MORI SEIKI｜NEWS

2008 Vol. 3

Thank you very much for coming. JIMTOF2008 was a great success.

The 24th Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF2008), one of the three major machine tool trade fairs in the world, was held for six days from October 30 to November 4 at Tokyo Big Sight. This year's JIMTOF attracted many customers not only in Japan but also in other countries around the world. A total of 829 companies from 15 countries and regions participated in the event, which greatly exceeded the previous JIMTOF's, and Mori Seiki had the largest booth at the event. Focusing on our new products, we displayed a total of 18 machine tools, peripheral equipment as well as cutting-edge machining technologies and services, and showed live machining demonstrations.

2008 Vol. 2

Thank you to everyone who attended. Early Summer Productivity Show 2008 was a great success.

The Early Summer Productivity Show 2008 was held at Mori Seiki's Iga Campus from June 19 (Thu.) to 21 (Sat.). We had many customers from the automobile and construction machinery industries, which have enjoyed a favorable economic situation in Japan, China and other Asian countries. The total number of visitors this year exceeded the last year's, and we had much more orders and inquiries than we expected. Thanks to all of you who attended, the exhibition was a resounding success.

2008 Vol. 1

Providing customers around the world with too-level products and service.

Mori Seiki has delivered over 170,000 units worldwide. As these results indicate, our willingness to constantly undertake revolutionary challenges has garnered firm support from many customers and allowed us to become one of the leading companies in the machining equipment industry. We thank our customers for their support, and to provide an even higher level of products and service, we have adopted a new "PQR555" medium-term management plan. In this edition, we introduce the direction that our endeavors will be taking.

2007 Vol. 4

Mori Seiki's first overseas production base. DIXI Machines' Grand Opening.

Recently the Grand Opening ceremony for DIXI Machines took place in Le Locle in Switzerland. About 150 guests attended, including Mr. Abe, the Japanese Ambassador to Switzerland, Mr. De la Reusille, the Mayor of Le Locle, and Mr. Soguel, the Economy Minister for Neuchatel. The first day of the Grand Opening was extremely cold, with record sub-zero temperatures, but more than 700 customers visited during the four days from October 23 to 26, 2007.

During the plant tours they were able to see for themselves DIXI Machines' emphasis on precision and their excellent service system.

2007 Vol. 3

Thank you to everyone who attended. EMO Hannover 2007 was a great success.

In the global machine tool market, demand in Europe is particularly strong, and the EMO Hannover 2007 international machine tool fair was held in Hannover, Germany from September 17 to 22. Many customers visited the Mori Seiki booth, and the tables which we prepared for business discussions were always full, with many positive negotiations taking place throughout the day.

2007 Vol. 2

The Akishino Mold Laboratory has been established to act as our customers' best partner for die & mold machining.

As the die & mold industry has reached maturity and there is a greater need for" short delivery schedules," "high quality" and "low costs," Mori Seiki established the Akishino Mold Laboratory within the Nara Campus No. 2 Plant in May 2007, as a support facility to provide backup to our die & mold manufacturing customers.

2007 Vol. 1

Our new factories started full-scale operation in 2007. The global Iga Campus keeps evolving.

Among the many machine tool manufacturers, Mori Seiki is said to have a high in-house production rate. By producing as many parts as possible in-house, from important components which have a large effect on machining accuracy such as spindles, ball screws, curvic couplings, DDM™ (Direct Drive Motor), etc, to parts which support the machine tool base such as cast iron and sheet metal, etc, we have dramatically reduced delivery times and have maximized product quality. Meanwhile, in 2006, we established the Casting, the Ball Screw, the Spindle and the Sheet Metal Plants one after another at our Iga Campus, which is an integrated production base. These plants will start full operation in 2007, aiming to achieve one of the targets stated in our medium-term management plan, "Establish a system that produces a minimum of 800 machines per month.

2006 Vol. 3

Thank you very much for coming. JIMTOF2006 was a great success.

JIMTOF2006 (the 23rd Japan International Machine Tool Fair) was held from November 1 to 8 at Tokyo Big Sight, amid bustling worldwide activity in every market involving machine tools. Of the 546 companies at the exhibition, Mori Seiki had the largest booth <2,430 m² (26,156.5 ft²)>. We were able to have many more customers visiting our booth than last time. In particular, the booth was always full throughout the 3-day holiday, and we received many specific inquiries from customers.

Vol.11 No. 2 September 2006

The birth of the Dura Series.
The N Series extends its range to multi-axis machines (NT, NMH).

In June 2006, Mori Seiki launched several new products.
The N Series' line-up has been expanded and the new concept machine, the Dura Series, has been released. At the private shows and trade fairs held at the same time as the product release of these series, we were able to show our customers the new Mori Seiki brand machines.

Vol.11 No. 1 April 2006

NT Series Receives one of the "2005 Nikkei Superior Products and Services Awards/Nihon Keizai Shimbun Awards for Excellence" !

The NT Series of high-precision, high-efficiency integrated mill turn centers maximizes turning and milling performance and achieves the ultimate in cutting power and process integration. Ever since it hit the market in September of last year, orders for the NT Series have not stopped coming in, and now the series has received one of the 2005 Nikkei Superior Products and Service Awards/Nihon Keizai Shimbun Awards for Excellence.
The selection of the NT Series, which is industrial goods, from among many products, is for us a very significant event for the manufacturing industry.

Vol.10 No. 3 December 2005

The NT Series Makes a Stunning Debut at EMO 2005 - Meeting Greater Demand for Multi-Axis, 6-Face Machining.

