Mazak Hosts Valve Manufacturers Association’s Annual Workshop and Tour
Mazak will demonstrate how it contributes to productive and profitable valve production by giving VMA members a behind-the-scenes look at its recently expanded North American Production-On-Demand Manufacturing Plant as well as its National Technology Center and Center for Multi-Tasking Excellence. Together, these two facilities produce and support some of the world’s most advanced Multi-Tasking, 5-axis, turning, milling and automation solutions for industries that rely on high-quality valves, including oil and gas exploration, power generation, chemical processing and commercial construction.
Just recently Mazak completed a 100,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing plant so that the company can continue to effectively support the ever-evolving technology demands of its customers and their unique application requirements. As a result of the expansion, Mazak can now produce up to 200 machine tool units per month, depending on product mix.
Inside Mazak’s 100,813-square-foot National Technology Center and Center for Multi-Tasking Excellence, which also went through a recent expansion, VMA members will experience several innovative machine tools and automation systems in action, including solutions that are ideal for high-quality valve production. The facility is the main hub for Mazak’s network of regional Technology Centers in North America, providing manufacturers with applications, service and part support, programming classes and more.
Following the Mazak manufacturing campus tour, VMA members will participate in workshops led by Mazak application experts on effective supply chain management and improving factory utilization via MTConnect, an open-source, royalty-free manufacturing protocol that easily connects devices and systems from different suppliers to capture and share information in a common format.
The University of Kentucky will also conduct workshops that highlight the successes Toyota has achieved through its eight-step problem-solving process as well as the people side of lean manufacturing.
Event registration for VMA members is at http://www.vma.org/?page=ManufacturerWorkshop. To learn how to become a VMA member and attend the “Manufacturers Workshop and Tour” at Mazak, please visit www.VMA.org or contact Malena Malone-Blevins, VMA meetings manager, at mmaloneblevins@vma.org or 202.331.8105 x310.
About Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA)
Founded in 1938, the Washington, DC-based Valve Manufacturers Association of America exclusively represents nearly 100 North American manufacturers of valves, actuators and controls, which account for about 80% of total industrial valve shipments out of U.S. and Canadian facilities. For more information, visit www.VMA.org. VMA also publishes VALVE Magazine (www.VALVEmagazine.com).
About Mazak Corporation
Mazak Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture of productive machine tool solutions. Committed to being a partner to customers with innovative technology, its world-class facility in Florence, Kentucky produces over 70 models of turning centers, Multi-Tasking machines and vertical machining centers, including 5-axis models, Hybrid Additive processing machines and Swiss Turning Machines. Continuously investing in manufacturing technology allows the Mazak iSMART Factory™ to be the most advanced and efficient in the industry, providing high-quality and reliable products. Mazak maintains eight Technology Centers across North America to provide local hands-on applications, service and sales support to customers. For more information on Mazak's products and solutions, visit www.mazakcanada.com or follow us on social media.