Technical study never ends
Machine tools have their own individual idiosyncrasies. Proper operation of the machine tool—including a grasp of its idiosyncrasies—yields high-precision components.
Recently, automatic computer-controlled machine tools have come to the fore. Mr. Igarashi, however, continues to use manually operated milling machines.
He is responsible for precision-finishing work. When the automatic-machine-tool work on the materials has been completed, his job is to then perform further processing, so as to achieve the required degree of precision. For some IC stepper and scanner components, a micrometer-level of precision is required that even the latest automatic machine tools cannot provide.
He is responsible for precision-finishing work. When the automatic-machine-tool work on the materials has been completed, his job is to then perform further processing, so as to achieve the required degree of precision. For some IC stepper and scanner components, a micrometer-level of precision is required that even the latest automatic machine tools cannot provide.
With the increasingly high precision of IC steppers and scanners, the degree of precision required in the components has also risen. "There is no end to technical study," asserts Mr. Igarashi. "If we are to advance our products, we cannot rest on our laurels; we must develop techniques of an even higher standard."