INNOVATIONS

Makino. A Brief History

1937	Tsunezo Makino establishes the company.

1953	Develops a super-precision universal cutter & tool grinder.

1958	Develops Japan's first NC milling machine.

1966	Develops Japan's first machining center.

1972	Develops transfer line (FMS) consisting of adaptive control machining centers.

1978	Acquires interest in Heidenreich & Harbeck, Germany.

1980	Develops the N/C Electrical Discharge Machine.

1981	Purchases LeBlond Machine Tool Company in Cincinnati, Ohio.

1982	Develops the DMS Commercial Automatic Die and Mold Machining System.

1983	Makino’s Flexible Manufacturing System factory starts operation.

1984	Introduces the industry's first high-speed spindle.

1984	Develops first 5-axis controlled machining center.

1986	Introduces first Intelligent Adaptive Control System.

1986	Develops the Module MMC (Makino Machining Complex).

1989	Introduces the A55, revolutionizing horizontal machining centers.

1990	R&D Center becomes operational.

1990	Introduces Geometric Intelligence, the first servo-control software to provide higher machining speed with enhanced accuracy.

1990	Develops Flush Fine machining, revolutionary method for cutting hardened materials.

1994	Introduces award-winning, high-precision “U-Series Drop Tank Wire EDM.

1996	Develops 3-D die/mold CAD/CAM system.

1996	Introduces HQSF™ (High-Quality Surface Finish) technology with patented uSc additive.

2002	Introduces EdCAM™ offline software for programming and automating EDM machinery.

2003	Makino R&D Center becomes operational.

2003	Develops world’s first conventional horizontal wire EDM that automatically threads and machines with a 0.02 mm diameter wire.

2006	Develops HEAT for wire EDMs, increasing machining speed by up to 40 percent.

2007	Develops the SurfaceWIZARD^TM wire EDM technology, which allows for the elimination of witness lines in stepped parts.

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