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President's Message

President & CEO
Mitsuo Okamoto

To meet changing global market
Contribute to the world nations’ future through manufacturing.


“Growing together with our customers” … The very first word that is placed in Amada’s management philosophy, has been shared as motto within Amada group of company originating in business activities for over 60 years since its foundation in 1946.
This motto was born from the thought that creation of new value and its offer based on customers’ view would be the source of mutual growth.

Amada’s business, founded to be manufacturing Band saw machines that cut steels by saw blade, has now grown as a Global engineering company who could offer every solutions from 4 categories of machineries of Sheet metal, Stamping press, Cutting & structural steels and Machine tools as well as control software, peripheral equipment, tools and maintenance services. This shows you the history of mutual growth of customers and Amada.

The sheet metal fabricating machines of Amada’s core business was to cut and pierce the thin sheet metal by steel tips. The steel tip to cut the sheet metal was replaced by laser beam. The hydraulic drive system to power the machine was replaced by AC Servo motors, and machine control have changed from analogue to digital.
The technology changes kaleidoscopically resulting rapid evolution.

The manufacturing circumstances have been largely changed since last world recession – the so-called paradigm shift.
The matured markets like America, Europe and Japan require small batch, variable kind and variable lot in the eco related business or aircraft industries using latest technology.
Meanwhile, the emerging markets are rapidly growing and entering into the low cost and mass production era under the heavy demand of social infrastructure.

Amada has developed and started sale Fiber laser machine which is far less environmental load and Punch/laser combination machine which is higher productivity by process integration toward the versatile global market.
We, Amada shall launch new machine positively toward growing market aiming to the volume demand.

Today’s global economy harbors various frictions including the European financial crisis.
Amada, comprehensive manufacturer of metalworking machinery, shall definitely keep on reforming ourselves to meet changing global market without delay and contribute sincerely to the world nation’s wealthy future through manufacturing.

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