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Building the Future One Machine at a Time

You might expect the people at Komo Machine to be satisfied with building some of the most versatile, reliable machines in the world. But talk to any Komo employee - top management on down - and you'll find that we measure the success of our machines against a far different standard: the needs of our customers.

It's a simple idea that reflects our core values: Experience, Growth, Innovation and Excellence. By building these values into every phase of the manufacturing process - from design through assembly - we've met the changes and challenges of the past 40+ years with revolutionary ideas, superior designs, comprehensive support and an unwavering commitment to create the right production solution.

A History of Innovation

Komo Machine was founded in 1966 by William Koska and George Molus (the Ko and Mo in Komo) in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The two men were seasoned machinists and engineers who began the operation as a general metalworking business, producing a variety of manual and automated production line machines for major manufacturers of consumer appliances.

What began as a simple concept soon became a tremendous business success. By 1980, Komo Machine had become the largest single manufacturer of automated urethane process machines in North America, with multiple unit lines in operation at most major appliance manufacturing plants.

New owners purchased Komo Machine in 1981 and infused a new emphasis on growth and diversification of the product areas. Corporate operations moved to a larger facility in the neighboring city of Sauk Rapids in 1987. With a new 175,000 square foot facility, Komo Machine had then nearly doubled in size and workforce, facilitating the company's rapid growth as an industry leader.

Growth and Diversification

Komo Machine began building CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) machining centers in the early 1980's for its own production use. In 1984, Komo Machine introduced a line of CNC large bed and large travel machining centers for metalworkers, which became our VMC (Vertical Machining Center) product line.

The success of the VMC product line encouraged Komo Machine to expand its customer base further by designing and building a new line of high-speed multi-axis CNC routers for customers in the woodworking and plastics industries. With success due in part to the similarities between the two types of machines, Komo is now one of the the largest manufacturers of CNC routers, with over 2200 machines installed since 1987.

The 1990's saw Komo Machine evolve into three equal business units: Komo Automation, VMC Machining Centers and CNC Routers.

Technology Transfer

In 1995, Komo Machine purchased CIM-Tech, a software developer in West Chicago, Illinois. CIM-Tech's software, Router-CIM, quickly became a vital part of the success of Komo's CNC router product line and led to Komo Machine's emergence as the "technology transfer" leader in the industry!

Komo Machine moves Corporate Headquarters

Komo Machine announced plans today to move their corporate headquarters to a new facility located in Lakewood, NJ. The new facility is the focal point of the company’s U.S. operation and will include space for machine demonstrations and customer training, as well as housing the central call center for customer support, including machine service, software support, spare parts ordering and applications assistance. The facility is also the base of operations for the company’s engineering and sales departments. The new facility was in full operation on October 1, 2009.

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The move to the new facility included phasing out the current operation located in Sauk Rapids, MN. Assembly of the company’s line of high performance CNC routers was moved to their manufacturing facility located in Nanjing, China. This facility has been in operation since the fall of 2005, beginning as a technology center to support sales in Asia and growing over the past three years to include product design as well as manufacturing.

Komo will continue to offer its entire product line of CNC routers and machining centers, the industry leading Router-CIM CAD/CAM software, and also its proprietary Komo Production Manager (KPM) operator interface.  The company has plans for the introduction of new machine models in early 2010, designed to meet the ever changing needs of its diverse customer base.

Komo Machine - The Industry Leader!

Komo Machine is an enlivened, progressive resource for superior industrial productivity solutions. We remain committed to performance excellence, and responsive to change.

From custom-engineered factory automation systems to precision computer numerically controlled machine tools, our unique mix of technologies and wealth of our diverse manufacturing experiences helps us to create more responsive, more effective production solutions.

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