Amada Miyachi America Opens New Headquarters
The $13.5 million, 85,000 sq ft facility includes a technical center, a state-of-the-art training room, a technology showroom, and an all-new manufacturing plant.
Posted: June 1, 2016
Amada Miyachi America Inc. (Monrovia, CA), a leading manufacturer of resistance welding, laser welding, marking, cutting and micro machining equipment and systems, recently celebrated the opening of their new headquarters. More than 100 invited guests attended the opening ceremony, which was followed by a reception and open house. The new $13.5 million 85,000 sq ft facility includes a new technical center with 11 application-specific product demonstration labs, a state-of-the-art training room, and a technology showroom as well as an all-new manufacturing facility with a 1,400 sq ft Class 10000 clean room and six customer test labs. The facility also features energy efficient equipment and 100 percent climate control.
The festive celebration kicked off with a special Taiko drum performance by Taikoproject, accompanied by a “Kagami biraki,” a traditional Japanese ceremony in which a sake barrel is opened to celebrate a festive occasion. Guests included top management from their parent company, Amada Miyachi Japan; the Consul General from the Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles, Hidehisa Horinouchi; officials from Los Angeles County; the City of Monrovia; and key customer representatives.
Invited guests toured the new facility, especially enjoying the new showroom with modern design and informative functionality. They featured a museum wall depicting the evolution of the company’s products from as early as 1950, a company timeline display and examples from each of the innovative technologies that make up their product offering. “We are very proud of our new headquarters, especially the many features we included to make it a great work environment for employees,” stated David Fawcett, the president and chief executive officer of Amada Miyachi America. “We also focused the building design efforts on enhancing our ability to meet the needs of customers and were gratified to hear that our efforts really paid off.”
Amada Miyachi America provides products to a wide range of markets, including the medical device, battery, electric vehicle, and solar industries, as well as the global electronics, automotive, and general industrial markets. They are an ISO9001 certified company.
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