In 2008, it will climb again; aviation products will grow the fastest, with a growth rate of 22% at the end of 2006, and an increase of 10% in 2007 and 23% in 2008. From the statistics of the tool industry, it can be seen that the proportion of cemented carbide will gradually increase in the future. The ratio of high-speed steel products will gradually decrease. According to statistics from the Japan Tool Association, China has become the world's largest consumer of machine tools, followed by Japan, the United States, and Italy. Asia's economy is growing rapidly. According to statistics from the Asian Development Bank, China's GDP growth in 2007 was about 10%, and India was about 8%. In a good economic environment, the Japanese metal processing industry has continued to grow at a high rate in recent years. From the perspective of tool production value, the output of cemented carbide tools has continued to increase in recent years, while the high-speed steel tools have begun to show a downward trend. Significant growth, the main export target is Asia, followed by Europe, then North America and other regions.

The main customer base for global machine tool sales is followed by the general machinery and automotive industries, each accounting for approximately 35%, followed by the aerospace, medical and mold industries, with customers ranging from 10% to 5%.

It can be seen from the statistics of different organizations in 2006. Asia has the largest contribution to the growth of the global car industry, with China's absolute leading growth of 40% being impressive, while the global average growth rate during the same period was less than 5%.

Second, the prospects for nanotechnology are broad

Dr. Jose Luis Viviente, European project manager at Spain's scientific research institute InasmetTechnalia, is responsible for the second phase of the nanotechnology project, which focuses on the development of nanotechnology in health, aviation, space, automotive, energy and other cities.

He introduced the importance of nanotechnology as a tool challenge, and introduced the importance of nanotechnology and its development in the field of tools, nanomaterials, nanostructure coatings, and coating coating technologies. Nano-derived "dwarf" in Greek, 1 nanometer is equal to 10 minus 9 square meters. Nanotechnology refers to the design and production of devices and systems capable of controlling the shape and size of material structures in the nanometer range. In the range of 0.1 to 100 nm.

There are two main reasons why nanometers are important. One is that their surface/volume ratio gives them a unique surface property advantage; the other is the quantum effect. The current challenges and areas for improvement include: mechanical and structural properties: hardness, strength, wear resistance; thermal and chemical properties: heat resistance, insulation, catalytic properties; biological properties: adaptability, insecticidal properties Electronic and optical properties: reflectivity, transparency, etc. It is optimistic that the value created by nanotechnology will reach $3 billion in the next seven to eight years, and even a pessimistic estimate can reach $1 billion.

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