Murata Machinery USA, Inc. (Muratec) is the North American subsidiary of Japan's Murata Machinery Ltd., a company founded in 1935. Operating from headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, which serves as its engineering and integration center, the firm employs over 500 people across the United States, Canada and Mexico and claims more than 300 combined years of automation expertise.
The company supplies machine tool technology, factory automation systems, cleanroom automation and textile machinery to manufacturers. Its equipment range includes CNC lathes, automated turning centers, turret punch presses for sheet metal fabrication, combination machines integrating multiple machining processes, material handling systems and automated guided vehicles for automated plant transport. Beyond individual machines, it engineers and integrates tailored automation solutions, from entry-level setups through to lights-out manufacturing, with an emphasis on higher throughput, reduced labour dependency and improved operational efficiency.
Its customers span the automotive, aerospace, semiconductor, food and beverage, logistics and general manufacturing sectors. Technical domains covered by the business include CNC machining, factory automation, cleanroom automation, material handling, automated guided vehicles, automation systems integration and lights-out manufacturing.
