Machining Technology Market

This report was compiled based on articles introduced in our periodical, “Yano E plus” of August 2019 issue.

Machining in nanometer order develops by accumulating the technology combining elemental technologies including measurement, evaluation, tools, and materials, and machining methods!

1. What is Ultra-Precision Machining?

2. Outline of Ultra-Precision Machining

[Figure 1: Research Scheme and Keywords in Ultra-Precision Machining]

3. Examples of Ultra-Precision Machining

1. Machining
2. Quantum Beam Machining
3. Photolithography

4. Transition and Forecast of Precision Machining Device

[Figure/Table 1: Transition and Forecast of Domestic and Worldwide Market Size (Value: 2018-2022)]

5. Business Activities of Companies and Research Institutes Related to Ultra-Precision Machining Technology

1. Elionix Inc.
2. Enplas Corporation
3. Keio Univeristy

3-1. Ultra-Precision Nano Cutting

[Table 2: Schematic Diagram of Ultra-Precision Nano-Cutting]

3-2. Ultra-Precision Nano Molding

[Table 3: Schematic Diagram of Ultra-Precision Nano-Molding]

3-3. Laser Processing

[Table 4: Example of the Surface of Hard Brittle Material being Textured]

3-4. Micro Electrical Discharge Machining

[Table 5: Example of Micro Electrical Discharge Machining to Sintered Diamond]

4. Saitama University

[Figure 6: Schematic Diagram of Laser Slicing Device]

[Figure 7: Laser-Sliced Cylindrical Glass Lenses; Left: Before Machining, Right: After Machining]

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

5-1. Passive Damper with High Rigidity and High Attenuation

5-2. Development of Vanishing Tool Capable of Fixed Force Control]

6. University of Tokyo

6-1. Establishment of Manufacturing Technology of High Precision Rotary X-ray Mirror by Combining Technologies of Precision Machining and Precision Transcription

[Figure 8: Ultra-Precision Mirror Manufactured by Electroforming, Technology of Surface Transcription]

[Figure 9: Schematic Diagram of Soft X-ray Condensing System with Spheroid Mirror]

6-2. Achievement of X-ray Ring Condensing Beam with Precision Mirror Having Complex Shape]

[Figure 10: Schematic Diagram Showing How X-rays are Condensed in a Ring Shape]

6-3. Success of Condensing Soft X-ray in nanometer scale with High Precision Curved Mirror]

[Figure 11: Construction of Precise Surface Generation System in nanometers]

7. Yamagata University

[Figure 12: Example of Nano-transcription Formation]

[Figure 13: Example of Molding Micro-disk]

[Figure 14: Example of Molding Micro-Transcription]

[Figure 15: Application Example of Plastic Products in Medical Field (Micro-needle Array is Machined on the Surface of Plastics)]

[Figure 16: Example of Machining of Nano-scale Polymer Rod and Fiber]

8. United Precision Technologies Co., Ltd. (UPT)

8-1. 3D Etching Technology

8-2. Half Etching and Curving in Stages

8-3. Large-size Etching

8-4. Etching Hard-to-cut Materials

VI. Future Prospect of Ultra-Precision Machining Technology