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Agenda / Content
About the World Cutting Tools Conference (WCTC)
Every three years WCTC provides the global forum and networking event for
manufacturers of cutting tools and holding fixtures. The WCTC 2024 will takeplace from May 21st to 24th in Osaka, Japan, situated in the heart of Japan.

Sponsors•• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2
Welcome Address•• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4

Osaka is a city known for its modern architecture and vibrant street life, andjust as in our previous conference in Rottach-Egern, Germany in 2019, we

Program•• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5will feature high-ranking speakers, and offer exclusive technical visits andsightseeing tours.
The WCTC continues to provide a unique opportunity to bring together
stakeholders from the cutting tools industry. Participants can look forward tointeracting directly with leading companies in the field and discovering new
perspectives.

Social Plans• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8
Technical Visit, Sightseeing Tours•• • • • 11
Conference Venue•• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15

Conference Organizers

Tips in Osaka•• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16

Organizer
Japan Cutting & Wear-resistant Tool Association (JTA)
12F GYB Akihabara 2-25 Kandasudacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1010041, Japan
TEL: +81-3-3526-6200

FAX: +81-3- 3526-6301

Co-organizers
European Cutting Tool Association (ECTA)
United States Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI)
Contact
Secretariat
Japan Cutting & Wear-resistant Tool Association (JTA)
12F GYB Akihabara 2-25 Kandasudacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0041,
Japan
TEL: +81-3-3526-6200 FAX: +81-3-3526-6301
WCTC 2024 Secretariat
JTB Communication Design, Inc.
Celestine Shiba Mitsui Bldg. 3-23-1 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8335, Japan
E-mail: wctc2024@jtbcom.co.jp

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Purpose of
WCTC 2024:
WA Hospitality
WA is a Japanese word, and we
use two kinds of WA here:
WA（和）and WA（輪）. WA（和）has long been used to refer to"Japan", and also has the meaningsof "soften", "harmony" and "peace".
By "softening" and "harmonizing,"
it becomes "peace", and WA canmean "Japan, a peaceful country".
WA（輪）refers to the mutual
connection of people and things,
and this WA is used in the senseof a "circle" of relationships.
WCTC 2024 aims to present thecurrent status, research and resultsof cutting tools in each region anddeepen the exchange among theparticipants.
Aiming to unite the world's cutting
tool industry and form a "Global
WA (circle)", you can experience
the tradition, culture and quality of"Japan's WA (peaceful Japan)".

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Welcome Address

World Cutting Tool Conference 2024 (WCTC 2024)
President Katsuhiro Matsumoto
JTA Chairman

We are pleased to announce that the World Cutting Tool Conference
2024 (WCTC 2024) will be held at the Osaka International Convention
Center in Osaka City from May 21 (Tuesday) to May 24 (Friday), 2024. We
would like to thank all of you for your support.
This international conference had been initiated by Mr. Anders Ilstam,former president of the ECTA (European Cutting Tool Association), andit had been organized as the World Cutting Tool Conference (WCTC)
in cooperation with the USCTI (United States Cutting Tool Institute). As
for Japan, the Japan Solid Cutting Tools’ Association (with 16 members
including Kazuo KOYANAGI, former president of the Japan Solid Cutting
Tools’ Association) participated in the first conference (April 1998, Florida,USA), and since the second conference (May 2001, Edinburgh, UK) wehave been participating every time as "Japan Cutting Tool Association(JCTA)", a joint organization with the Japan Cemented Carbide Tool
Manufacturer’s Association and the Japan Solid Cutting Tools’ Association.
This will be the second time that the conference will be held in Japan,
following the Kyoto conference in 2013, which had been the first
conference to be held in Asia.
This time it will be held in Osaka, which is undergoing a dramatictransformation in preparation for the World Expo 2025. We hope that
this conference will produce great results and contribute to the further
development of the industry and the international cooperation.
Sincerely,4World Cutting Tool Conference 2024
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Program
Overview
Morning
May 21(Tue)

Afternoon

Evening

Board of Directors
Meeting

18:30-20:30
Opening Reception

Technical Visit

19:00-21:00
Reception & Dinner

9:30-11:45
Opening Ceremony
May 22(Wed)

Sponsored Speech
LectureSightseeing Tour

Accompanying Persons'
Program
May 23(Thu)

9:00-11:20
LectureAccompanying Persons'
Program

Sightseeing Tour

18:30-21:00
Gala Dinner

9:30-11:30
Sponsored Speech
May 24(Fri)

Closing Ceremony
LectureAccompanying Persons'
Program* The listed information is as of May 9th, and is subject to change.
* honorific titles are omitted

May 22 (Wed)
9:30

Opening Ceremony

Greeting and report from Japan Katsuhiro Matsumoto		President, World Cutting Tool Conference 2024 (WCTC 2024)

		Chairman, Japan Cutting & Wear-resistant Tool Association (JTA)		

NACHI-FUJIKOSHI CORP.

