As part of its most recent $15 million investment in its Florence, Kentucky-based manufacturing campus, Mazak Corporation has completed its newly expanded Spindle Rebuild Department, now in the company’s South Building. The expansion coincides with other Mazak investments, including new technical centers in Northern California, Florida, and — most recently — Canada, all of which have been developed to provide local manufacturers with fast and reliable applications expertise, training, service, and support.
Mazak expansion efforts that also extend to its manufacturing plant, encompass the installation of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing cell with fully automated storage and retrieval system, six of Mazak’s most advanced machine tools and several of its Mazak Smooth Technology digital process monitoring solutions. The upgrades to the production facility, which has been expanded nearly 20 times since it opened in 1974, will allow the company to satisfy growing customer demand and provide the shortest possible turnaround times.
In addition to visiting in person, individuals will soon be able to experience the new expanded Spindle Rebuild Department and Mazak’s entire manufacturing campus as part of an interactive 360 Kentucky Campus Tour. This virtual interactive tour is part of Mazak’s recently launched three-pronged holistic digital customer experience, which also features an immersive Virtual Technology Center and All Axes™ LIVE, an ongoing series of online events where attendees gain exclusive access to new never- before-seen Mazak manufacturing technology.
Continual investments, such as the Spindle Rebuild Department expansion, in its facilities allow Mazak to quickly and effectively fulfill customers’ evolving needs for advanced machine tool technology and applications support for U.S. manufacturing in industries that include medical, aerospace, automotive, construction and agriculture equipment, automotive, and medical industries. The expanded and newly updated department will further improve the company’s ability to quickly deliver spindles and reduce customer downtime.
The Spindle Rebuild Department supports every Mazak machine tool spindle in North America, including more than 2,000 different models covering a wide range of horsepower ratings and speeds. As a cost-effective option for its customers, the expanded department will keep upwards of 1,000 rebuilt spindles in stock and ready for exchange, especially those found in Mazak’s most popular machine models.
To guarantee that all original spindle specifications are met or exceeded, experienced factory-trained technicians use only genuine Mazak replacement parts to rebuild Mazak spindles. Within a tight turnaround window, these technicians perform every stage of the repair and rebuild process, provide comprehensive and trackable spindle documentation, and conduct stringent testing of every spindle. The expansion has not only made room for additional technicians but also allows the department to boost its rebuild output to 100 spindles per month.
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