Chicago, Illinois, December 21, 2007 – Mori Seiki has announced that Mori Seiki University provided over 10,000 hours of training in 2007. This milestone was reached thanks to the participation of over 1,000 students, with nearly 25% of those being customers of the machine tool manufacturer. The balance of Mori Seiki University’s students were divided among employees and distributors.

Following a public dedication ceremony in May, Mori Seiki University has grown to offer a curriculum of 81 classes with a total of 983 classroom content hours. Customers can enroll to participate in classes offered at the division’s state-of-the-art facility in Chicago, Illinois or sign up to take courses via Education On Demand, an innovative and immersive online environment.

“Mori Seiki University was established to keep the expertise of our employees, distributors and customers on par with today’s rapid rate of technological advance,” says Rod Jones, Chief Learning Officer at Mori Seiki. “We are thrilled with the industry’s enthusiasm, which has propelled us past this memorable milestone of providing 10,000 man-hours of training. As we receive feedback from previous and potential students, we will continue to develop our resources to maximize Mori Seiki University’s positive impact on the industry.”

About Mori Seiki
Mori Seiki produces extremely reliable machine tools and distributes worldwide. The U.S. headquarters is in Chicago with offices in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, and New Jersey. For more about Mori Seiki and the products in the Mori Seiki line, visit www.moriseiki.com or call (847) 593-5400.