- As the market environment shifts towards multi-item,
small-lot production, or even variable-item, variable-lot production,
Mori Seiki has pioneered manufacturing methods to tackle the twin challenges of fast delivery and high quality.
One of the pillars of this innovation is cell production using an auto-campsite assembly system. In addition to these original undertakings, we are also promoting digital manufacturing,
which moves production forward in real-time on a network,
in-house production of main component parts, and supply chain management for optimizing costs and delivery times. 
- Conventional machine tool assembly systems employed a division of labor which divided the process into various steps.
However, this created lags between steps. At Mori Seiki, since 2002 we have been using the industry’s first cell production system.
One operator handles almost all process steps right through to completion, thereby cutting assembly lead time by more than half. -
This is an assembly line method in which employees are allotted to each stage of the work. Loss time occurs between each process, and it is unsuited to small lot production of many products and to short-term production.
Because one staff member is responsible for multiple
processes, loss time between processes is eliminated,
realizing a significant reduction in the lead time from
order to product shipment.
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The "auto campsite" system, which further refines cell production, is a system in which plants are treated like separately divided sites, as with automobile camp sites. All components are prepared in advance in the vicinity of the worker, and assembly is carried out by one worker. Time loss is reduced, as there is no need to search for the components that are needed for assembly.
The scope of responsibility for each worker is also clarified,
which leads to an improvement in quality.
- From designing fixtures in 3-D to automatic NC programming using CAM,
to deciding machining conditions and the tools to be used, and to CAT using 3-D measuring devices, Mori Seiki makes consistent digital manufacturing a reality, offering parts machining in the shortest lead time. 
- At Mori Seiki, we have been strengthening our efforts towards in-house production, to improve the quality and delivery
times of our machine tools. During 2005 and 2006 we built the Heat Treatment Plant, Casting Plant and Sheet Metal Plant
at the Iga Campus in order to reduce lead time, and in August 2006 we converted the High-Precision Facility into a specialized
Spindle Plant.
We will continue to strive to achieve even greater quality of spindle components, from machining to assembly and inspection,
in a controlled temperature environment.
- We have painted the entire floor of the factory completely white, and created a clean, bright manufacturing environment. Cleaning vehicles are running all the time, to make sure that it is always spotless. What's more, all the employees at the Campus clean the Plant before work every Friday.