki Yamazaki joined company

1919 Yamazaki Machinery founded by Sadakichi Yamazaki. (Nagoya)

1928 Developed the first commercial machine tool
1951-1970
Began manufacturing of high-speed, high-precision lathes (LA,LB,LC and LD series)
Expanded to overseas market. Exported 3 LD series to Indonesia,
Oguchi plant began operation
Joined Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association
First export to U.S.A., 200 LE series lathes
President Sadakichi Yamazaki passed away
Teruyuki Yamazaki appointed president
Introduced Mazak brand and began production of Mazak lathes
Moved Headquarters to new plant in Oguchi
Established Yamazaki Machinery Corporation in New York, U.S.A.
Developed the first Mazak NC lathe, MTC series
Developed the first Mazak machining center, BTC No. 5
Established Dusseldorf, West Germany offices

1963 Introduced Mazak brand and began production of Mazak lathes

1968 Developed the first Mazak NC lathe MTC 1000M

1970 Developed the first Mazak machining center, BTC No. 5
1971-1990
Developed the first adaptive control lathe, MTC-1500R-AC, in Japan
Completed Yamazaki Machinery Corporation (current name Mazak Corporation)Facility in Greater Cincinnati
Established Yamazaki Machinery Europe N.V. in Leuven, Belgium
Developed the machining system YMS-30
Completed world headquarters Technical Center in Oguchi
Established Yamazaki Machinery U.K. Ltd.
Established Yamazaki Maquinas Herramientas S.A. de C.V., Mexico
Established Yamazaki Machinery Deutschland GmbH in Frankfurt
Developed world’s first conversational CNC system for lathes, the MAZATROL T1. Developed CNC lathe QUICK TURN 10
Yamazaki Machinery Corporation joined NMTBA (now AMT)
FMF began unmanned operation at Oguchi Plant
Established MAZAK SERVICE FRANCE S.A. near Paris
Changed company name to Mazak Corporation from Yamazaki Machinery Corporation
Yamazaki Mazak Deutschland GmbH headquarters moved to Goppingen
Developed multi-tasking machine, SLANT TURN 40N ATC Mill Center
Completed Minokamo plant
Developed unmanned operation system MAZATROL FMS
Developed CO2 laser processing machine, LASER PATH 4040
Changed company name to Yamazaki Mazak Corporation from Yamazaki Machinery Works, Ltd.
Yamazaki Machinery U.K. (now YAMAZAKI MAZAK U.K. LTD.) began full-scale operation of CIM plant in Europe
Established Tokyo Tsukuba Techno Hall
Yamazaki Machinery U.K. first exporting of CNC machine tools to Japan
Mazak Corporation received a All-American Top 10 Best Company Award

1974 Completed Yamazaki Machinery Corporation (current name Mazak Corporation)Facility in Greater Cincinnati

1976 Developed the machining system YMS-30

1981 Developed world’s first conversational CNC system for lathes, the MAZATROL T-1.

1981 Developed CNC lathe QUICK TURN 10

1982 Developed multi-tasking machine, SLANT TURN 40N ATC Mill Center

1983 Completed Minokamo plant

1984 Developed CO2 laser processing machine, LASER PATH 4040

1987 Yamazaki Machinery U.K. (now YAMAZAKI MAZAK U.K. LTD.) began full-scale operation of CIM plant in Europe

1988 All-American Top 10 Best Company Award
1991-2000
Yamazaki Machinery U.K. received a Best in the World Companies Award in the machine tool field from the Swedish Royal Academy of Science
"Queen's Award for Export Achievement" awarded to Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd.
Completed YAMAZAKI MAZAK SINGAPORE PTE.,LTD. Plant YAMAZAKI MAZAK SINGAPORE PTE.,LTD.
Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd. obtained ISO-9001 certifications
Developed automatic aluminum wheel manufacturing system, AW Factory 650
Developed PALLETECH MANUFACTURING SYSTEM which can be easily expanded
Mazak Corporation received a Philip B Crosby Award
Yamazaki Mazak headquarters and 4 manufacturing plants in Japan obtained ISO-9001 certifications
Developed FF-510, ultra-high speed horizontal machining center - 1G axes acceleration
Yamazaki Mazak Italia S.R.L. opened Technology Center
Yamazaki Mazak France S.A.S. opened Technology Center
Developed multi-tasking machine with Y-axis, INTEGREX 200Y
Mazak Sulamericana Ltda opened Technology Center
Opened Technology Center in Pune, India (Current Yamazaki Mazak India Pvt., Ltd.)
Yamazaki Mazak Netherland B.V. opened Technology Center
Completed Oguchi Plant Cyber Factory designed for networking of whole production facility
Developed MAZATROL FUSION 640 CNC system that fuses NC and PC
Established Shanghai Technology Center (Current YAMAZAKI MAZAK TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.)
Yamazaki Mazak Singapore Pte. Ltd. obtained ISO-9001 certifications .
80th anniversary of the establishment of Yamazaki Mazak Corporation “Touch the Future 100” was held.
Developed multi-face 5-axis machine VARIAXIS 200
Completed Ningxia Little Giant Machine Tool., Ltd. Cyber Factory in China
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 1910~1920.

