The 13th Micromachine Exhibition:"Micromachine 2002"
The 13th Micromachine Exhibition, "Micromachine
2002," was held in conjunction with The 8thInternational Micromachine/Nanotech Symposium at
the Science Museum in Kitanomaru Park, Tokyo, for 3
days from November 13 to 15, 2002.
In addition to the Micromachine Center and 11 of
it's supporting member organizations, generous
cooperation in the arrangement of exhibitions was also
provided by private businesses, universities, andindependent public organizations. A total of 187
displays were exhibited by representatives of various
businesses, academic groups, universities, and researchorganizations. The theme for this year's exhibition was
this event centered on realizing an international
exhibition focusing on super-accuracy, nanofabrication, and nano-technology that will open up new
frontiers in size reduction and precision. France's
National Center for Scientific Research (CentreNational de la Recherche Scientifique) and five otherorganizations from abroad also presented exhibits.
In accordance with the increased number ofexhibitors, the Micromachine 2002 exhibition
occupied, for the first time, the entire first floor hall
space of the Science Museum.
Furthermore, a total of 72 businesses and academicgroups took part in the exhibition as newcomers, and awide range of new technologies and products in the fields
of nano-technology and micromachines were presented.
Thanks in part to the exhibition being held inconjunction with the 8th International Micromachine /Nanotech Symposium, a record attendance of 8,424
people was achieved over the three days of the event.
Researchers, engineers, and administrators from thefrontlines of various technological fields accounted fora large number of these attendees, and through theexchange of ideas and sharing of research information
with colleagues from other fields, the exhibition
provided an ideal opportunity for discussion of thepossibilities for new technologies and to resolve a wide
range of developmental issues.

The main products displayed at the exhibition
included micromachines, their associated components,
and application systems; MEMS-related systems;
biotechnology and medical systems; technologies,
equipment, and materials associated with precision
fabrication and production; evaluation andmeasurement devices; software; and nanotechnologies. In this regard, Micromachine 2002 wasideally suited to researchers, engineers, designers,manufacturers, and managers from fields such asmechanisms and precision machinery; electricaldevices and electronics, medicine; informationtechnology; automobiles and transportation; biology,physics, and chemistry; architecture; metallurgy;
space aviation; and shipping and oceanography.
Furthermore, the exhibition provided an excellent
opportunity for the promotion of technologies,devices, and products by businesses in the field of
micromachine research and development; for thepresentation of the results of research projects byuniversities and other research organizations, and forthe announcement of products and technologies byother newly participating businesses. On its openingday, the exhibition was visited by Mr. Yoshifumi Fujita,
Director of the Industrial Machinery Division of METI's
Manufacturing Industries Bureau, who spoke at thereception that was held following the exhibition.

The exhibition hall, packed with attendees.

Attendees at the post-exhibition reception

Micromachine 2003 will be held from
November 12 (Wednesday) to 14(Friday), 2003 at the Science Museum,Kitanomaru Park, Tokyo.
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