DMG / Mori Seiki change names officially to demonstrate strengthened business collaboration

On October 1st it was announced that, going forward, “Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.” will change its company name to “DMG MORI SEIKI CO., LTD.” and that “GILDEMEISTER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT,” Mori Seiki's business partner since 2009, will also change its company name to “DMG MORI SEIKI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT” under the same one motto of “One brand for the world.”

The company logo, brand logo and website will be renewed along with the company name change.Mori Seiki and GILDEMEISTER will further strengthen their business collaboration to provide customers with products that are more innovative and unparalleled in the machine tool industry."We as 'DMG MORI SEIKI CO., LTD.' will strive to further enhance technologies that have been built in our long-term history and to become a reliable partner for customers all over the world," the company statement announced.With the name change comes a new logo (reproduced here) and a new website address, www.dmgmori.com.This announcement follows the recent announcement that DMG and MORI SEIKI were combining their activities in Canada as of October 1st, 2013. The new DMG MORI SEIKI Ellison Technologies will support the complete sales & service of the entire product portfolio of both manufacturers.The DMG / MORI SEIKI partnership, as of today, now has 105 common sales and service offices worldwide. DMG, MORI SEIKI and Ellison Technologies celebrated its debut as a cooperation at the CMTS 2013 exhibition on more than 4,500 sq.ft., showcasing 10 high-tech machines plus innovative solutions in software, automation and presetting. The DMG MORI name change was announced at the same event.