Yamazaki Mazak opens new Technology Centre, expands factory

Yamazaki Mazak officially opened a new Technology Centre and an expanded factory at Yamazaki Mazak Singapore this March.

Teo Ser Luck, Singapore's Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry, was the Guest of Honour at the Opening Ceremony

"Asia accounted for more than 60% of the global demand for machine tools
in 2012. Industrial production in Asia is projected to grow at 5% or more this year and the machine tool market in Asia is also growing in tandem to support this growth," noted Teo Ser Luck, Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore. "Moreover, many developing countries in Asia are investing heavily in machine tools to improve their domestic infrastructure and to develop sectors such as aerospace, oil & gas and automotive."

“Yamazaki Mazak’s growth from a sales office to an advanced machine tools production facility and technology centre mirrors the growth of our precision engineering sector which is driven by R&D, innovation and high value-added manufacturing capabilities,” commented Chang Chin Nam, Executive Director of Precision Engineering, Singapore Economic Development Board.

The Singapore premises are part of 38 technology centres, 10 production facilities and 78 support bases around the world, including in Japan, the US, Singapore, and China. The expansion was part of plans to improve global manufacturing and customer support. The move is expected to shorten delivery times and cushion exchange rate fluctuations.

The new South East Asia Technology Centre is four times larger, allowing the display of large machines suitable for oil & gas, semiconductor and aerospace applications such as computer numerical control (CNC) turning centres, machining centres, and multi-tasking machines as well work samples. The centre also features an auditorium, an online service support centre, maintenance training centre and space for training. 

The company now has 60% more production capacity as well. The factory is capable of producing 11 CNC turning centre models and a vertical machining centre, and capacity has now increased from 80 units per month to 130 units per month. More automated systems have been introduced, including multi level pallet stocker systems and multi tasking machines with robots.

One of the first products to be mass produced at the new facilities is the Quick Turn Primos series of compact CNC lathes, which are developed for the Asian automotive and mass production industries. The company expects the lathes to be in demand in Japan and in India in particular.

Yamazaki Mazak's new facilities

*Image sources: EDB