Mori Seiki will host a grand opening ceremony and open house November 3-5, to celebrate the completion of its 102,000-square-foot North American corporate headquarters northwest of Chicago in Hoffman Estates, IL. This three-day event will include more than 25 machines and cutting demonstrations, new technologies in development and technical topics presented by Mori Seiki engineers and guest speakers. It will also mark the introduction of the NVL1350T and NV7000DCG machines and the regional debut of the NT1000 andNMV3000DCG. The newly constructed facility doubles the size of Mori Seiki’s former Chicago headquarters and bringsMori Seiki University under the same roof.The University, widely known for its online learning curriculum, has three classrooms and a state-of-the-art learning lab for traditional and hands-on machine instruction. Two 25-ton cranes will facilitate the positioning and operation ofMori Seiki’s expansive product line of machine tools in the 14,000- square-foot showroom. “Our goal is to be a resource that brings difference to the machine tool end user,” said Thomas R. Dillon, President ofMori Seiki U.S.A. “Mori Seiki’s commitment to this goal can be seen by our emphasis on education, research and development in the design of the new headquarters facility.” The grand opening will coincide with the release of the large NVL1350T vertical lathe. With a maximum turning diameter of 62.9 inches , the NVL1350T answers the market’s demand for large-diameter machining whilemaintaining compact footprint of 169” wide, the company said.Also launching at the event will be the NV7000DCG, the largest of Mori Seiki’s high-precision VMCs. Mori Seikiwill also feature demonstrations on over two dozen of the newestmachine toolmodels, including the NT1000 and NMV3000DCG machines. These ultra-precise, multi-axis machines are the newest and smallest inMori Seiki’s lineup of integratedmachining centers. Complete details of the event, equipment, technical seminars and speakers will be online at www.moriseikius.com/ chicago. For more information contact: TX Ellison Technologies - Dallas 8925 Sterling, Suite 2605 Irving, TX 75063 972-812-5500 Fax: 972-812-5509 www.ellisontechnologies.com Ellison Technologies - Houston 1251 Lumpkin Road Houston, TX 77043 713-365-9500 Fax: 713-365-9515 www.ellisontechnologies.com AR Larry Curran Maruka USAInc. C/o Lee’s Summit, MO 501-328-0002 Fax: 501-328-0003 lcurran@marukausa.com OK Jeff Messegner CurtisWiesman Maruka U.S.A. Inc. 12121 East 51st South #101 Tulsa, OK 74145 918-459-6600 Fax: 918-249-2653