Mazak event draws thousands of attendees

More than 2,000 manufacturers from across North America attended Mazak Corp.’s Discover 2019 event held Nov. 5-7 and 12-13 at the company’s North American headquarters in Florence, Ky.

The event featured more than 30 live machine tool demonstrations and new productivity-enhancing technologies such as the new Mazatrol SmoothAi control, as well as a new mixed-reality training and service support system.

Many of the machines were paired with automation systems, such as articulating robots and palletized part loading/unloading systems.

“Our customers have come to rely on these events to keep up with the latest manufacturing advancements and strategies, which is why Mazak Discover continues to hold the distinction as the industry’s largest privately held manufacturing technology and education event in North America,” said Dan Janka, president of Mazak Corp.

As part of the event, visitors toured the company’s iSMART Factory™, during which they experienced the company’s latest investments in its own manufacturing operations, including a new automated manufacturing cell being installed and the initial stages of the entirely new spindle rebuild facility.