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EVENT SNAPSHOT: JIMTOF 2022

PRESENTING MACHINE TOOL TRENDS

The 31 Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF 2022), one of the world’s
st
largest machine tool exhibitions, organized by the Japan Machine Tool Builders’
Association and Tokyo Big Sight Inc., held its in-person exhibition for the first time
in four years, attracting stakeholders with renewed enthusiasm and exceeding

expectations, from November 8-13, 2022, at Tokyo Big Sight.

Source: JMTBA

orld-r enowne d itors and visitors to actively en- Echoing similar sentiments,
W JIMTOF has a 50-year gage in business negotiations Yasuo Tsukuni, Executive Vice

and information exchanges, Dr
history of being held
President & CEO, Tokyo Big
biennially. However, the un- Yoshiharu Inaba, Chairman, Sight Inc., added, “Since it is an
MURALI SUNDARAM precedented turn of events due Japan Machine Tool Builders’ onsite exhibition that’s hap-
Correspondent
Magic Wand Media Inc to the advent of the pandemic Association (JMTBA), stated, pening for the first time in four
murali.sundaram@ disrupted its otherwise prompt “JIMTOF, which was first held in years, the overall expectations
magicwandmedia.in
th
schedule, leading to the post- 1962, celebrated its 60 anniver- are quite high, which have al-
ponement of the show by four sary this year. I am very relieved ready been exceeded. Accord-
years. On the return of the to be able to hold a face-to-face ing to certain exhibitors, the
much-awaited machine tool meeting for the first time in four business meetings were more
trade fair that holds a record for years after overcoming the fruitful than planned, implying
setting a perfect stage for exhib- Corona wreck.” a stronger Capex demand.”

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