Mazak Drives Metalworking Efficiency at PRI 2013
FLORENCE, Ky. – At the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show, taking place Dec. 12, 13, and 14 in Indianapolis, Ind., Mazak will showcase the speed, versatility and performance of its latest manufacturing technology for the high-precision machining of motorsports components.
Visitors to Mazak booth 5601 will experience cutting demonstrations on three of the company's newest highly productive machine tools that meet the urgent demands and just-in-time logistics of the motorsports industry: the INTEGREX i-200 Multi-Tasking Machine, VARIAXIS j-500 5X Vertical Machining Center and QUICK TURN NEXUS 250-II MSY Multi-Tasking Turning Center. Mazak application experts will also be available to provide guidance on how to further improve quality and shorten lead times in part production.
According to Brian Papke, president at Mazak Corporation, these machines are like racecars in the sense they are built to overcome a variety of challenges. "Our manufacturing technology provides consistency in performance and precision along with the versatility to quickly adapt to changing and challenging conditions – the same qualities that are essential to putting a race team in the winner's circle."
The small-footprint INTEGREX i-200 Multi-Tasking Machine with 5-axis capabilities can produce medium and large size automotive parts in single setups, while the VARIAXIS j-500 5X uses its 5-axis rotary/tilt table to cost effectively process complex parts such as engine and suspension components. The QUICK TURN NEXUS 250-II MSY Multi-Tasking Turning Center features milling, Y-axis capability as well as main and second turning spindles for productively processing medium and large size components in Done-In-One® operations.
Mazak has proven success in the motorsports industry as a long-time technical sponsor of the Penske IZOD IndyCar and NASCAR racing teams. Both teams rely on Mazak's Multi-Tasking machines and production equipment to bring speed, precision and consistency to the production of critical racecar parts, including engine cylinder heads, intake manifolds and suspension brackets. Penske maintains "the team couldn't do what it does on the racetrack without Mazak machine tool technology."
About Mazak Corporation
Mazak Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture of productivity-improving machine tool solutions. Committed to being a partner to customers with innovative technology, its world-class facility in Florence, Kentucky, produces over 100 models of Turning Centers, Multi-Tasking Machines and Vertical Machining Centers, including 5-axis models. Continuously investing in manufacturing technology allows the Kentucky plant to be the most advanced and efficient machine tool builder, providing high-quality and reliable products through its "Production-on-Demand" manufacturing practice. Mazak maintains eight Technology Centers across North America to provide local hands-on applications, service and sales support to its customers. For more information on Mazak's products and solutions, visit www.mazakusa.com or follow us on Twitter at @MazakCorp and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/MazakCorp.
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