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DMG MORI's history
Business history
DMG Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. (DMG森精機株式会社, DMG Mori Seiki Kabushiki-gaisha) (formerly Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese company, headquartered in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, engaged primarily in the manufacture and sale of machine tools. Since its establishment in 1948, it has grown into one of the largest machine tool builders in the world. DMG MORI is a worldwide leader of cutting machine tools for turning and milling, as well as a comprehensive supplier in additive manufacturing using powder nozzle and powder bed. DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (name written in capital letters; until September 2013: Gildemeister AG, until June 2015: DMG MORI SEIKI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT) is one of Germany's largest manufacturers of cutting machine tools and a manufacturer of CNC-controlled Lathes and Milling machines.
| 1948 | Began manufacture and sales of textile machine in Yamato-Koriyama City, Nara Prefecture |
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| 1958 | After textile machinery started manufacture and sale of machine tools (high-speed precision lathes) |
| 1970 | Constructed Iga Plant which has been in operation ever since |
| 1979 | Listed shares on the second section of the Osaka Securities Exchange |
| 1981 | Listed shares on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1982 | Established MORI SEIKI GmbH |
| 1983 | Established MORI SEIKI U.S.A., INC. (current DMG MORI U.S.A., INC.) Started actual operation at Iga No.1 Plant The Company was transferred to the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange |
| 1987 | Nara Plant (Current Nara Campus) Nara No.1 Plant |
| 1992 | Started operations at the Iga No.2 Plant |
| 1997 | Started operations at the Iga No. 2 Plant High-Precision Facility |
| 1999 | Completed construction of MORI001fSEIKI Nagoya building (current Nagoya Head Office) Acquired ISO9001 certification |
| 2000 | Established Digital Technology Laboratory (DTL) (current DMG001fMORI Digital Technology Laboratory Corporation) |
| 2001 | Acquired ISO14001 certification Established MORI SEIKI (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. Consolidated TAIYO KOKI CO., LTD. as a subsidiary |
| 2002 | Started 24 hours a day, 365 days a year service support Took over operations from former HITACHI001fSEIKI Started operation as part of the MORI001fSEIKI Group Acquired OHSAS18001 certification |
| 2003 | Chiba Campus |
| 2004 | Established the Human Resources Development Center (current DMG001fMORI Academy) Transferred Head Office to Nagoya |
| 2005 | Completed construction of the Iga Campus Heat Treatment Plant |
| 2006 | Completed construction of the Iga Campus Casting Plant |
| 2007 | Established AKISHINO MOLD LABORATORY, LTD. (current DMG MORI MOLD LABORATORY CO., LTD.) Consolidated DIXI machines as a subsidiary |
| 2008 | TOBLER S.A.S. Consolidated B.U.G., Inc. (current DMG MORI B.U.G. CO.,001fLTD.) |
| 2009 | Established the Tokyo branch Started capital and business collaboration with DMG of Germany |
| 2010 | Acquired the measuring equipment business of Sony Manufacturing Systems Corporation, and consolidated as a subsidiary named Magnescale Co., Ltd |
| 2011 | Established MORI SEIKI SALES AND SERVICE CO., LTD. (current DMG MORI SALES AND SERVICE CO., LTD.) |
| 2012 | Established the Iga Campus Bed / Column Precise Processing Plant Established North American Factory in Davis city, California |
| 2013 | Established Tianjin Factory in China |
Products history
| 1960 | Began export of high-speed precision lathes |
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| 1968 | Began manufacture and sales of numerically controlled lathes |
| 1976 | NCPL-300 |
| 1977 | Developed SL-2 |
| 1981 | MV-40 |
| 1983 | Began manufacture and sales of horizontal machining centers |
| 1994 | SH-50 |
