Mori Seiki is Official Sponsor to International Skills Festival
WorldSkills London 2011 event will be supported with 24 machines of Mori Seiki’s successfully launched X Class
The WorldSkills London 2011 will take place from 5th – 8th October at the ExCeL in London Docklands. It is the world largest, international skills competition where young people from across the globe compete to become the best in their chosen skill.
The event inspire young people to realise their ambitions through vocational training and will provide the impetus for the next generation of professionals, craftspeople and entrepreneurs and leave a legacy which will promote both traditional crafts and modern innovations for the future.
The 41st World Skills competition will welcome talents from over 50 countries across 45 skill categories to compete for the title of “WorldSkills Champion”. The most highly accomplished young people selected from regional and national skill competitions will finally compete in London. 1,000 competitors are expected from 50 nations competing in 45 skills.
WorldSkills London 2011 organisers expect 150,000 visitors during the 4 days event.
Mori Seiki is supporting this biannual event for the third time, after sponsoring the Worldskills Shizuoka 2007 in Japan and the WordSkills Calgary 2009 in Canada.
At the event Mori Seiki will support with 24 brand new designed machines of the X Class. These machines were introduced into the market since end of 2010. The X-Class has evolved from the best selling N Series that sold 28,000 units. The machines are designed as a result of thousands of customers’ feedback on the N Series, and offers high quality, high precision and high reliability.
The NLX2500MC is the new universal lathes with milling specification, the NVX5100 is the new vertical machining center with high rigidity and hig capacity of cutting.
The X Class machines are next-generation premium machines and will support the young people of the next generation at WorldSkills London 2011.
Mori Seiki understands the importance of training and skills and has initated own educational programs amongst its worldwide employees.
Dr Masahiko Mori, President of Mori Seiki Co.LTD says, “ We are delighted and honoured to be an official supplier and sponsor for WorldSkills for the third time. We appreciate fully the importance of high skill levels and the benefits of encouraging young people to excel in their chosen field. World Skills London 2011 will provide a springboard for the development of vocational training worldwide, enabling many more people to fulfil their ambitions for a prosperous future.”
The WorldSkills 2011 will be the biggest event in London before the Olympic Games in 2012.
About Word Skills London 2011
WorldSkills is a not for profit, politically neutral organisation dedicated to advancing skill levels and promoting vocational training around the world. It provides a unique platform for exchanging and comparing world-class competency standards in the industrial trade and service sector.
About MORI SEIKI
MORI SEIKI with its head offices in Nagoya, Japan, is a pioneer in machine tool building. Founded in 1948 the company has launched more than one hundred different lathes and machining centres over the years, all NC/CNC models. In total more than 180,000 machines have been produces. In the three production sites in Japan (Iga, Nara und Chiba) along with the factory in Le Locle, Switzerland (Dixi machines) high quality machines are built under the basis of a sound development philosophy and in-house production.
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