1991 Yamazaki Machinery U.K. received a Best in the World Companies Award in the machine tool field from the Swedish Royal Academy of Science

1992 Queen's Award for Export Achievement" awarded to Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd.

1992 Completed YAMAZAKI MAZAK SINGAPORE PTE.,LTD. Plant

1993 Developed PALLETECH MANUFACTURING SYSTEM which can be easily expanded

1995 Mazak Corporation received a Philip B Crosby Award

1997 Developed multi-tasking machine with Y-axis, INTEGREX 200Y

1999 Completed Ningxia Little Giant Machine Tool., Ltd. Cyber Factory in China
2001-2010
Established Yamazaki Mazak Taiwan Corp., Taiwan Technology Center
Teruyuki Yamazaki was appointed Chairman and CEO
Yoshihiko Yamazaki was appointed Senior Vice Chairman
Tomohisa Yamazaki was appointed President
Developed advanced multi-tasking machine INTEGREX e series
Yamazaki Mazak headquarters and 4 manufacturing plants in Japan obtained ISO-14000 certification
Developed new generation, world-class machine tools produced worldwide, NEXUS series
Established Yamazaki Mazak Korea Co., Ltd., Korea Technology Center
Developed UN-600V and UN-600H designed for high productivity with extremely compact floor space requirements
Established Yamazaki Mazak Central Europe s.r.o in Czech
Introduced MAZACARE support system in the Japanese market
Developed new generation CNC system, MAZATROL MATRIX
Equipped all INTEGREX 200-IV models with intelligent functions
Established World Technology Center in Minokamo, Japan
Completed Minokamo Plant 2
Queen's Award for Export Achievement awarded to Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd.
Developed compact multi-tasking machine, INTEGREX i-150
Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd. developed VTC 800/30SR
Completed the underground factory of Yamazaki Mazak Optonics Corporation
Completed Cyber Spindle Factory and World Parts Center at Minokamo 2
Completed Thailand Technology Center. (Current MAZAK (THAILAND) CO., LTD.)
Completed World R&D Center (World Research and Development Center)
Established large-scale support base (European Technology Center) in U.K.
Opened The Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art
Opened Guangzhou Technology Center in China
Opened Dalian Technology Center in China
New focus on ergonomics for all products

2002 Developed advanced multi-tasking machine INTEGREX e series

2002 Developed new generation, world-class machine tools produced worldwide, NEXUS series

2005 Established World Technology Center in Minokamo, Japan

2006 Completed Minokamo Plant 2

2007 "Queen's Award for Export Achievement" awarded to Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd.

