FLORENCE, Ky., May 2, 2018 – Brian Papke, chairman of manufacturing technology leader Mazak Corporation, has been inducted into the Northern Kentucky Business Hall of Fame. He accepted the award in April at the Metropolitan Club in Covington, Kentucky, where he delivered heartfelt remarks that credited Mazak’s customers and its employees for the company’s decades of success across North America.
“Our customers are not just customers, they are friends, and the majority of our employees are homegrown,” said Papke. “We have all worked together over the years to create wonderful opportunities for families, the local community and all of the areas our customers call home.”
Under Papke’s direction, Mazak has strived to give back to its customers and the manufacturing industry through its contributions to the state’s economic growth and its establishment of a successful model for manufacturing excellence. He also oversaw the Kentucky plant as it became an 800,000-square-foot campus and significant regional employer. Today, the Kentucky facility serves as a proof of concept for the Mazak iSMART Factory™ model in addition to acting as the staging ground for some of the industry’s most advanced manufacturing systems, including innovative full 5-axis, Multi-Tasking and HYBRID Multi-Tasking machines.