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History

DMG MORI AG's history

1940s

1948	Began manufacture and sales of textile machine in Yamato-Koriyama City, Nara Prefecture

1950s

1958	After textile machinery started manufacture and sale of machine tools (high-speed precision lathes)

1960s

1960	Began export of high-speed precision lathes
1968	Began manufacture and sales of numerically controlled lathes

1970s

1970	Constructed Iga Plant which has been in operation ever since
1976	Market share of NC lathes reached the top in the Japanese machine tool industry
1977	Developed SL-2
1979	Listed shares on the second section of the Osaka Securities Exchange

1980s

1981	Listed shares on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
1981	Began manufacture and sales of vertical machining centers
1982	Established MORI SEIKI GmbH
1983	Established MORI SEIKI U.S.A., INC. (current DMG MORI U.S.A., INC.) Started actual operation at Iga No.1 Plant The Company was transferred to the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange
1983	Began manufacture and sales of horizontal machining centers
1987	Completed construction of Nara Head Office Started actual operations at the Nara Plant

1990s

1992	Started operations at the Iga No.2 Plant
1994	Developed SH-50
1997	Started operations at the Iga No. 2 Plant High-Precision Facility
1999	Completed construction of MORI SEIKI Nagoya building (current Nagoya Head Office) Acquired ISO9001 certification

2000s

2000	Established Digital Technology Laboratory (DTL) (current DMG MORI Digital Technology Laboratory Corporation)
2000	Developed SH junior Expanded MT Series line-up Started use of CAPS-NET
2001	Acquired ISO14001 certification Established MORI SEIKI (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. Consolidated TAIYO KOKI CO., LTD. as a subsidiary
2002	Started 24 hours a day, 365 days a year service support Took over operations from former HITACHI SEIKI Started operation as part of the MORI SEIKI Group Acquired OHSAS18001 certification
2003	Started operation of the Chiba Campus
2003	Developed DCG (Driven at the Center of Gravity) Developed DDM (Direct Drive Motor) Developed NV 4000 DCG and NH 4000 DCG Introduced a machine equipped with a HEIDENHAIN CNC into the European market
2004	Established the Human Resources Development Center (current DMG MORI Academy) Transferred Head Office to Nagoya
2004	Developed the NL Series with BMT (Built-in Motor Turret)
2005	Completed construction of the Iga Campus Heat Treatment Plant
2005	Developed NVD 1500 DCG Developed NT Series
2006	Completed construction of the Iga Campus Casting Plant
2006	Developed NMH 6300 DCG Developed NMV 5000 DCG
2007	Established AKISHINO MOLD LABORATORY, LTD. (current DMG MORI MOLD LABORATORY CO., LTD.) Consolidated DIXI machines as a subsidiary
2007	Developed NZ Series
2008	Consolidated TOBLER S.A.S. as a subsidiary Consolidated B.U.G., Inc. (current DMG MORI B.U.G. CO.,LTD.)
2009	Collaboration started March Started business collaboration with DMG
	Established the Tokyo branch Started capital and business collaboration with DMG of Germany
	MAPPS integrated operation panel completely revamped, and started installing on new models as MAPPS Ⅳ

2010s

2010	September / October Hosted a joint exhibition booth at IMTS and JIMTOF
	Acquired the measuring equipment business of Sony Manufacturing Systems Corporation, and consolidated as a subsidiary named Magnescale Co., Ltd
	Developed the X-class machines (NLX, NVX, NHX, NTX)
2011	Established MORI SEIKI SALES AND SERVICE CO., LTD. (current DMG MORI SALES AND SERVICE CO., LTD.)
2011	Developed NTX 2000 Developed NZX Series Jointly developed MILLTAP 700 with DMG
2012	January Established DMG MORI SEIKI Europe AG in Switzerland (current DMG MORI Europe AG) Started joint sales and service across Europe
	Established the Iga Campus Bed / Column Precise Processing Plant Established North American Factory in Davis city, California
	Developed NVX 5000 Ⅱ Series
2013	Company names unified September Unveiled CELOS and machines with premium design as the World Premium at EMO Hannover 2013 October Company names unified
2013	Established Tianjin Factory in China
2014	July Tokyo Global Headquarters started operation
2015	Started integrated management as a consolidated entity April Adopted IFRS Changed accounting period (irregular accounting period from April to December) Consolidated DMG Established DMG MORI WASINO, LTD. June Developed NRX 2000 Developed A 150 Series Developed G 100 Series July Opened the world’s largest Global Solution Center in Iga December Developed NLX 6000
2016	Accomplished business integration January Established the System Solution Plant in Nara February Released Technology Cycles August Domination, Profit and Loss Transfer Agreement came into effect September Released CMX V Series Agreed on technological cooperation with Microsoft Japan Concluded partnership agreement with TOYOTA for the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC)
2017	February Introduced powder bed technology to additive manufacturing segment
2018	June Opened Tokyo Digital Innovation Center October Opened FAMOT factory
2019	July Opened Global Parts Centers, Released of DMP 70, Released of LASERTEC 12 SLM October Started local production of CMX 600 Vi at LMW of India November Started business collaboration with Nikon

2020s

2020	February Acquisition of stake in GLOphotonics SAS (France) April Start of digital run-off June Release of LASERTEC 30 DUAL SLM July Opening of Digital Twin Showroom "Iga Global Solution Center" August Release of LASERTEC 6600 DED hybrid September Operation start monoBLOCK Excellence Factory at Pfronten (Germany) Established of "T Project CO., Ltd." November Established of "System Solution Center" as new addition to Digital Twin Showroom
2021	February Start of digital twin test cutting June Established of "DMG MORI Precision Components CO., LTD."
2022	March Signed a comprehensive agreement with Nara Women’s University April WALC Inc. is established June Launched NTX 500 July Opened Nara Product Development Center (Nara PDC), DMG MORI’s largest cutting-edge development base. Introduced a twoheadquarters system in Tokyo and Nara.
2023	January Watanabe Seiko Co., LTD. is renamed DMG MORI CASTECH CO., LTD. and B.U.G. DMG MORI is renamed DMG MORI Digital Co., LTD. February Launch Japan’s largest solar power system(13,400 kW) for self-use First batch started power generation in Iga campus March DMG MORI ranks among Top 500 in Japan for excellent health & productivity management April Opening of DMG MORI ACADEMY Hamamatsu May Opening of DMG MORI ACADEMY Kanazawa

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