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Headquarters of Murata Machinery in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Murata Machinery, Ltd. (村田機械株式会社, Murata Kikai Kabushiki-gaisha^?), abbrev. MML, is a privately held Japanese multinational corporation founded in 1935 with its Head Office at Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.

In 1972 at the dawn of modern telecommunication, MML began distributing fax and copier machines in Japan under an agreement with Graphic Science, inc. Two years later, MML began manufacturing facsimile equipment for the Japanese market under a licensing agreement with GSI.

MML is a leading provider of logistics and automation solutions. Its five independent divisions are recognized technology leaders in their respective markets: telecommunications equipment, textile machinery, automated warehousing equipment, high-precision machine tools, and clean room equipment and systems. With more than $1.5 billion in annual revenues, MML is one of Japan’s largest privately held companies.

The company entered the U.S. market in 1982 as Murata Business Systems to sell fax machines through private-label agreements with multiple U.S. companies. In January, 1985, the company began marketing its facsimile products under the Murata name from its corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas. The company introduced the unified-brand Muratec in 1991 and realigned its business model away from retail in order to focus on sales and distribution exclusively through a national business-to-business dealer channel.

Murata Manufacturing is often confused with Murata Machinery. Murata Manufacturing has its headquarters in nearby Nagaokakyo.

• Muratec, Murata Machinery, Ltd.

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