The company Citizen was founded back in 1930, when Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. was established in Tokyo. The company was founded by Japanese and Swiss investors with the intent to... produce and market watches in Japan following the long Swiss tradition in the sector. In fact, the Citizen brand had already been registered in Switzerland twelve years earlier in 1918 by Rodolphe Schmid to identify the watches he was already assembling and marketing in Japan. In 1936 Citizen began to produce the first machine tools but it was only in 1961 that it began to sell the produced lathes. In 1970 Citizen develops the first sliding headstock lathe Cincom D16. Global success arrived and the company opened new factories and branches all over the world. In 2011 Citizen merged with Miyano, another Japanese cnc machine tools manufacturer, creating Citizen Machinery Miyano Co. LTD. In 2015 the group changed its name again to CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD. Today the group produces and markets two main types of CNC lathes worldwide, the fixed head lathes under the Miyano brand and the sliding headstock lathes under Citizen brand.
The company Citizen was founded back in 1930, when Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. was established in Tokyo. The company was founded by Japanese and Swiss investors with the intent to produce and market watches in Japan following the long Swiss tradition in the sector. In fact, the Citizen brand had already been registered in Switzerland twelve years earlier in 1918... by Rodolphe Schmid to identify the watches he was already assembling and marketing in Japan. In 1936 Citizen began to produce the first machine tools but it was only in 1961 that it began to sell the produced lathes. In 1970 Citizen develops the first sliding headstock lathe Cincom D16. Global success arrived and the company opened new factories and branches all over the world. In 2011 Citizen merged with Miyano, another Japanese cnc machine tools manufacturer, creating Citizen Machinery Miyano Co. LTD. In 2015 the group changed its name again to CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD. Today the group produces and markets two main types of CNC lathes worldwide, the fixed head lathes under the Miyano brand and the sliding headstock lathes under Citizen brand.
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