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Mori Seiki announced as the Official CNC Machine Supplier for WorldSkills Calgary 2009

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - WorldSkills Calgary 2009 is pleased to announce Mori Seiki as a Founding Sponsor of the 40th WorldSkills Competition, September 1-7, 2009 at Calgary Stampede Park. Mori Seiki is the Official Supplier of three skill categories, including: CNC Turning, CNC Milling and the Manufacturing Team Challenge. The cutting machine tooling company is providing 26 CNC machines to be utilized in these three competitions determining the best young CNC machinists in the world. Mori Seiki was also an Official Supplier of WorldSkills Shizuoka 2007, which was held in Japan.

"It is a great honour to be selected twice consecutively as an official supplier and sponsor for the WorldSkills Competition," says Dr. Masahiko Mori, President of Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. "Workforce development is a challenge for manufacturing industries, even as the need for such knowledge grows. The WorldSkills Competition both promotes and recognizes the capabilities of talented young people around the globe."

Mori Seiki will also be present at Global Skills Village, presented by the UA Canadian Piping Trades, showcasing their world leading technologies. Mori Seiki representatives will operate an 800 square ft booth to provide information and answer questions about their role as a world leader in the machine tooling industry. Mori Seiki's involvement will be further highlighted by their participation in a Try-A-Skill demonstration for the CNC Machining skill category at Skill City, presented by the Calgary Herald. Spectators will have the opportunity to be interactive with 16 different Try-A-Skill demonstrations at Skill City allowing complete hands-on interaction with trades and technologies. Mori Seiki is providing the vertical machining centre required for this Try-A-Skill allowing spectators the opportunity to assist in machining their very own WorldSkills key chain.

"Mori Seiki's participation has been essential to promoting the machining and manufacturing skill categories for the current and previous WorldSkills Competitions. Their sponsorship contributes enormously to the success of the Competition as well as highlights the trades they are Official Suppliers for," says Richard Walker, President and CEO of WorldSkills Calgary 2009. "WorldSkills Calgary 2009 is pleased to have had the privilege of enhancing its relationship with Mori Seiki starting from previous generations of Competitions to the 2009 Competition."

Backgrounder: WorldSkills Calgary 2009
WorldSkills Calgary 2009 marks the second time Canada hosts this international event in its 59-year history. In May 2004, at the WorldSkills General Assembly in Hong Kong, Calgary officially won the right to host the WorldSkills Competition. The successful bid was made possible through collaboration with WorldSkills International's Canadian Member organization Skills/Compétences Canada and industry, educational institutions, government and the City of Calgary. WorldSkills Calgary 2009, a not-for-profit corporation is responsible for the planning, execution and legacy for the 40th WorldSkills Competition.

 

For the past five years, WorldSkills Calgary 2009 has been working closely with legacy, government, and industry partners to make the 40th WorldSkills Competition the most successful to date. Although the event is held from September 1 - 7, 2009, WorldSkills Calgary 2009 has been working with legacy partners to actively help the global skills movement that addresses labour shortage, competency standards, and education programs designed to motivate and encourage young adults to explore successful career options in skills, trades, and technologies.

 

Backgrounder: WorldSkills International

 

WorldSkills International's (WSI) mission is to promote, through the cooperative action of 51 Members countries/regions, a worldwide awareness of the essential contribution that skills and high standards of competence make to the achievement of economic success and personal fulfillment. WSI provides a unique means of exchange and comparison of world-class competency standards in the industrial trades, information technologies and service sectors of the global economy. WSI works at all levels from grassroots to senior policy makers to affect change in training procedures, policy development and international standards. Through advocacy, education and Competitions, WorldSkills International is raising the level of competences throughout the world and bringing new awareness to these crucial sectors in the global economy. Without skills there is no economy.

worldskills.org

Skills/Compétences Canada

Skills/Compétences Canada (S/CC) was founded in 1989 as a national, not-for-profit organization to actively promote careers in skilled trades and technologies to Canadian youth. S/CC works with private and public sector partners to help secure Canada's future skilled labour needs while helping Canadian youth discover rewarding careers. S/CC offers experiential learning opportunities for hundreds of thousands of young Canadians including skills, trades, and technologies competitions through regional, provincial/territorial, national and international events, as well as skills, trades, and technologies awareness programs. Headquartered in Canada's National Capital Region Skills/Compétences Canada is the Canadian Member organization of WorldSkills International and in partnership with other stakeholders created the 40th WorldSkills Competition event organizing committee WorldSkills Calgary 2009.

skillscanada.com

 

Mori Seiki

Mori Seiki produces extremely reliable machine tools and distributes worldwide. The American headquarters is in Chicago with offices in Boston, Brampton, Chicago, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Curitiba, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Monterrey, Mexico City, New Jersey, Sao Paulo, Seattle and San Francisco. For more about Mori Seiki and the products in the Mori Seiki line, visit www.moriseikius.com or call (847) 593-5400.

WorldSkills Calgary 2009

Alesia Fieldberg
Media Relations Coordinator

Direct Line: 01 403 774 5138
Mobile: 01 403 818 6160
Email: alesia.fieldberg@worldskills2009.com
Website: http://www.worldskills2009.com

 

Skills/Compétences Canada
Christianne Scholfield
Director Pan-Canadian Partnership Development

Direct Line: 01 819 771 7545 ext. 1
Fax: 01 819 771 5575
Toll Free: 1 877 754 5226
Website: http://www.skillscanada.com/

 

WorldSkills International
Michelle Bussey
Secretariat - Communications and Marketing Director

Direct Line: +1 902 450 5412
Fax: +31 23 531 0816
Mobile: +1 902 441 7041
Email: michelle.bussey@worldskills.org
Website: http://www.worldskills.org/

 

Mori Seiki

Lyndi Bandur
Direct Line: 01 847 472 9220
Email: lbandur@moriseiki.com
Website: www.moriseikius.com

More information is available at www.worldskills2009.com.