Report from Europe	Federico Costa
		
President, European Cutting Tool Association (ECTA)
		
Febametal S.p.A.
Report from USA
Tom Haag		Chairman, United States Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI)		

Report from Korea

		Kyocera SGS Precision Tool

Hokeun SongYG-1 CO., LTD.

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Sunil Taneja

Report from India

		Ind-Sphinx Precision Ltd.

10:32 Sponsored Speech

Makino Seiki Co.,Ltd.

10:47 Lecture
Realization of a Sustainable Space Environment andEntrepreneurship in the Reiwa Era

Nobu Okada
Founder and CEO, Astroscale Holdings

May 23 (Thu)
9:00

LectureTrends in the Japanese Automotive Industry and Expectations
for the Tool Industry
Yu Yamamoto
Powertrain Manufacturing Base Technology Dept.,
Toyota Motor Corporation

10:05 ～ 10:20

Break

10:20 Lecture
Introduction Examples and Latest Trends of Robot Automation
at Processing Sites Using Processing Machine
Masayuki Nakaya
Deputy General manager, Robot System Dept, Robot
Division, Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

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May 24 (Fri)9:30

Sponsored Speech

1. WAIDA MFG.CO.,LTD.

			

10:05 Lecture

2. Hikari Kikai Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

Simulation Based Machining of Advanced Materials

Takashi Matsumura
Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Denki University

11:05 Closing Ceremony
Greetings

President, European Cutting Tool Association (ECTA)

		President, United States Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI)

Closing remarks                                Sahashi Toshiyuki

		Vice President, Japan Cutting & Wear-resistant Tool Association (JTA)
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

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Social Plans
The attendees and accompanying persons can join the following social programs.

Opening Reception
Date & TimeMay 21 (Tue) 18:30-20:30pm

Venue

Manyo Room (3rd floor) in
Crowne Plaza - ANA Osaka, an
IHG Hotel
1 Chome-3-1 Dojimahama, Kita
Ward, Osaka, 530-0004
Phone: +81-6-6347-1112
Official site: https://www.
anacrowneplaza-osaka.jp/en/* Since this is the first day of the whole
program, the registration desk will be set
up at the venue. The registrants and theaccompany persons will be able to arrive
directly and check in.

Exterior (image)

Venue (image/*The reception will be in the buffet style)8

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Reception & Dinner
Date & TimeMay 22 (Wed) 19:00-21:00pm

Venue

The Garden Oriental Osaka
10 - 35 Amijima cho,Miyakojima-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka
534-0026
Phone: +81-(0)6-6358-5533
Official website: https://www.
gardenoriental.com/
A beautiful urban guesthouse with a vastsite of approximately 1,000 square meters
and a lush garden. Enjoy the course meals
with seasonal ingredients in the space thatexudes historical dignity.

Exterior (image)

Venue (image)Course meal (image)9

Gala Dinner

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Date & TimeMay 23 (Thu)
18:30-19:00 Welcome cocktail
party
19:00-21:00 Gala dinner

Venue

Akashi Room in Sumiyoshi
Taisha, KisshodenRoom:
2-9-89 Sumiyoshi, Sumiyoshi-ku,
Osaka 558-0045
Phone: +81-(0)6-6675-3591
Official website: https://sumiyoshitaisha.jp/en/

The headquarters of approximately 2,300
Sumiyoshi Shrines throughout Japan. Enjoy
the gala dinner after visiting the main shrine,
which had been designated as a nationaltreasure.

Main shrine of Sumiyoshi Taisha (image / provided by Sumiyoshi Taisha)

Ondekoza(image)

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Tours
Tours and Accompanying persons' programs will be offered as the followings.

T22-3

May 22 (Wed) MST Corporation Factory Tour

ItineraryMaximum Participants: 60 persons

Depart fromthe venue by
chartered coach

Minimum number of participants: 1 person.

13:00

MST corporation

Return to
the hotel

14:00‑16:00

17:00

The factory tour allows you to see everything inside our factoryand office.

T22-2

May 22 (Wed) Kirin Kobe Beer Factory

ItineraryMaximum Participants: 30 persons
Minimum number of participants:15 persons.

Depart fromthe venue by
chartered coach

12:40

Kirin Kobe Beer Factory

Return to
the hotel

13:40‑15:15

16:15

Chartered coach, English Speaking Guide, Escort

T22-1

May 22 (Wed) Kobe Shushinkan (Japanese Sake Brewery)

ItineraryMaximum Participants: 40 persons
Minimum number of participants: 15 persons.