The manufacturing industry is entering a period of intensive global cost competition. In response, manufacturers in Europe and Japan must increase added value and shorten delivery times. Integrated mill turn centers can make this possible, and this is why Mori Seiki released the NT Series of ultimate integrated mill turn centers at EMO 2005.

Vol.10 No. 2 July 2005

" Mori-568PLAN " - the Mid-Term Business Plan to Become the Global Leader.

Ever since Mori Seiki's founding in 1948, we have delivered over 150,000 machine tools to customers around the world. As a supplier of production assets that help create profits for manufacturers, we must have the longevity to continue supporting manufacturers for the long term. That is what is demanded of a machine tool company more than anything else.
And that is why our goal is to become the leading global supplier of machine tools. The machine tool industry is subject to large fluctuations in demand, so we strive to become the most trusted company in the industry by achieving ongoing and stable growth.

Vol.10 No. 1 March 2005

Mori Seiki in 2005 - Kicking Off With a New System for Boosting Our Engineering Power and Raising Quality.

At Mori Seiki, we completely revamped the structure and workings of various departments and sections in February 2005.
Our main goal in these changes is to increase our engineering power and create a " total quality " system throughout the company. This is part of our efforts to create a uniform service system throughout the world and improve reliability - our goals for 2005. Under our new system, eight sections have been newly added and five existing ones have undergone name changes.
In this issue, we'll take a look at the new Engineering Headquarters and Quality Headquarters, designed to increase customer satisfaction.

Vol.9 No. 3 November 2004

The NL Series and the DCG™ Series -- Mori Seiki's Main Products Continues to Win Awards.

Mori Seiki has received the 34th Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun 2004 Machine Design Award and the 24th Japan Society for Precision Engineering Technology Development Award. The awards were given for the NL Series for high-rigidity, high-precision CNC lathes and for the DCG™ Series of the high-precision machining centers with the " Driven at the Center of Gravity " technology, respectively. The praise hasn't stopped for Mori Seiki's two main product lines.

Vol.9 No. 2 June 2004

Aiming for a thirty percent increase in productivity.
MAPPS II - a new high-performance operating system is born.

The times demand that machine operating systems adapt to changes on the production floor. Operating systems for the new age are capable of meeting a variety of challenges, including: improving setup for small-volume, variable-lot production, longer and more complex machining programs and networking the production floor.

Vol.9 No. 1 February 2004

With the establishment of the Quality Assurance Department, we are allocating all our resources into quality management.

No matter how advanced machines may become, the customer's number one need remains the quality and reliability of a mission critical system. Last year Mori Seiki initiated a new three-point domestic production system at Iga, Nara, and Chiba. This has allowed us to rethink " quality " (the basis for all manufacturing) and thereby begin a new era that will translate into company-wide action.

Vol.8 No. 3 November 2003

The Chiba Campus, Mori Seiki's third next-generation manufacturing base specializing in multi-axis machines, is up and running.

More and more customers are adding high value-added multi-axis machines to their production lines in order to increase their competitiveness. To meet this increasing demand, Mori Seiki has opened the Chiba Campus, a next-generation factory that will serve as a development and manufacturing base for multi-axis machines. Our goal is to make products that will satisfy you.

Vol.8 No. 2 July 2003

Mori Seiki Mold Technology: For the turbulent die and mold market.

The international die and mold market has begun exhibiting global competition thanks to the rapid growth of Asian manufacturing. As we take a look at the two INTERMOLD shows held this past spring, we will also examine Mori Seiki's efforts in the production of dies and molds.

Vol.8 No. 1 March 2003

Aiming for the Top in the Machine Tool Industry Mori Seiki Group Activities.

Beginning with the establishment of Mori Seiki Hitech in October last year, the Mori Seiki Group has grown to include Mori Seiki, Mori Seiki Hitech, and Taiyo Koki. Bringing together the individual strengths of these three companies, we will be able to better help our customers solve all their challenges, no matter how complex or high-level. In this issue, we will take a look at what the Mori Seiki Group has been doing lately.

Vol.7 No. 4 October 2002

The New Product Introduction was held for the NH5000, the second in Mori Seiki's line of next-generation machining centers.

The new product presentation for the NH5000 horizontal machining center was held at the Mori Seiki Iga Plant show room from September 18-21. Despite being a presentation for only a single product, many customers came out and saw its high efficiency and machining precision.19.

Vol.7 No. 3 August 2002

Automated machining center programming software becomes even more powerful.

Mori Seiki has just finished work on development of the CAPS-M+ conversational automatic programming software for machining centers. A more powerful version of the previous CAPS-M software, it automatically extracts machining features from 3-D CAD data, thereby reducing significantly program generation and simulation time.

CAPS-M+ will change the face of programming.

Vol.7 No. 2 June 2002

NV5000 New Product Presentation Ceremonies held throughout Japan.

The NV5000, Mori Seiki's newest vertical machining center, was developed to deliver the highest quality, performance, and productivity ever reached, with the goal of raising customer profits.
New product introductions were held at the Iga Plant and other technical centers throughout Japan on March 15th and 16th.

Vol.7 No. 1 March 2002

The NV5000 vertical machining center - the new world standard - makes its debut.

The NV5000 set the new standard in vertical machining centers, backed with confidence by Mori Seiki. It was developed to achieve world-class standards of quality, price, and productivity. A full description of the NV5000's specifications will be made at the simultaneous product presentations held in March.