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May 13, 2025
DMG MORI has reopened its Nara Campus in Yamato-Koriyama City, Nara Prefecture. The company positions the renovated facility as “the world’s largest system solution factory.” An opening ceremony was held on April 14, welcoming guests and members of the media.
President Masahiko Mori (7th from the back right) and others cutting the ribbon at the opening ceremony
Exterior of the renovated Nara Campus. The tall building on the right is the dedicated area for automation systems
In April 2025, DMG MORI transferred machine tool production from Nara Campus to Iga Campus (Iga City, Mie Prefecture) and fully renovated the former machine assembly area into a facility specializing in automation systems, positioning it as the “the world’s largest system solution factory.”
System solutions (also referred to as turnkey systems) are comprehensive setups that integrate machine tools with automation equipment and software to meet customers’ unique needs. These systems can include articulated robots, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automatic pallet pools, and automated workpiece changers, which are integrated both electrically and digitally with the machine tools to form a unified automation system.
DMG MORI has designated 20,000 m²—half of the total 40,000 m² floor space at Nara Campus—as a dedicated area for automation system assembly. The total investment, including renovation of the building and installation of equipment, amounts to approximately JPY 9 billion. This space allows for the construction of automation lines over 100 meters in length. In this area, engineers build production lines tailored to customer requirements, verify machining accuracy and productivity, and then disassemble the systems for shipment. Once shipped, the systems are reassembled at the customer’s site. This approach significantly reduces the lead time required to start production at the customer’s factory.
As of now, Nara Campus employs approximately 220 people. However, anticipating continued growth in demand for automation system integration, President Masahiko Mori noted, “We will need to increase this number.”
The existing 5,000 m² system solution factory, originally established in 2016, has now been significantly expanded as part of the renovation. The former factory building is now used by Saki Corporation, a group company specializing in AOI systems for AI and EV circuit boards.
DMG MORI has turned its founding site into a major system solution center for strategic reasons.
In 2015, the company’s average machine tool unit price was around JPY 30 million. By 2024, that figure had risen to JPY 71 million, driven by increasing customer demand for pre-installed automation systems rather than standalone machines. Even large automotive manufacturers are increasingly outsourcing production engineering, reducing their internal tooling divisions.
DMG MORI estimates that there are currently around 5 million machine tools in operation globally. With increasing adoption of multi-functional machines and integrated systems, the company expects this number to consolidate to around 1 million over the next 30 years.
At the April 14 opening ceremony, President Mori emphasized:
“Together with our partners in peripheral equipment, we aim to make this campus a hub of Japan’s production technology—welcoming customers from all over the world.”
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