Depart fromthe venue by
chartered coach

13:00

Kobe Shushinkan

Return to
the hotel

14:00‑15:30

16:30

Chartered coach, English Speaking Guide, Escort

The Destination Information
Kobe Shushinkan (Japanese Sake Brewery)
Sake brewing is the harmonious integration of nature's
processes and human skills. The preservation andadvancement of breweries not only are indispensable forunderstanding Japan's history, traditions, and culture, but

11also form the foundation for the future development andimprovement of culture. The Kobe Shushinkan, based onthese principles, embraces both tradition and innovation, andthis ethos has been passed down through generations.

T23-1

May 23 (Thu) Osaka Castle

ItineraryMaximum Participants: 74 persons
Minimum number of participants: 1 person.

Depart fromthe venue by
chartered coach

12:30

Osaka Castle

Return to
the hotel

13:30‑14:30

15:30

Chartered coach, English Speaking Guide, Escort

The Destination Information
Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle has a deep and continuous connection with Japanese history up to
the present day, starting as the main temple of Osaka (Ishiyama Honganji Temple)
during the Sengoku period, had witnessed the Ishiyama Battle fought against General
Nobunaga Oda, the construction by General Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the fall during theSiege of Osaka, the reconstruction by the Tokugawa shogunate, the destruction during
the turbulence of the Meiji Restoration, its subsequent administration by the Imperial
Japanese Army, and after the war, having been developed into a public park. The stone walls, moat, and historic
structures such as the Otemon Gate, Tamon Yagura, and Sengan Yagura that can be seen today are all from theTokugawa period, and the entire area is designated as a special historic site, and most of the historic structures aredesignated as important cultural properties. The main castle tower is the third generation, rebuilt in 1931 throughdonations from the citizens. It has a history of over 90 years and is also designated as a registered cultural property.
Since its restoration, it has functioned as a historical museum called Osaka Castle Tower, housing a rich collectionof cultural properties related to General Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the Sengoku period, and the history of Osaka Castle,
which artifacts are displayed in the internal exhibition rooms that changes regularly.

Accompanying Persons' Programs
May 22 (Wed) Visit to Sakai Traditional Crafts Museum
and Tea Ceremony Experience in Sakai City
A1

ItineraryMaximum Participants: 60 persons
Minimum number of participants: 1 person.

Depart fromthe hotel by
chartered coach

9:00

Sakai Traditional Crafts Museum
and tea ceremony experience *Return to
the venue

9:40‑11:20

12:00* The group will be Divided into 2 groups and take turns.
The participants will need to walk between the two venues.

The Destination Information
Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko
tea ceremony experience
The first-time visitors can enjoy the authentic tea room.
Under the guidance of a tea ceremony master, you will not

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only experience the etiquette of the tea ceremony, such as nijiri, sitting seiza, admiring the Tokonoma (alcove), andhow to serve sweets and tea, but you will also be able to actually make tea yourself.

Sakai Traditional Crafts Museum
The museum introduces “5 points” for better understanding of Sakai
cutlery: “Japan's representative cutlery production area,'' “the history of
Sakai connected to metal processing,'' “forged cutlery,” “division of labor,”“Overwhelming popularity and support from professional chefs."
The French inbound coordinator in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture withexperience as a blacksmith will explain about the cutlery.

A2 May 23 (Thu) Food Sample Making & Walking around
Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shopping Street
ItineraryMaximum Participants: 60 persons
Minimum number of participants: 1 person.

Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shopping Street

Depart fromthe hotel by
chartered coach

9:00

Food
Samplemaking

9:30

Walking around
Sennichimae Doguyasuji
Shopping Street

10:30

Return to
the venue

11:30

Minami, Osaka, which was known as the kitchen of the nation in the Edo period, and is also famous today as a citywith a rich food culture, is home to Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shopping Street, which is famous for the saying, “If you
want to start a restaurant, just go to the Dogu Shop!'' Recently, not only restaurant owners and professional chefs,
but also the general public and tourists come visit the street,making it a popular tourist destination.

Food Sample making
Food samples, also called “food models”or “cooking
samples,” are models of dishes displayed at the facade of or
inside restaurants. Each of them serves as a menu by visuallydescribing the product in detail and presenting the nameand price next to them. They can tell the guests what kindof dishes, quantities, and ingredients being contained by justlooking at it, so in recent years, increasing number of foodsamples has been demanded at restaurants catering to bothnational and international visitors.

A3 May 24 (Fri) Japanese culture experience 1 Kimono

Dressing, 2 Origami
Program at the venue

Maximum Participants: 60 persons
Minimum number of participants: 1 person.

