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Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd.

Native name	株式会社牧野フライス製作所
Type	Public KK
Traded as	:
Industry	Machinery
Founded	(May 1937; 80 years ago (1937-05))
Headquarters	Nakane, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8578, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jiro Makino (President and CEO)
Products	Horizontal Machining Centers (HMC) Vertical Machining Centers (VMC) 5-axis machines Graphite machines EDM machines (wire and ram types) Automated pallet systems Grinding machines
Revenue	JPY 149.5 billion (FY 2014) (US$ 1.21 billion) (FY 2014)
Profit	JPY 11.4 billion (FY 2014) (US$ 95 million) (FY 2014)
Number of employees	4,279
Website	Official website
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JPY 149.5 billion (FY 2014)

JPY 11.4 billion (FY 2014)

Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd. (株式会社牧野フライス製作所, Kabushiki-gaisha Makino Furaisu Seisakusho), commonly known as Makino, is a machine tool builder with global sales and service, headquartered in Japan.

Makino was established in 1937 by Tsunezo Makino in Japan, developing Japan's first numerically controlled (NC) milling machine in 1958 and Japan's first machining center in 1966.

The North American branch of Makino was formed through the 1981 merger of the R. K. LeBlond Machine Tool Company of Cincinnati and the Makino Milling Machine Company of Japan. Resulting from the merger was the formation of what was then called "LeBlond Makino Machine Tool Company".

In 1996, LeBlond Makino became Makino, and in 1997 LeBlond Lathe Ltd. was formed as a parts and servicing subsidiary.

In 1984, Makino introduced the first commercial high-speed spindle for milling. In 1990, Makino introduced Geometric Intelligence, the first servo-control software tailored to high-speed machining, and Flush Fine machining, a method for cutting hardened materials.

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