Mazak North American Parts Center Extends Services

Florence, Kentucky, September 3, 2010 – Mazak Corporation continues to enhance customer service and support by extended the services of its North American Parts Center to better serve customers and streamline the parts-ordering process. The North American Parts Center now accepts credit cards, offers emergency part shipping, and provides longer part warranties.

For customer convenience, the Parts Center accepts credit card payments for parts orders, including orders placed through the Parts Center’s website. Available after hours emergency part shipment service helps keep customer machines up and running, and for additional information visit https://support.mazakcorp.com/Anonymous/OpParts.aspx. Mazak-installed parts are now covered under warranty for six months, double the time period of the previously offered warranty.

Over $60 million of inventory, containing over 43,000 unique part numbers, ensures that Mazak achieves 97% same-day shipping on parts orders.

“Parts support is one of the main pillars of our Optimum Plus customer support program. At Mazak, we believe that when a customer purchases a machine, it is our responsibility to provide the support that ensures they receive the maximum return on their investment,” says Brian Papke, president of Mazak Corporation. “Mazak Optimum Plus encompasses many services we’ve developed over the years and upgrades them as it establishes a clear plan for continual improvement in how we support our customers’ operations. The extended services of the North American Parts Center is evidence of that continual improvement.”

About Mazak Corporation

Mazak Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture of productivity-improving machine tool solutions. Committed to being a partner to customers with innovative technology, its world-class facility in Florence, Kentucky recently increased its production capacity to 200 machines per month. Continuous training and development of the workforce has created a "lean" culture, which has created opportunities for continuing growth in America. Mazak maintains eight Technology Centers across North America to provide local hands-on applications, service and sales support to its customers. For more information on Mazak's products and solutions, visit www.mazakusa.com or follow us on Twitter at and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/MazakCorp.