Mazak Announces New Organizational Changes

Manufacturing technology leader Mazak Corporation (Florence, KY) has announced that Brian Papke, their long-time company president, has accepted a new position as chairman and Daniel Janka, their former executive vice president, has been named the company president. As of July 1, Janka will assume the normal operating functions of their North American operations, including the iSMART Factory and North American headquarters in Kentucky, along with the company’s eight Technology Centers located throughout North America.

With these new appointments, the company positions itself for continued future growth and further strengthens its “Rock Solid” industry reputation. This next generation of leadership, together with the entire Mazak team, will continue their forward momentum and pioneering spirit in the manufacturing industry’s new digital frontier. They will also further strengthen the company’s industry dominance in multitasking, 5-axis and additive manufacturing technologies. This seamless leadership transition will also ensure that customers continue to receive the machine tool industry’s most comprehensive service and support, as well as the latest most advanced machine tool technology.

Papke personally selected Janka, who joined the company in early 2016. Janka’s experience in the machine tool industry and his extensive involvement with machine tool utilization software and 5-axis technology at past positions meshes well with the iSMART Factory and the company’s commitment to MTConnect, as well as the total iSMART manufacturing concept.

Papke has been with Mazak since 1987 and company president since 1989. Under his leadership, the Kentucky plant grew from one building to its current five-building, 800,000 sq ft campus that designs and builds some of the industry’s most advanced manufacturing systems, including innovative full 5-axis and Multi-Tasking machines and the most recently introduced iSMART Factory Concept and the SmartBox that allow for the further integration of digital solutions in manufacturing.

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