(left to right) Dan Janka, president of Mazak Corporation North America; Mr. Takashi Yamazaki, president of Yamazaki Mazak Corporation; and Tony Harrod, regional manager of the Mazak Phoenix Technical Center in front of the VC-Ez 26 machine at the Phoenix Technical Center; photo courtesy of Mazak Corporation
Mazak, a leader in the design and manufacture of productive machine tool solutions, selected Phoenix for its newest Technical Center because Arizona has emerged as one of the nation’s fastest-growing advanced manufacturing regions. With hundreds of billions of dollars being invested across semiconductor, aerospace, defense, medical device and cybersecurity industries, the company believes the Phoenix area has become a critical hub for high-tech production and innovation.
As part of its long-standing customer support philosophy, Mazak maintains a close presence to its customers to deliver the highest level of service. The Mazak Phoenix Technical Center that opened in April was designed to provide manufacturers throughout the Western United States with local access to advanced machining technology, applications support, training, and manufacturing expertise.
The facility houses a call center, applications engineers and sales and service support personnel. It also provides customer programming classes, machine demonstrations, test cuts and machining system run-offs.
“This new Technical Center will support all manufacturers in the greater Phoenix Valley area,” says Tony Harrod, regional manager of the Mazak Phoenix Technical Center. “Whether those customers are in the semiconductor, aerospace and defense, electric vehicle or medical device industries, Mazak is well entrenched in every major industry in terms of experience and application knowhow.”