9:30-10:30 Kimono Dressing
This is a course where you can wear casual kimono. Kimono
is a lighthearted and playful attire that can be used forvarious occasions other than formal events.

10:30-11:30 Origami
Please feel the creativity of Japanese people through this traditional game of "paper
folding" that transforms into various shapes such as animals and flowers.

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Departure and Arrival Locations of the Chartered Coaches
Osaka International Convention Center (Grand Cube Osaka)
5 Chome-3-51 Nakanoshima, Kita Ward, Osaka, 530-0005

1st Floor Plaza(Entrance Hall)Time ScheduleMay 22 (Wed)Departure and arrival location
12:40 PM Kirin Kobe Beer Factory Tour
13:00 PM MST Corporation Factory Tour
13:00 PM Kobe Shushinkan TourMay 23 (Thu)

12:30 PM Osaka Castle TourMay 24 (Fri)

12:30 PM Crowne Plaza - ANA Osaka, an IHG Hotel / Arrive at 12:40 PM*An escort or guide will wait for you at around the entrance and escort you to the bus.

Crowne Plaza - ANA Osaka, an IHG Hotel

1 Chome-3-1 Dojimahama, Kita Ward, Osaka, 530-0004

In front of the Main Entrance

カフェ・イン・ザ・パーク(1st Floor)

ロビーラウンジ

ロビー

デリカ
ショップ

Main Entrance
正面玄関

Time Schedule

クローク

Departure and arrival location

May 22 (Wed)①08:45 AM Osaka International Convention Center / Arrive at 8:55AM②09:10 AM Osaka International Convention Center / Arrive at 9:20AM
09:00 AM Sakai Traditional Crafts Museum and Tea Ceremony Tour
18:00 PM The Garden Oriental Osaka (Reception & Dinner) / Arrive at 18:30 PM

May 23 (Thu)①08:15 AM Osaka International Convention Center / Arrive at 8:25 AM②08:40 AM Osaka International Convention Center / Arrive at 8:50 AM
09:00 AM Food Sample Making & Shopping Street Tour
16:45 PM Sumiyoshi Taisha (Gala dinner) / Arrive at 17:30 PM

May 24 (Fri)①08:45 AM Osaka International Convention Center / Arrive at 8:55 AM②09:10 AM Osaka International Convention Center / Arrive at 9:20 AM*An escort or guide will wait for you at around the entrance and escort you to the bus.

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Conference Venue
Venue Information
Osaka International Convention Center (Grand Cube Osaka)
5 Chome-3-51 Nakanoshima, Kita Ward, Osaka, 530-0005
Phone: +81-6-4803-5555
Official site: https://www.gco.co.jp/en/

Registration Desk Open Hours
May 21 (Tue): 1:00PM - 8:00 PM@Crowne Plaza - ANA Osaka, an IHG HotelMay 22 (Wed): 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
May 23 (Thu): 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
May 24 (Fri): 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Tips in Osaka
Osaka is geographically located in the center of Japan's main island. It is known as the second largest city after
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, from an economic point of view. Osaka City has a population of approximately 2.72
million and an area of approximately 225.21 square kilometers. About 10% of foreigners living in Japan live inOsaka. There are 43 municipalities in Osaka Prefecture, and the Osaka Prefectural Office and the economic centerare concentrated in Osaka City.

Osaka International Convention Center is located in the Nakanoshima area, which is one of the symbolic areas in
the administrative plan “Grand Design Osaka” compiled by Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City in June 2012. The
area has long been the center of economy, culture, and administration in the old Edo period. It was lined withstorehouses that collected goods transported from Osaka Bay, and has developed as the economic center of
Osaka. Today, there are the Osaka City Hall and many office buildings in the area and is the political and economic
center of Osaka City. In addition, it is a symbolic island of waterside Osaka where you can feel the charm of thewaterside, sandwiched between the Dojima River and the Tosabori River, which are branches of the Yodo River,with a concentration of stately historical buildings and cultural facilities.
A further point to note is that Osaka plans to host the World Expo in 2025. The purpose of the event is indicated on
the official website as follows, and Osaka will continue to develop as an international city in the future.
World Expo has both cohesive and communication capabilities. We will use these capabilities as a trigger to sustain
growth and development of Osaka, Kansai as well as Japan following on from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics andParalympics.
Osaka is well-known as a gourmet city and you can enjoy a variety of unique Japanese meals at reasonable prices
such as takoyaki, okonomiyaki, kushikatsu, udon, and Osaka sushi. If you go a little further, you can enjoy shoppingin areas such as Umeda, Shinsaibashi, and Namba. Please have a great time not only for the congress sessions but
also your stay in Japan.

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