MML, is a privately held Japanese international company founded in 1935 with its head office at Fushimi-ku, Kyoto The company's main products are industrial machines such as textile machinery, turning machines, sheet metal machinery and communication equipment like digital multifunctional products.

The Automatic Winders equipped with the Mach Splicer started to be delivered to worldwide factories and still remain the core products of this company.

In January, 1985, the company began marketing its facsimile products under the Murata name from its corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas.

[4] In August 2009, the wholly owned subsidiary, Muratec Automation Co. Ltd., was established when Murata Machinery split the business unit for Automated Material Handling Systems for Semiconductor and FPD and acquired Asyst Technology Japan and then integrated these business units.

[5] In October 2014, Murata Machinery acquired 100% ownership of Cimcorp Oy of Finland, the top supplier for intralogistics in the tire industry and for retail and distribution customers.