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{{Short description|Japanese machine tool manufacturer}}
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| footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mazak.com/about-mazak/ |title=About Mazak |publisher=Yamazaki Mazak Corporation |access-date=28 March 2015}}</ref>
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{{nihongo|'''Yamazaki Mazak Corporation'''|ヤマザキマザック株式会社|Yamazaki Mazakku Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[machine tool]] builder based in [[Oguchi]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5546002 |title=Company Snapshot |publisher=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |access-date=28 March 2015}}</ref> In the [[United States]], [[Russia]]<ref name="mazakrussia">{{cite web |url=http://dmliefer.ru/ru/content/mazak |title=Mazak in Russia |publisher=DMLieferant |access-date=July 12, 2013}}</ref> and [[UK]] it is known as '''Mazak'''.
{{nihongo|'''Yamazaki Mazak Corporation'''|ヤマザキマザック株式会社|Yamazaki Mazakku Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a Japanese [[machine tool]] builder based in [[Oguchi]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5546002 |title=Company Snapshot |publisher=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |access-date=28 March 2015}}</ref> In most of the world they are referred to as '''Mazak'''.


==History==
==History==
The company was founded in 1919 in [[Nagoya]] by Sadakichi Yamazaki as a small company making pots and pans.<ref>{{Harvnb|Holland|1989|p=109}}.</ref> During the 1920s it progressed through mat-making machinery to woodworking machinery to metalworking machine tools, especially lathes.<ref>{{Harvnb|Holland|1989|pp=109–110}}.</ref> The company was part of Japan's industrial buildup before and during [[World War II]], then, like the rest of Japanese industry, was humbled by the war's outcome.
The company was founded in 1919 in [[Nagoya]] by Sadakichi Yamazaki as a small company making pots and pans.<ref>{{Harvnb|Holland|1989|p=109}}.</ref> During the 1920s it progressed through mat-making machinery to woodworking machinery to metalworking machine tools, especially lathes.<ref>{{Harvnb|Holland|1989|pp=109–110}}.</ref> The company was part of Japan's industrial buildup before and during [[World War II]], then, like the rest of Japanese industry, was humbled by the war's outcome.


During the 1950s and 1960s, under the founder's sons, Yamazaki revived, and during the 1960s it established itself as an exporter to the American market.<ref>{{Harvnb|Holland|1989|pp=119–125}}.</ref> During the 1970s and 1980s it established a larger onshore presence in the USA, including machine tool-building operations,<ref>{{Harvnb|Holland|1989|pp=238, 267–268}}.</ref> and since then it has become one of the most important companies in that market and the global machine tool market.
During the 1950s and 1960s, under the founder's sons, Yamazaki revived, and during the 1960s it established itself as an exporter to the American market.<ref>{{Harvnb|Holland|1989|pp=119–125}}.</ref> During the 1970s and 1980s it established a larger onshore presence in the US, including machine tool-building operations,<ref>{{Harvnb|Holland|1989|pp=238, 267–268}}.</ref> and since then it has become one of the most important companies in that market and the global machine tool market.


In 1980s, the European manufacturing plant was established in [[Worcester, England|Worcester, U.K.]], and a worldwide sales and customer support network was created. Currently, the corporation runs 10 factories worldwide - 5 in Japan, 2 in China, 1 in Singapore, 1 in the USA, 1 in the UK.
In 1980s, the European manufacturing plant was established in [[Worcester, England|Worcester, U.K.]], and a worldwide sales and customer support network was created. Currently, the corporation runs 10 factories worldwide - 5 in Japan, 2 in China, 1 in Singapore, 1 in the US, 1 in the UK.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Gallery|width=200|lines=4|
{{Gallery|width=200|
File:Mazak-Tower.jpg|Mazak Art Plaza and the Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art in Nagoya|
File:Mazak-Tower.jpg|Mazak Art Plaza and the Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art in Nagoya|
File:Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art02-R.jpg|Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art|
File:Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art02-R.jpg|Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art|
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* {{Citation |last=Holland |first=Max |author-link=Max Holland |year=1989 |title=When the Machine Stopped: A Cautionary Tale from Industrial America |publisher=Harvard Business School Press |location=Boston |isbn=978-0-87584-208-0 |oclc=246343673 |postscript=.}}
* {{Holland1989}}


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 16:41, 8 August 2024

For other uses, see Mazak.

Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
Native name
ヤマザキマザック株式会社
Company typePrivate KK
IndustryMachinery
FoundedNagoya (1919; 105 years ago (1919))
FounderSadakichi Yamazaki
HeadquartersŌguchi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Key people
Yoshihiko Yamazaki
(Senior Vice Chairman)
Tomohisa Yamazaki
(President)
Products
Number of employees
7,848 (group total, as of Jul 2016)[1]
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references
[2]

Yamazaki Mazak Corporation (ヤマザキマザック株式会社, Yamazaki Mazakku Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese machine tool builder based in Oguchi, Japan.[3] In most of the world they are referred to as Mazak.

History

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The company was founded in 1919 in Nagoya by Sadakichi Yamazaki as a small company making pots and pans.[4] During the 1920s it progressed through mat-making machinery to woodworking machinery to metalworking machine tools, especially lathes.[5] The company was part of Japan's industrial buildup before and during World War II, then, like the rest of Japanese industry, was humbled by the war's outcome.

During the 1950s and 1960s, under the founder's sons, Yamazaki revived, and during the 1960s it established itself as an exporter to the American market.[6] During the 1970s and 1980s it established a larger onshore presence in the US, including machine tool-building operations,[7] and since then it has become one of the most important companies in that market and the global machine tool market.

In 1980s, the European manufacturing plant was established in Worcester, U.K., and a worldwide sales and customer support network was created. Currently, the corporation runs 10 factories worldwide - 5 in Japan, 2 in China, 1 in Singapore, 1 in the US, 1 in the UK.

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References

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  1. ^ "About Mazak".
  2. ^ "About Mazak". Yamazaki Mazak Corporation. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "Company Snapshot". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Holland 1989, p. 109.
  5. ^ Holland 1989, pp. 109–110.
  6. ^ Holland 1989, pp. 119–125.
  7. ^ Holland 1989, pp. 238, 267–268.

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