These days, it's assumed that your personal computer will communicate effortlessly with your printer, keyboard, external hard drive, MP3 player and an assortment of other electronics.

On June 22, 2011, Mori Seiki broke ground on a 200,000-square foot
factory to be situated on 14.5 acres in Davis, California. The plant will be Mori Seiki’s first manufacturing facility in North America, and will employee between 100-150 personnel.

Interconnect is over, but we're still redefining manufacturing efficiency for a new age. April 7-8, dozens of manufacturers from around the country converged on the Mori Seiki Digital Technology Laboratory (DTL) in Davis, California to see the latest innovations to come out of this R&D hotbed.

The number of shops that have caught on to the benefits of 5-axis machine tools has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. Still, there are many shops that, for the first time, are adopting 5-axis machining, and for them, choosing a machine can be a daunting prospect –…

The introduction of sophisticated or complex machine tools is done with thoughtful planning. Builders usually ensure availability of software for their machines by developing or adapting their own, or by consulting CAM suppliers in advance of a machine’s introduction, to ensure immediate productivity. DMG / Mori Seiki USA, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, frequently…