MC Machinery Systems Inc./Mitsubishi Waterjet (www.mitsubishi-world.com) announced at the IMTS trade show in Chicago in mid-September that all Mitsubishi Water jets will be manufactured in Michigan. Production is slated to begin in early 2009.

The new Mitsubishi Waterjet facility will be located in Wixom, Mich.

It is designed to help the company control costs by allowing the machines to be more competitively priced. Additionally, the close proximity to Mitsubishi's corporate headquarters in Chicago is expected to ensure better quality control, and the ability to make faster upgrades and modifications to machine design, the company said in a statement.