Z-MaT History

• Won the China Machine Tool & Tool Builders' Association 'Spring Swallow Award'
• Selected for the 2026 Jiangsu Province Advanced-level Smart Factory list

• Selected as a national key 'Little Giant'
• Construction of the Yuhuan Nanwan Zhigu manufacturing base commenced
• EU member states added 'Zhejiang Z-MaT CNC Machine Tool Co., Ltd.' to the entity sanctions list
• Models lineup reached 200 with active customization, covering CNC lathes, turn-mill centers, PORTAL machining centers, vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, 5-axis machining centers and automation
• Sales and service in over 80 countries worldwide
• Global users base exceeded 10,000

• The US Department of State and Treasury OFAC added 'Zhejiang Z-MaT CNC Machine Tool Co., Ltd.' to the SDN sanctions list
• Won the bid for a new site in Nanwan Zhigu, Yuhuan, Zhejiang, to build a 96,000 m² world-class high-end CNC machine tool manufacturing base, targeted for use by the end of 2026
• First self-developed 5-axis simultaneous machining center launched
• Independently developed and manufactured electric spindles, a core functional component
• Participated in drafting the national standard GB/T 42707.2 'Remote Operation and Maintenance of CNC Machine Tools'

• Selected as a national-level specialized and sophisticated 'Little Giant' enterprise
• Awarded German TUV certification ISO 16090-1:2022
• Invested in the 'Zhejiang High-end CNC Machine Tool Technology Innovation Center' and signed the 'Provincial Innovation Center – Z-MaT Joint Research Center'
• Awarded 'AA-level Integration of Informatization and Industrialization Management System Certification'
• Awarded 3-star Cloud Enterprise and Intellectual Property Management System certification
• Participated in drafting the national standard 'Test Conditions for CNC Lathes and Turning Centers'

• Established 'Z-MaT Machine Tool Group Co., Ltd. Dalian Branch'
• Founded 'Zhejiang Z-MaT Import & Export Co., Ltd.'
• Acquired 'zmat.com' as the official website domain
• EZM intelligent manufacturing management platform officially launched

• Elected as a Vice Chairman(Vice President)unit of the 8th Lathe Branch of the China Machine Tool & Tool Builders' Association

• 'Nanjing Genvan Machinery Industry Co., Ltd.' renamed 'Z-MaT Machine Tool Group Co., Ltd.', formally launching group operations

• First 'Made-in-Nanjing' Z-MaT machine tool rolled off the production line
• Z-MaT Nanjing Manufacturing Base began mass production

• Construction of the Z-MaT Nanjing Manufacturing Base completed in Tuqiao Key Industrial Park, Jiangning High-tech Zone, Nanjing
• Commended as a Gazelle Enterprise
• Brand theme song 'Zhizao Bufan (Manufacturing the Extraordinary)' performed by musician Kong Xiangbo leading dozens of professional singers, was released the following year

• Introduced TPS lean production management under the guidance of Japanese consultancy Suzuki Shigemitsu Management Consulting, with continuous improvement
• Added a 5,000 m² outdoor natural aging zone for castings, with an annual aging capacity of 5,000 tons
• Acquired the top-level international domain skjc.com from Korea; SKJC is the pinyin abbreviation of 'Shu Kong Ji Chuang' (CNC machine tool), a memorable domain that also represents the industry
• The company was renamed 'Zhejiang Z-MaT CNC Machine Tool Co., Ltd.'

• Established a wholly-owned subsidiary 'Grammy Precision Machinery Co., Ltd.' in Taichung, Taiwan, with an R&D center; the first high-end dual-spindle turning center TC500 was developed in Taichung

• Recognized as a 'High-Tech R&D Center'
• First machining center rolled off the production line

• Acquired a controlling stake in Weihai Jisen Precision Co., Ltd. (Shandong) to develop and manufacture spindles, a core machine tool component
• Renowned American designer Sonybash proposed the 'Z-MaT' brand for Z-MaT; the new trademark was officially adopted and subsequently registered in over 50 countries including the US, Germany, UK and France

• Recognized as a 'National High-Tech Enterprise'

• Renamed Z-MaT CNC Machine Tool Co., Ltd., fully entering the CNC machine tool industry

• 'Zhejiang Z-MaT Motorcycle Parts Co., Ltd.' was founded
• Machine tool division established to develop and build CNC lathes for in-house use

• Predecessor of Z-MaT, 'Yuhuan Z-MaT Shock Absorber Factory', was founded
• 'Yuhuan Qinggang Machinery & Mould Factory' was established
• Focused on R&D and manufacturing of automotive and motorcycle parts and medical moulds

• The founder Mr. Jin Yihong began his career as a lathe operator; three years later he became head of the metalworking workshop at Yuhuan Electronic Equipment Factory, Zhejiang.