2007 Developed compact multi-tasking machine, INTEGREX i-150

2008 Completed the underground factory of Yamazaki Mazak Optonics Corporation

2010 Opened The Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art

2010 New focus on ergonomics for all products
2011-2020
Relocated and expanded India Technology Center
Relocated and expanded Houston (Southwest) Technology Center
Chairman and CEO Teruyuki Yamazaki passed away
Opened Leipzig Technology Center in Germany
Relocated and expanded Duesseldorf Technology Center
Opened Poland Technology Center
Opened Czech Technology Center
Completed Yamazaki Mazak Machine Tool (Liaoning) Co., Ltd. Plant
Relocated and expanded Korea Technology Center
His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, visited Yamazaki Mazak's European headquarters
Relocated and expanded Brazil Technology Center
Opened Technical Centers in Indonesia and Vietnam
Expanded Yamazaki Mazak Singapore Pte., Ltd. Cyber Factory and New South East Asia Technology Center
40th anniversary of Mazak Corporation production in the U.S.A
Introduced new CNC MAZATROL SmoothX CNC
Introduced two Hybrid multi-tasking machines
Introduction of MAZAK iSMART FactoryTM concept
Mazak expands European Parts Center in Belgium
Release of MAZATROL SmoothG and MAZATROL SmoothC CNC system
Mazak Corporation together with Cisco developed MAZAK SMARTBOX, a "launch platform for easy and highly secure entrance into the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
Yamazaki Mazak Inabe plant announced
Opened Setouchi Technology Center
Opened Hungary Technology Center
Opened China Parts Center
Opened Aerospace Technology Center
Developed hybrid multi-tasking machine VARIAXIS j-600 AM
Announcement of Mazak and Cisco collaboration
Announcement of Mazak and Muratec (AS/RS) collaboration
The “Mazak iSMART FactoryTM” starts operation at Yamazaki Mazak Headquarters in Japan
Integration of the two production bases in Minokamo, Japan and the plan for the Mazak iSMART FactoryTM at Minokamo were announced
25th anniversary of the start of production at the Singapore plant
Developed high speed, high accuracy UD-400/5X 5-axis machining center designed for molds and high precision machining
Inabe plant in Inabe city, Mie prefecture starts operation after completion of first stage of construction
Developed hybrid multi-tasking machine INTEGREX AG series integrating multi-tasking machine with gear cutting
Introduction of the hybrid multi-tasking machine VARIAXIS j-600/5X AM integrating the world’s first blue laser additive manufacturing and machining
Developed Smooth Ai spindle which minimizes chatter for high precision machining surfaces and higher productivity by utilizing AI
Developed 3D direct diode laser processing machine FG-220 DDL
Introduction of Mazak iCONNECTTM utilizing IoT
Tomohisa Yamazaki was appointed Chairman and CEO
Takashi Yamazaki was appointed President
Developed high speed fiber laser processing machine for cutting small diameter round pipe structural material FT-150 FIBER
Developed new multi-tasking machine INTEGREX i-H series
Developed next generation MAZATROL SmoothAi CNC system with MAZATROL TWINS software
Developed new simultaneous 5-axis machining center VARIAXIS C-600
Opened The Yamazaki Mazak Museum Of Machine Tools
Integration of the two production facilities into a “Mazak iSMART FactoryTM” and start of operation in Minokamo, Japan
Opened Florida Technology Center
Opened Northern California Technology Center
Developed 5-face double column machining center FJW-100/160
Developed compact CNC turning center QTE series
Developed new MAZATROL SmoothEz CNC system
Developed simultaneous 5-axis machining center VARIAXIS i-800 NEO
Developed horizontal machining center HCN-6800 NEO

2013 Completed Yamazaki Mazak Machine Tool (Liaoning) Co., Ltd. Plant

2013 His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, visited Yamazaki Mazak's European headquarters

2014 A fusion of machine tool and additive manufacturing technology Hybrid Multi-tasking machine “INTEGREX i AM series”

2014,2015 Advanced technology for production innovation“MAZATROL SmoothX”“MAZATROL SmoothG”“MAZATROL SmoothC”;

2016 Opened Setouchi Technology Center

2016 Opened China Parts Center

2016 Developed Hybrid Multi-tasking machine “VARIAXIS j-600AM”;

2017The “Mazak iSMART FactoryTM” starts operation at Yamazaki Mazak Headquarters in Japan;

2017Developed high speed, high accuracy UD-400/5X 5-axis machining center designed for molds and high precision machining ;

2018Inabe plant in Inabe city, Mie prefecture starts operation after completion of first stage of construction

2018Developed hybrid multi-tasking machine INTEGREX AG series integrating multi-tasking machine with gear cutting

2018Developed 3D direct diode laser processing machine FG-220 DDL

2019Developed new multi-tasking machine INTEGREX i-H series

2019Developed next generation MAZATROL SmoothAi CNC system with MAZATROL TWINS software

2019Developed new simultaneous 5-axis machining center VARIAXIS C-600

2019Opened The Yamazaki Mazak Museum Of Machine Tools

2020Developed 5-face double column machining center FJW-100/160

2020Developed new MAZATROL SmoothEz CNC system

2020Developed simultaneous 5-axis machining center VARIAXIS i-800 NEO
2021- Present
Introduction of Mazak iCONNECTTM WEB service
Developed automated system with cobot, Ez LOADER 10
Developed 3D fiber laser processing machine FG-220
Developed fiber laser processing machine OPTIPLEX 3015 NEO
Developed vertical machining center VCN-460・VCN-600
Relocated Denmark Technology Center
Developed 3D fiber laser processing machine FG-400 NEO
Opened Rumania Technical Center
Developed 5-axis machining center VARIAXIS i-700 NEO
Developed horizontal machining center HCN-4000 NEO・HCN-5000 NEO
Developed friction stir welding machine FSW-460V

2021 Developed 3D fiber laser processing machine FG-220

2022Developed fiber laser processing machine OPTIPLEX 3015 NEO

2022Developed vertical machining center VCN-460・VCN-600

2022Developed 3D fiber laser processing machine FG-400 NEO

2022Developed 5-axis machining center VARIAXIS i-700 NEO

2022Developed horizontal machining center HCN-4000 NEO・HCN-5000 NEO

2022Developed friction stir welding machine FSW-460V