Look Japan, April 1st, 2003
THE Yasda Precision Tools showroom displays items such as machine parts and metal molds in many different forms, all processed with a machining center. With many of them, including the blade of an electric fan, it is difficult to conceive of how their forms could have been created through automatic processing with machines only.
"This is a processed sample, not for actual use. Touch it."
Yasuda Takuto, the firm's executive director, picks up a slender steel material that can be held in the palm. The five letters spelling out "YASDA" are engraved on its surface. Each letter is made with a s...
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