The NMH10000 DCG receives the 38th Machine Design Award Nippon Brand Prize.

Mori Seiki's NMH10000 DCG high-precision 5-axis control horizontal machining center has been awarded the "38th Machine Design Award (Nippon Brand Prize)", sponsored by the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun*. This is awarded by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun with the support of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the cooperation of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and all industrial associations, in order to promote and develop industrial product design. It is given to selected new products with original designs which offer a good balance of factors including appearance, functions, performance, safety and color. This was the second consecutive year that a Mori Seiki machine received the Machine Design Award, following the one received for the NMV5000 DCG high-precision 5-axis control vertical machining center in 2007.

Demand for 5-axis control machining centers capable of high-speed, high-accuracy, high-efficiency machining is increasing as we see trends towards more complex forms and high levels of added value in the large part machining and large mold machining fields, most notably in the aircraft industry, where difficult-to-cut materials like titanium and inconel are machined. The NMH10000 DCG, which has been developed in order to meet these needs, uses original Mori Seiki technology in the form of DCG® (Driven at the Center of Gravity) and DDM™ (Direct Drive Motors) to achieve the highest levels of part machining capability in the world. As a new-generation 5-axis control machine that combines overwhelming high-speed and low-vibration in feed operation on three linear axes through DCG® and the world's fastest two rotary axes control through DDM™, the NMH10000 DCG demonstrates great power in the high-accuracy and high-efficiency machining of large workpieces with complex forms that would have been impossible on conventional large machines.

We believe that the reason that this machine won the award, apart from the high level of performance, was that the judges appreciated our attitude of customer-focused development, with a space-saving design that allows the A-axis and B-axis mechanisms to be moved in the Z-axis direction so that the machine width can be kept to a minimum while providing long axis travels, and with consideration given to operating convenience by enabling the ceiling to be opened up for setup work while still providing a full-cover construction to ensure safety.
Spurred on by this award, Mori Seiki will continue to promote the development of new technology that meets market needs, and to offer products that enrich the variety of customer machining applications.