On June 22, 2011, DMG / Mori Seiki USA broke ground on a 200,000-square-foot factory on a 14.5-acre site in Davis, Calif. The plant will be the company’s first manufacturing facility in North America—focusing initially on the popular new X-Class line.
The $50-million facility—which sits next door to the Digital Technology Laboratories (DTL)—will help meet rising market demands in North and South America and combat the disadvantages of a volatile global currency exchange.
Construction on the site continues, with an anticipated startup date of August 2012.
Facility Highlights:
- Up to 150 employees
- Production capacity of up to 100 units per month
- X-Class and NHX production, with potential for DMU in the future
- Relative proximity to Japan for easier import of high-quality, cost-effective parts
- Nearby UC-Davis and Berkeley campuses ensure top-notch labor pool
- Proximity to DTL allows for unprecedented collaboration between R&D and manufacturing
The addition of the new North American factory would raise Mori Seiki's total monthly
output capacity by approximately 100 units to slightly more than 900, preparing Mori Seiki for the anticipated global expansion of machine tool sales in the coming decade.
Manufacturing in the US would enhance the company’s existing infrastructure in North America. Engineering operations are already established in the US at the Digital Technology Laboratories (DTL) in Davis, CA. Software and machinery has been designed at DTL since 2000, when the group was launched. Today, the group boasts over 80 employees; the creation of a North American manufacturing plant would create further opportunity for R&D collaboration in the US.
