MAKA

MAKA Systems GmbH

German manufacturer of CNC technology, internationally active in the area of woodworking (facades, furniture, doors, windows, stairs) as well as in the automotive, aircraft, rail vehicle, caravan, yacht, facade and model building. Particularly noteworthy are the development and construction of CNC special machines with 5-axis technology. The company is based in Nersingen, Germany.

Production range

  • P-line
  • machining centers for long profiles and panels
  • PM, PE, PA
  • B-line
  • machining centers for large components
  • BC
  • M-line
  • machining centers for various fields of application
  • MM, MK, CR, CM, SM
  • D-line
  • highly dynamic machine for high quantities
  • DC
  • S-line
  • machining centers for special solutions

History

2018

The MAKA System GmbH has been sold to the Chinese company CSG Smart Science & Technology Co LTD.

2012

The new product series PE 90 was introduced on the fair Holz-Handwerk.

2011

appr. 130 employees

2010

After the company filed for bankruptcy in march, a few months later the investor Prolimity Capital Partners takes over MAKA and ensures the continuation. The company now operates under the name MAKA Systems GmbH and moves to the old rooms in Nersingen. The carpentry machines and the supply with spare parts for the mortisers of MAKA are taken over by Degema and at the location in Nersingen they continue to produce CNC machines.

2009

On the LIGNA the company demonstrated that robotics can also mill and not only feed.

2009

On March 31st, 2009, the producing of mortisers stopped.

2006

Beginning of the robotics age through cooperation with Kuka robotics.

2006

Reintegration of the trading company MAKA GmbH to the parent company Max Mayer Maschinenbau GmbH on the 01st January 2006. Thus, the areas CNC special machines and carpentry machines are united under the name "MAKA Max Mayer Maschinenbau" again. In the trading program, the machines of Putsch-Meniconi adopted as MAKA machines.

2005

The main markets of the CNC machines are Switzerland, the USA, England and France.

2004

Environmental Award of the Federation of German Industry as partner of the thermoface-network.

2003

The thermal smoothing of MDF on the PE 170 ensures savings during painting.

2003

Machinery equipment with control systems from Siemens. MAKA cooperates in the CNC-sector with Anderson (Taiwan), to deliver affordable crafts machines (models MAKA TWIN and MAKA MOVE).

2002

Development of machine series MD 6 for processing small parts and of machine series PE 170; 50 years MAKA.

2000

Development of the machine series MM 7 series for processing plastics.

1999

Patenting of the video positioning system. Development of machine series CM 27 for processing models and the bridge center BC 570 for processing large parts up to 20m.

  • From the late 1990s up to the middle of the 2000´s there was a partnership with Masterwood. The machines of the Winner and Project series completed the own product range for economically priced machines. They were sold under the own brand Maka.
1998

Certification according to ISO 9001

1998

Foundation of MAKA Machinery UK LTD, which represents the whole MAKA array of products and completes the European distribution system. Now in all important European states distribution partners working for MAKA exist.

1998

Use of linear drives in CNC machines.

1997

Beginning of the establishment of distribution and service partners in the USA for the branches aluminium and plastic processing as well as woodworking.

1993

Already at this time the color of the CNC machining centres was white / blue. The color change of the standard machines happened later.

1992

Establishing the MAKA GmbH for the import, distribution and service of standard carpentry machines, among others from Griggio.

1991

Partnership with SCM expires.

1985

The product SCM is exclusively sold in the south of Germany.

1982

Establishing the office in Herford with its own show rooms, spare part stockrooms and technicians.

1980

Beginning of the 'CNC-age' and the invention of high-speed milling spindle SK40, of the automatic tool changers and of the 5-axes-technology as a trend-setting development.

1952

Patenting of the oscillating chisel mortiser.

1952

Establishing the Max Mayer Maschinenbau GmbH by Max Mayer sen. (death in 2004) to make manual work in carpentries more simple, with the use of machines. Places of production were in Neu-Ulm and Nersingen, where they are still today.

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Founding1952
Company locationNersingen (DE)
Management (2021)Herr R. Yang
Employees estimated (2021)150
Websitewww.maka.com

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Series

Stroke sander
Multirip saw
Combined surface/ thickness planing machine
Four side planer
Pendulum saw
Edge sanding machine
5-axis rod machining centre
Profile machining centre
Thickness Planer
Surface planer
Milling-,drilling-,inserting machine for fittings
Router
Wide belt sander
Slot boring machine
Drilling and inserting automat
Dowel drilling machine
Vertical panel saw
Circular saw - spindle moulder combination machine
Undertable cross-cut saw
Milling machine for window shutter grooves
Door machining centre
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