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NEW April 23, 2008 The Integrated Mill Turn Center NT Series for long/large-diameter workpieces has arrived On April 23, Mori Seiki will start accepting orders for NT6600 DCG, the high-precision and high-efficiency integrated Mill Turn Center for long/large-diameter workpieces.
  March 11, 2008 Announcing the long-awaited large model in the NMV Series, which takes high-precision machining and ease of use to the ultimate. Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. will start accepting orders for the NMV8000 DCG high-precision, 5-axis control vertical machining center, the ideal model for machining large, complex-shaped workpieces, from March 11, 2008.
  January 22, 2008 MAPPS III High-Performance Operating System Goes Even More Global Screen Displays are Now Available for BRICs and Central Europe Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.'s MAPPS III high-performance operating system screen display is now available in 5 more languages (Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovenian). We will start accepting orders for machines with this function from February 1.
  January 4, 2008 The NZ Series receives one of the 50th "Best 10 New Products Awards." The NZ Series has received one of the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun "50th Best 10 New Products Awards.
  December 19, 2007 The DuraTurn CNC Lathe is Equipped with a Built-in Motor Turret for High-Efficiency Milling Mori Seiki have added a milling function to our DuraTurn Series of CNC lathes by installing a BMT (Built-in Motor Turret). From December 19, 2007 we started accepting orders for our new models, the DuraTurn 2050MC and the DuraTurn 2550MC.
  December 5, 2007 For Customers, Machines which have Passed Strict Safety Standards Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. are developing machines which meet the latest safety standards for machine tools.
  December 3, 2007 MAPPS III Becomes Standard for All Models in the Dura Series All models in Mori Seiki's Dura Series of lathes and vertical machining centers, which are built on the concept of reliability and cost performance, will be equipped with the new, 3rd-generation MAPPS III high-performance operating system as standard.
  November 22, 2007 MORI SEIKI is planning to take over SANDVIK Tobler SAS Mori Seiki Co.Ltd, Nagoya, Japan and the company Sandvik has reached an agreement to take over the business of Sandvik Tobler SAS, France, which is a part of the Sandvik Tooling business area.
  November 16, 2007 Dr. Mori is Elected a Fellow of the SME The President of Mori Seiki Co., Ltd., Dr. Masahiko Mori, was recently elected a Fellow of the Society of
Manufacturing Engineers (SME), an international research institution for production technology based in
Michigan in the United States. The inauguration ceremony took place on November 12 in Chicago.
  November 16, 2007 Taiyo Koki's Stock Will Be Listed on Jasdaq Securities Exchange Mori Seiki's consolidated subsidiary, Taiyo Koki Co., Ltd. (President: Noboru Watanabe, Head Office: Nagaoka City, Niigata), is scheduled to have their stock listed on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange.
  November 15, 2007 Mori Seiki and Nichidai Corporation Jointly Develop the “S-MAX” Machining Program Management System Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. and Nichidai Corporation have jointly developed the “S-MAX” Machining Program Management System, which uses QR codes and the network.
  November 12, 2007 Visual Management of High-Level Techniques and Inspection Records as Electronic Data Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. developed and started using a “New Operation Standards Form" which explains procedures for assembling our products, etc.
  November 8, 2007 Gathers Tool Information in the Factory in Real Time Contributes Greatly to Quality Control Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has introduced our “MCC-TMS” Tool Management System for machining centers and multi-axis machines at our Chiba Campus Machining Plant.
  November 8, 2007 Development of the “Machining Program Automatic Transfer System” using Information about Workpieces from the Robot Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has developed a “Machining Program Automatic Transfer System,” which combines robots, 2D bar code readers and machines as an automated system for multi-item, small-lot production, and will introduce it at the Chiba Campus Machining Plant.
  October 31, 2007 Imports Fixture Models Easily from IMAO CAD/CAF Fixture Design Support System to MAPPSIII! Mori Seiki and Imao Corporation Jointly Develop a New System. Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. and Imao Corporation have jointly developed a system which allows 3D models of fixtures generated by the IMAO CAD/CAF fixture model support system to be imported into MAPPSIII and used for the 3D interference checking function.
  October 31, 2007 Mori Seiki and Lord Collaborate on Technical Development of the Adaptive Balancer Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has combined with the American company Lord Corporation to develop our Adaptive Balancer technology, which automatically adjusts for the vibration caused by the rotation of eccentric workpieces.
  October 30, 2007 CAM vendor postprocessors’ availability status Mori Seiki Co. Ltd. is proud to announce the creation of new web pages to display the availability status of postprocessors from several major CAM vendors for our new models.
