18. All customer training courses will be conducted in the new larger facility beginning the week of Jan. 7. The National Technology Center marks the second of three major expan- sions that will add significantly to Mazak’s Kentucky manufac- turing campus, ultimately increasing its total floor space to 800,000 square feet and positioning it as one of the largest machine tool factories in the country.
Awards
For the second year in a row, the National Association for Business Resources (NABR) named Seco Tools (Troy, MI) one of the nation’s “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.” Fanuc Corp. (Hoffman Estates, IL),
the world’s most diversified manu- facturer of CNC systems, robots and machine tools, has been named a top innovator by Forbes and Thomson Reuters in 2012.
Events
Registration is now open for EASTEC, the largest manufacturing exposition and conference in the Northeast, ac- cording to the Society of Manufactur- ing Engineers (SME; Dearborn, MI). EASTEC 2013 takes place May 14-16 at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA.
Anniversaries
In 2013, Mitutoyo America Corp. (Aurora, IL), the world’s largest provider of metrology solutions, will kick-off a year of celebration to commemorate 50 years of precision measuring success in America. Mitutoyo America was founded in New York City in 1963, as the first U.S. distributor of Mitutoyo Corp. of Japan products. In 1988, the company
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moved its headquarters to Aurora, IL, where Mitutoyo America continues to reside.
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