Midwest DISCOVER MORE WITH MAZAK Event Targets Job Shop Production

Published January 31, 2025 - Mazak will highlight its extensive range of machine tool technology and automation that boosts job shop production and profitability during its three-day DISCOVER MORE WITH MAZAK event May 6 – 8, at its Midwest Technology Center in Schaumburg, Illinois. Mazak has a long-standing commitment to job shops and the rigorous demands they face, and this event will help them learn more, do more and make more with Mazak in 2025.

Attendees will experience live real-world cutting demonstrations, multiple forms of automation, technology and application displays along with educational seminars and panel discussions. The event is expected to draw participants from across the country, and students are welcome to attend on May 8. Mazak will spotlight virtually all categories of its machine tool portfolio for job shop production, including full five-axis machines, CNC horizontal and vertical machines and turning centers, DONE IN ONE®  Multi-Tasking machines, Swiss-style production, Friction Stir Welding and additive manufacturing.

For five-axis multi-sided machining of complex 3D curved surfaces, the event will feature Mazak’s VARIAXIS i-700 NEO with a 2-pallet changer, VC-Ez 16X, VARIAXIS C-600 with 12-Station MULTI-PALLET POOL (MPP) automation, and the UD 400/5X Ultra Precise 5-axis machining center. The VARIAXIS i-700 NEO is Mazak’s next generation full 5-axis vertical machining center, providing advanced multi-surface machining for parts with complex profiled surfaces.

The Kentucky-built VC-Ez 16X, featured with friction stir welding (FSW) capability, provides cost-effective long-term part processing reliability for virtually any shop, and the VARIAXIS C-600 high-speed, simultaneous 5-axis vertical machining center enhances shop production with a high-rigidity structure and MAZATROL SmoothAi control for processing stability. The high-speed UD 400/5X is designed for micro-precision and is ideal for mold machining.

As a producer of the industry’s most accurate horizontal machining centers, Mazak will showcase its HCN-4000 NEO paired with the PALLETCH modular, scalable automation system for multi-part production. The machine represents Mazak’s next generation horizontal machining center for high productivity in a diverse range of applications from high-volume to mixed-part processing.