  October 29, 2007 Machines Large Aircraft Parts and Difficult-to-Cut Workpieces in One Chucking We Start Accepting Orders for the NMH10000 DCG High-Precision 5-Axis Control Horizontal Machining Center Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. will start accepting orders for the NMH10000 DCG, the latest model in our NMH Series of High-Precision 5-Axis Control Horizontal Machining Centers, from October 29.
  October 29, 2007 DIXI Grand Opening Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. held the Grand Opening ceremony for DIXI Machines in Le Locle at 2:00 p.m. on October 23 (local time) with about 150 guests, including Mr. Abe, the Japanese Ambassador to Switzerland, Mr. De la Reusille, the Mayor of Le Locle, and Mr. Soguel, the Economy Minister for Neuchatel.
  October 24, 2007 2-Year Warranty is Extended for High-Speed Spindle Units In order to provide customers with even greater satisfaction, Mori Seiki has revised the “2-Year Warranty” system in Japan and overseas, so that it covers high-speed spindle units as well.
  October 23, 2007 Establishment of a Subsidiary in Turkey Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has recently established a subsidiary in Istanbul in Turkey: MORI SEIKI Istanbul Makina San.ve Tic.Ltd.Sti.
  September 27, 2007 Mori Seiki Techno, Ltd. Opening of the Higashi Osaka Technical Center Mori Seiki Techno, Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary of Mori Seiki Co., Ltd., recently opened the Higashi Osaka Technical Center in Higashi Osaka City.
  September 25, 2007 Three Easy and Convenient New Functions are Installed in MAPPS III and MORI-AP Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. and our subsidiary in Sacramento, California, DTL (Digital Technology Laboratory Corporation), have developed 3 new functions which can be installed in MAPPS III and MORI-AP (1. MORI-POST advanced mode, 2. Region segmentation function, 3. DXF import function).
  August 9, 2007 DIXI machines on Display at EMO Hannover 2007 DIXI Machines will be exhibiting their JIG 1200 super-high-precision horizontal machining center in the Mori Seiki booth (Hall 27 B-44) at the EMO Hannover 2007 International Machine Tool Fair from September 17 (Mon.) ~ 22 (Sat.), 2007, at the Hannover Messe, Hannover, Germany.
  August 2, 2007 The EMO Hannover 2007 International Machine Tool Fair Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. will be exhibiting at the EMO Hannover 2007 International Machine Tool Fair from September 17 (Mon.) ~ 22 (Sat.), 2007, at the Hannover Messe, Hannover, Germany.
  July 25, 2007 International Skills Festival for All, Japan 2007 Mori Seiki has been chosen to be an Official Supplier to the International Skills Festival for All, Japan 2007, which will be held in Shizuoka from November 14 (Weds.) - 21 (Weds.), 2007.
  July 12, 2007 DTL Introduces Linux Networx's LS-P Supersystem DTL (Digital Technology Laboratory Corporation), Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.'s subsidiary located in Sacramento, California, has introduced Linux Networx's supercomputer, the LS-P Performance Tuned Supersystem.
  July 5, 2007 20-Station Turret Specifications for Long-term Operation at Night and Machining of Complex Workpieces Mori Seiki will start accepting orders for the NL1500 and NL2000 Series of high-rigidity, high-precision CNC lathes with 20-station turret specifications from July 9.
  June 12, 2007 The Cutting Dream Contest 2007 Entries Open!! Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. will start accepting entries for The Cutting Dream Contest 2007 from July 2.
  May 29, 2007 Machine's Cost-Free Warranty is Extended to 2 Years In order to provide customers with even greater value and satisfaction, Mori Seiki has implemented a “2-Year Warranty” in Japan and overseas.
  May 24, 2007 Establishment of Akishino Mold Laboratory, Ltd. Mori Seiki has recently established the Akishino Mold Laboratory in the City of Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture.Akishino Mold Laboratory as a mold plant for Mori Seiki’s customers, will make information and know-how regarding CAM, tools, peripheral equipment, machining methods available to the public. We hope that die and mold manufacturers will use Akishino as their laboratory.
  May 14, 2007 Machine tool manuals available in 24 languages Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has increased the number of languages available for manuals from 6 to 24 for machines shipped from April 2007, as part of the globalization of our sales network.
  May 10, 2007 Mori Seiki starts accepting orders for the NZ Series of multi-axis machines with up to 3 turrets for mass production Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. started accepting orders for all 10 variations in our NZ Series of multi-axis machines, incorporating many of our original technologies, on May 1, 2007.
