ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL. — August 19, 2026 

Shibaura Machine Has Been Improving Machine Tools Over a 75-Year History

A machine tool is a long-term investment, and the builder behind it determines how that investment performs. Design maturity, service strength, and the availability of parts and expertise over the life of the machine all trace back to the company that built it. Here are seven reasons a 75-year history matters.

1. Seventy-five years of continuous refinement

Machine tool design improves through continuous evaluation. Over 75 years, Shibaura Machine has refined every element of its machines, from casting design and thermal behavior to spindle and way construction, across thousands of installations and successive product generations. The result is a level of design maturity that cannot be shortcut, and it shows up on the floor as reliability. A machine that behaves the same way cycle after cycle gives a shop the foundation for true process control. Customers benefit from engineering problems that were identified and solved long before their machine was built.

2. Proven performance on demanding, high-value work

Shibaura Machine specializes in large-part machining building machine tools such as: horizontal boring mills, vertical turning lathes, and double column machining centers. In this category, workpieces carry high value and little tolerance for error, and machines are expected to hold accuracy through long cycles, heavy cuts, and changing shop thermal environments.

3. A service history few builders can match

Every installation across the Americas adds to a service and application history Shibaura Machine has been building for 75 years. Most issues a customer encounters have been seen and solved before, which translates directly into faster diagnosis and less downtime.

4. Support built around the full life of the machine

These machines stay in production for decades, and the return on the investment depends on the builder standing behind them for just as long. Shibaura Machine backs its equipment with an experienced parts and service organization and certified training programs delivered at the customer's facility, sustaining performance well beyond installation.

5. Quality controlled through vertical integration

As one of Japan's original machine tool builders, Shibaura Machine maintains a vertically integrated approach, keeping design and manufacturing quality under its own control. Fewer outsourced components means tighter quality standards and a builder able to stand behind every major element of the machine.

6. Stronger economics over the long term

Purchase price is only one part of the cost of a machine tool. Uptime, scrap rates, maintenance, parts, and eventual resale value determine the true return. Machines from established builders such as Shibaura Machine deliver lower total cost of ownership and hold their value on the secondary market because their long-term performance is already proven.

7. A heritage of innovation that continues today

Longevity is only an advantage when it is paired with progress, and at Shibaura Machine, progress is driven by the voice of the customer. Feedback from operators, service calls, and applications in the field flows back into engineering in a continuous loop that has been running for 75 years. That loop shapes where the company invests today: modern controls, digital twin technology, and virtual reality tools that improve how machines are specified, built, and supported. Every new machine reflects what customers have taught the company.

See 75 Years in Action and IMTS 2026

Specifications can’t be compared on paper. What distinguishes a builder with 75 years of history is everything behind the specification: engineering depth, parts availability, service expertise, and machines that keep performing year after year. That is the value of investing with Shibaura Machine.

See the machines at IMTS 2026, or contact the Shibaura Machine Company, America team to discuss your application.

Contact us at at (888) 593-1616 or mt-sales@shibaura-machine.com.