| 2000 | MT2500SZ Expanded MT Series line-up Started use of CAPS-NET |
| 2003 | Developed DCG (Driven at the Center of Gravity) Developed DDM (Direct Drive Motor) Developed NV 4000 DCG and NH 4000 DCG Introduced a machine equipped with a HEIDENHAIN CNC into the European market |
| 2004 | Developed the NL Series with BMT (Built-in Motor Turret) |
| 2005 | NVD1500 DCG Developed NT Series |
| 2006 | Developed NMH 6300 DCG Developed NMV 5000 DCG |
| 2007 | NZ2000 T3Y3 |
| 2009 | MAPPS integrated operation panel completely revamped, and started installing on new models as MAPPS Ⅳ |
| 2010 | Developed the X-class machines (NLX, NVX, NHX, NTX) |
| 2011 | Developed NTX 2000 Developed NZX Series Jointly developed MILLTAP 700 with DMG |
| 2012 | NVX5080 II |
| 2013 | Developed NHC 4000 and NHC001f5000 |
DMG MORI AG's history
| 1870 | Friedrich Gildemeister founded GILDEMEISTER & Comp. in Bielefeld |
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| 1906 | Wilhelm Berg took over the company management and started mass production of machine tools |
| 1910 | Concentrated on its flagship products: turret lathes, multi-spindle automatic lathes, milling machines, and vertical and horizontal milling machines |
| 1928 | Released the POX multi-spindle automatic lathe |
| 1950 | Exhibited the RV50 turret lathe at Hanover trade fair |
| 1961 | Built a new manufacturing plant in Sennestadt and started operation (in 1965) |
| 1975 | Exhibited the company's first NC lathe (NEF) at EMO |
| 1995 | Acquired DECKEL MAHO AG, and put the milling and drilling machine business on track ※DECKEL AG and MAHO AG merged in 1993 |
| 1998 | Sales exceeded one billion Deutschmarks for the first time in its history (1998 average exchange rate: 1DM = ¥70) |
| 1999 | Entered the laser technology sector with the takeover of LCTec GmbH (present SAUER) |
| 2000 | Repurchased its former subsidiary GILDEMEISTER Italiana |
| 2001 | Entered the field of the ultrasonic machining technology by the investment in SAUER GmbH & Co. KG |
| 2002 | The new plant in Seebach won the '”Best Factory TM - Industrial Excellence Award 2002” |
| 2003 | DMG Nippon K.K. opened a technology center in Yokohama Established in Shanghai the first production plant in Asia |
| 2005 | DMG Asia established the spare parts center |
| 2008 | Adopted new design |
| 2011 | Opened the HSC center |
| 2012 | Expanded the plant in Seebach |
DMG MORI's history
| 2009 | Collaboration started March Started business collaboration with DMG |
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| 2010 | September / October Hosted a joint exhibition booth at IMTS and JIMTOF |
| 2012 | January Established DMG MORI SEIKI Europe AG in Switzerland (current DMG MORI Europe AG) Started joint sales and service across Europe |
| 2013 | Company names unified September Unveiled CELOS and machines with premium design as the World Premium at EMO Hannover 2013 October Company names unified |
| 2014 | March Became the Exclusive Premium Partner of Porsche team July Tokyo Global Headquarters started operation |
| 2015 | Started integrated management as a consolidated entity April Adopted IFRS Changed accounting period (irregular accounting period from April to December) Consolidated DMG Established DMG MORI WASINO, LTD. June Developed NRX 2000 Developed A 150 Series Developed G 100 Series July Opened the world’s largest Global Solution Center in Iga September Ulyanovsk Plant (Russia) started operation December Developed NLX 6000 |
| 2016 | CMX 1100 V January Established the System Solution Plant in Nara February Released Technology Cycles August Domination, Profit and Loss Transfer Agreement came into effect September Released CMX V Series Agreed on technological cooperation with Microsoft Japan Concluded partnership agreement with TOYOTA for the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) |
| 2017 | February Introduced powder bed technology to additive manufacturing segment |
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