Reference
Mazak Lathe Machine Families
Quick Turn, Slant Turn / SQT, Integrex multi-tasking, Multiplex twin-spindle, and Variaxis 5-axis. Where each family fits, which controls shipped with each generation, and the alarms that show up most often.
Written by Tom Herzog — 45 years on Mazak lathes, 19 at Mazak Corporation as Applications Engineer.
Quick Turn
1990s–presentMazak's mainstream 2-axis turning workhorse
Day-in, day-out production turning. The first Mazak most shops buy and the family I've programmed and trained on more than any other.
13 models · 6 controls
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Slant Turn / SQT
1980s–presentHeavy-duty turning; the family that became Super Quick Turn
Bigger work, heavier interrupted cuts, and the kind of cycle-time-on-tough-material jobs that beat a Quick Turn to death. The modern continuation is the SQT (Super Quick Turn) line.
10 models · 9 controls
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Integrex
Late 1990s–presentMulti-tasking turning + 5-axis milling on one machine
Parts that today take 3-4 setups across a lathe and a mill. If your shop is running parts through a Quick Turn, then a VMC, then back through the lathe for back-side work, Integrex is the answer.
8 models · 4 controls
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Multiplex
1990s–presentTwin-spindle, dual-turret production turning
High-volume parts that benefit from both spindles cutting at once — typically completing the part in a single cycle while the next blank is fed and gripped on the other side.
5 models · 6 controls
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Variaxis
2000s–presentMazak's 5-axis vertical milling line
5-sided machining and full 5-axis interpolation on prismatic parts. Tom is a lathe specialist — for serious Variaxis work, find a 5-axis-mill specialist.
5 models · 3 controls
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Tell me the family, the model, and the control version. I'll tell you what's possible — and what to avoid.