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Mark Albert,
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What I Saw At JIMTOF
JIMTOF, the big machine tool show that took place last November in Tokyo, Japan, used to be a good place to see some pretty futuristic ideas about machine tool design. That’s less true today. It’s more about “what’s happening now,” and that is a good thing, too. Most of what I saw there confirmed trends apparent at prior shows such as IMTS in Chicago back in September. Here’s a rundown:
Click here for the full JIMTOF report.
JIMTOF, the Japan International Machine Tool Fair, is held at Tokyo’s Big Sight, where this eight-story conference tower is a distinctive landmark.
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