  April 11, 2007 A new model of the NZ-S1500, the world’s smallest shaft lathe, is developed for long workpieces From April 16, Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. will start accepting orders for the NZ-S1500/1000, with a distance between centers of 1,000 mm, which has been added to the NZ-S1500 Series of 2-Turret Shaft Lathes.
  March 27, 2007 The Next Generation Operating System, MAPPS III is Equipped with a USB interface Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has added an interface which is compatible with USB memory to the 3rd generation operating system, MAPPS III, which is installed in our CNC lathes, machining centers and multi-axis machines.
  March 14, 2007 Establishment of the Resident Engineering Section As of March 1, 2007, Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. (hereafter Mori Seiki) has established a new Resident Engineering Section within the MTL Department of the Engineering Headquarters.
  February 20, 2007 Announcing the Remodeling of the Stuttgart Technical Center Mori Seiki Co., Ltd is pleased to announce that we have recently completed the remodeling of our Stuttgart Technical Center, a branch of Mori Seiki GmbH (Head Office: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg).
  January 4, 2007 The Dura Series receives one of the 49th "Best 10 New Products Awards." The Dura Series, which went on the market in June 2006, has received one of the 49th Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun "Best 10 New Products Awards."
  December 21, 2006 Mori Seiki Aquires DIXI Machines, Ltd. After being in talk with DIXI Machines, Ltd. of Neuchatel, Switzerland, Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. announced that it has successfully executed a purchase agreement between DIXI pursuing collaborative ties between the two companies.
  November 1, 2006 With the industry's only Turret with a built-in motor™
The NL Series of CNC Lathes Reaches 5000 Units Shipped 		On November 1, 2006, Mori Seiki's NL Series, which was released in June 2004 and which features the only Turret with a built-in motor™ in the industry, passed 5000 units shipped.
  October 19, 2006 Completion of Mori Seiki Sheet Metal Plant Mori Seiki has recently completed the construction of our Sheet Metal Plant within the Iga Campus (Iga City, Mie).
  October 11, 2006 MORI SEIKI and DIXI in exclusive negotiations Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. Nagoya, Japan, and the DIXI Group, Le Locle, Switzerland are in exclusive negotiations concerning DIXI machine tools.
  October 5, 2006 We will start accepting orders for the “NMV5000 DCG” 5-Axis Control Vertical Machining Center from November 1. From November 1, Mori Seiki will start accepting orders for our 5-axis control vertical machining center, the NMV5000 DCG which is the embodiment of our original, elemental technologies.
  October 5, 2006 The NZ2000 T3Y3 multi-axis machine with 3 turrets for mass production machining will be displayed at JIMTOF2006 as a pre-release display machine. Mori Seiki will show our multi-axis machine, the NZ2000 T3Y3, incorporating many of our original technologies, as a pre-release display machine at JIMTOF2006, which will be held from November 1.
  September 18, 2006 Notification of Relocation of Technical Centers Thank you for your continued support of Mori Seiki. From September 18, 2006, some of the Mori Seiki Technical Centers in Japan will have relocated, and will start operations at their new locations.
  September 4, 2006 The Highly Praised Dura Series
Reaches 250 Units Ordered Within 2 Months of its Release 		Since it went on sale on June 22, 2006, Mori Seiki’s Dura Series, which is based on the concept of “maximum reliability and cost performance,” has achieved a total of 250 units ordered.
  August 23, 2006 The Largest Through-Spindle Hole Diameter in its Class at 560 mm
We start accepting Orders for the ZL-1003D Large 4-axis Control CNC Lathe		 Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. will start accepting orders for the large 4-axis control CNC lathe, the ZL-1003D, from August 23.
  August 2, 2006 Development of a New Thermal Displacement Control Function Which Suppresses Displacement Caused by Changes in Ambient Temperature to Within 5 - 8 μm Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has successfully completed the development of a new thermal displacement control function. The function has been installed in an NL Series CNC lathe and we have started practical tests on it.
  July 20, 2006 MTTRF Annual Convention and Awards Ceremony On the 6th and 7th of July 2006, the MTTRF (Machine Tool Technologies Research Foundation) Annual Convention and Awards Ceremony were held at the InterContinental MARK HOPKINS, San Francisco, California, USA.
  June 30, 2006 Mori Seiki Enters the Field of High-Speed, High-Precision, Large Bridge-Type Machining Centers Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has started developing high-speed, high-precision, large bridge-type machining centers, aiming to launch them in spring next year.
  June 22, 2006 Pursuit of Greatest Reliability and Cost Performance
We start sales of the Dura Series		 Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. will start accepting orders for the Dura Series, which pursues excellent reliability and cost performance.
