Did You Know...

Mazak’s headquarters in Florence, Kentucky has almost one million square feet under its roof, equaling about 15.4 standard football fields?

That’s even including the end zones for good measure!

Florence, Kentucky got its original nickname “Crossroads” from a small but important intersection that connected Burlington and Union, Kentucky?

Today, it serves as a Crossroads for North American manufacturing as it hosts Mazak innovation and machining technology from our state-of-the-art iSMART Factory^™.

Mazak has participated in 28 IMTS events, with the first taking place in 1968?

That’s the same year that Apollo 8 entered the moon’s orbit, when humans saw the far side of the moon and the entirety of Earth for the first time EVER.

During the Industrial Revolution, when railroads were becoming a key transportation system across the States, Florence was not chosen as a railroad stop yet survived entirely on its own and eventually expanded despite being completely bypassed?

Just like Florence experienced its own evolution, Mazak has experienced 20 expansions in Florence since 1974 and produces more than 70 different machining solutions at the facility present-day.

Mazak North America was first founded in Long Island, NY before establishing its manufacturing operations in Florence, KY in 1974?

Since then, Mazak has consistently invested in the research, development and equipment necessary to maintain its leadership position over the last 50+ years.

Miss Kentucky of 2024 Adisyn Donk currently works in the engineering department at Mazak’s main campus?

That’s not all – she began her career with Mazak in our welding department in August of 2023 and continues to prove herself as a great addition to the Mazak team.

The iconic “Florence Y’all” water tower mural actually started out as “Florence Mall?”

Present-day, the “Florence Y’all” phrase is a staple and way of life in Northern Kentucky, and one that we have adapted into our own manufacturing mentality.

Mazak was the first manufacturing company to introduce Multi-Tasking machines?

Back in the 1980s, Mazak revealed its INTEGREX Series of Multi-Tasking machines for turning, milling, drilling and tapping within one single setup. This was a total game-changer for the manufacturing industry, and still is today.

Florence, KY became more than just a crossroads and into a center for manufacturing innovative technologies with Mazak in 1974?

From our Multi-Tasking DONE-IN-ONE® machining concept to seamless automation to digital solutions and more, Mazak is proud of its roots in Crossroads as we continue into the future of innovative manufacturing.