John Hart had the pleasure of welcoming a number of Australian Mazak customers to Japan between October 6 and 12 for Mazak’s Fall 2024 MIMTA (Mazak International Machine Tool Association) Tour.
The tour gave visitors an exclusive opportunity to experience Mazak’s impressive state-of-the-art machine tool manufacturing facilities and to see the latest in machine tool technology, design and manufacture.
The tour included visits to the following Mazak manufacturing facilities:
- Oguchi – Head Office, Manufacturing and HMC assembly
- Minokamo #1 – Lathe & Multi-Tasking assembly
- Minokamo #2 – Manufacturing
- Inabe – VMC and 5X assembly
- Mazak’s World Technology Centre, Minokamo
- Mazak’s Machine Tool Museum
The tour also included a plunge into Japanese culture with exclusive sightseeing schedule and accommodation at Japanese Ryokan style hotel including “onsen” (hot springs)