  June 22, 2006 Entries Start for The Third "Cutting Dream Contest" Mori Seiki is proud to announce that entries for the 3rd "Cutting Dream Contest?" will start from June 12.
  June 14, 2006 We Start Accepting Orders for the High-Speed, High-Precision Horizontal Machining Center, the "NH5000 DCG" Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. will start accepting orders for our high-speed, high-precision horizontal machining center, the "NH5000 DCG," which uses DCG™ (Driven at the Center of Gravity) theory.
  June 7, 2006 The Release of the NMH6300 DCG 5-Axis Machine, with the World's Best Rapid Traverse Rate and Positioning Accuracy using the Rotary Spindle Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. have started taking orders for the "NMH6300 DCG?", the high-rigidity, high-precision, horizontal machining center for 5-axis machining which is packed with their latest technology.
  May 23, 2006 Mori Seiki Enters Collaborative Development of Post-Processors with Major CAM Vendors Mori Seiki has entered into a collaborative agreement with 5 leading CAM software vendors, UGS, CNC Software, PathTrace, Gibbs and DP Technology, to develop post-processors for its NT series of integrated mill turn centers.
  May 17, 2006 We start accepting orders for the world's fastest, most accurate vertical machining center, the “NV6000 DCG” From May 15, Mori Seiki will start accepting orders for our high-precision vertical machining center, the NV6000 DCG, which uses DCG™ (Driven at the Center of Gravity) theory.
  April 3, 2006 MORI-AP, the Conversational Automatic Programming System Which Runs on PCs, Has Been Commercialized. MORI-AP is an application system whose functions, operability and data are perfectly compatible with the MAPPSII/III conversational programming system.
  March 22, 2006 Mori Seiki Partners With Ellison Technologies in the Midwest
Company engages largest machine tool distributor in US for sales and distribution		 Chicago, Illinois, March 22, 2006 — Mori Seiki today announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Ellison Technologies to serve the North American Midwest territory, which was formerly served by Mori Seiki Mid-American Sales.
  March 17, 2006 Pre-Release Display of the High-Precision Vertical Machining Center for Die and Mold Machining “NVD6000 DCG” at INTERMOLD®2006. Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. is going to exhibit the NVD6000 DCG high-precision vertical machining center for die and mold machining using DCG™ (Driven at the Center of Gravity) Theory as a pre-release display at INTERMOLD®2006, which starts on April 12.
  March 7, 2006 Relocation of the Four Technical Centers in China and Establishment of the Shanghai Parts Center Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has relocated and expanded our four Technical Centers in China (Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Shenzhen) and established a Parts Center in Shanghai.
  February 28, 2006 Establishment of the Prague Technical Center Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has established the Prague Technical Center in the Czech Republic and started sales operations.
  February 1, 2006 Announcement of the Completion of the Chiba No.2 Plant Mori Seiki has completed the construction of its Chiba No.2 Plant at the Chiba Campus (Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture).
  January 31, 2006 We start accepting orders for the new CNC Lathes, NL3000/2000, NL3000/3000 Mori Seiki will start accepting orders for our high-rigidity, high-precision CNC lathes, the NL3000/2000 and NL3000/3000, from February 1.
  January 25, 2006 Mori Seiki Co., Ltd
Sponsored ADR program, Level 1 The very first in the machine tool industry		 Notice is hereby given that Mori Seiki Co. Ltd. (the "Company") will establish an American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program, which will allow the distribution of the Company's shares in the United States, in the form of ADRs effective January 26, 2006 (U.S. Eastern Standard Time).
  January 24, 2006 Constant-Temperature Factory Announcement Mori Seiki is proud to announce that the factories at our Iga Campus in Mie Prefecture (Iga No. 1 Plant, No. 2 Plant, High-Precision Facility) have all become constant-temperature environments.
  January 6, 2006 2005 Nikkei Superior Products and Services Awards/ Nihon Keizai Shimbun Awards for Excellence, Integrated Mill Turn Center, NT Series The NT Series, Ultimate Integrated Mill Turn Center, which was released in September 2005, received an award at the 2005 Nikkei Superior Products and Services Awards/Nihon Keizai Shimbun Awards for Excellence.
  December 26, 2005 Next Generation Machine Tool N Series Achieves a Total of 10,000 Units Ordered The number of orders received for the N Series, which was released in March 2002, reached a total of 10,000 units in November 2005.
  December 2, 2005 New Product Release - The NZ-S1500 On December 1, 2005, Mori Seiki started receiving orders for the NZ-S1500 2-Turret Shaft Lathe, which specializes in shaft machining.
