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Mazak to construct new plant in Japan
- April 13, 2016
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Yamazaki Mazak has announced the construction of a new production facility in Inabe City, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
The plant will combine—as key components of Mazak’s iSMART factory concept—production automation and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology.
Mazak’s iSMART factory is one that uses advanced manufacturing cells and systems together with full digital integration to achieve free-flow data sharing in terms of process control and operation monitoring. In this setup the MTConnect® open communications protocol works with process support software and provides connectivity and the capability to monitor then harvest data from all the different production floor machines, cells, devices, and processes.
Operation from the current Yamazaki Mazak Seiko in the Mie Prefecture will transfer to the new plant in stages. Completion and full operation of the plant is scheduled for 2019.
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