  November 1, 2005 New Product Release - The VS Series Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has started sales of two models of bridge-type, high-speed, vertical machining centers for large, high-precision parts, such as semi-conductor manufacturing units and large dies and molds.
  October 4, 2005 Development of Direct Sales Enterprise in England Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. established a wholly owned subsidiary, MS Pollard Ltd., to follow the business of the sales representative we have had in England until now, Fredk. Pollard & Co., Ltd.
  July 15, 2005 New Product Release - The NT Series Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. is set to release the NT Series Integrated Mill Turn Center, which fully combines a lathe with a machining center.
  July 15, 2005 New Product Development - The MAPPS III Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has developed the "MAPPS III", a 3rd generation panel computer.
  May 24, 2005 Mori Seiki U.S.A., Inc. Names New President Mori Seiki U.S.A., Inc. recently announced the appointment of Thomas R. Dillon to the position of President effective May 16, 2005.
  April 8, 2005 NC lathe turret with a built-in milling motor receives the 2004 JSME Medal for New Technology. Mori Seiki was recognized by the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and awarded the 2004 JSME Medal for New Technology for the development of our "turret with a built-in motor."
  April 8, 2005 Mori-568PLAN We have formulated a mid-term management plan (the Mori-568PLAN) for the next three years: 2005 to 2007.
  March 15, 2005 New Product Release - The NV1500 DCG High-Efficiency "NV1500 DCG" Vertical Machining Center With Roundness Accuracy of 0.8 μm
  February 1, 2005 Guide to Organizational Change The Engineering Headquarters is newly established with a change in name from the Solution Center.
  October 22, 2004 New Product Release - The NH8000 DCG The high-precision Horizontal Machining Center NH8000 DCG has just been released.
  October 1, 2004 Notice of Head Office Relocation Head Office functions have been relocated to Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture.
  September 16, 2004 The DCG machining center received the 24th Technology Development Award from the Japan Society for Precision Engineering Mori Seiki has received the 24th Technology Development Award from the Japan Society for Precision Engineering for "Development of a high-precision machining center based on DCG (Driven at the Center of Gravity)”.
  September 1, 2004 Licensing Arrangements for Patents Related to Low-noise Ball Screws between NSK and Mori Seiki With the goal of expanding the low-noise ball screw market and promoting noise reduction and increased speed in machine tools, an agreement has been reached between NSK Ltd. and Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. whereby NSK shall license patents and other specified items related to low-noise ball screws to Mori Seiki, and in addition provide technical support.
  August 20, 2004 Completion of the human resource development center. Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has completed the construction of the "Human Resources Development Center", on the grounds of their Iga Campus.
  July 15, 2004 Winner of the JMTBA award The Mori seiki high-rigidity, high-precision CNC lathe NL series has received the 34th Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun 2004 Machine Design Award (Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association Award)
  July 13, 2004 Release of a production solution site Web contents have been established for people in the automotive parts machining business, addressing production systems and introducing system case examples.
  May 24, 2004 Construction of Solution Laboratory at Chiba Campus Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has started to construct a "Solution Laboratory" at its Chiba Campus. (Construction will be completed by the end of 2004.)
  April 15, 2004 Opening a Die & Mold Laboratory in China

Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. has established a die & mold laboratory at Dongguan in the province of Guangdong as a branch office of its local corporation, Mori Seiki (Shanghai) Co, Ltd.
  February 24, 2004 Establishing a Manufacturing Technology Application Center at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Mori Seiki Co., Ltd., has helped create a Manufacturing Technology Application Center at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, with which it has worked together in the past, and has donated two machine tools to the center.
  February 19, 2004 Establishing a Local Direct Sales Corporation in Australia

We have established our local direct sales corporation in Australia and held an opening ceremony on February 16th.
  November ,17 2003 Mori Seiki sets up Mori Seiki Mid-American Sales, Inc. in the US.

Mori Seiki Mid-American Sales, Inc. has begun operations as of October 1, 2003.
  September 10, 2003 Establishing a Local Corporation in Indonesia for the First Time in the Industry

We have established our local corporation in Indonesia for the first time in the field and held an opening ceremony on September 9th.
  September 2, 2003 New Products Release:
NV4000 DCG
NH4000 DCG

Releasing new generation high-precision machining centers, NV4000 DCG (vertical machining center) and NH4000 DCG (horizontal machining center)

  July 8, 2003 Sales tie up with Roku-Roku Sangyo, Ltd.

Roku-Roku Sangyo, Ltd.and Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. tie up their sales in the European market
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