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NTN TECHNICAL REVIEW No.82(2014) [ Preface ] A Message for the Special Issue: Composite Material, Technology and Products for Industrial Machine Natsuhiko MORI Executive Officer As the manufacturing industry is globalized and both the market and demand of products are expanding throughout the world, maximizing the effective use of the minimum resources and paying attention to the global environment has become an urgent issue. In Japan, development and utilization of advanced technologies and materials are accelerating in order to maintain sustainable and constructive competitiveness. Therefore, methods for utilizing materials and some manufacturing methods are about to change significantly. Some examples are the expanded application of CFRP and use of 3D printers. In view of these circumstances, NTN has formed a new division, the Composite Material Product Division in April, 2011. The purpose of this division is to consolidate and enhance the resin, sintered metal and magnetic material technologies to develop and introduce composite products and unit module products into the market. Then, they can contribute to the fuel efficiency and electric drive of automobiles and high-performance industrial machine components. At the 27th Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF2014), which took place from October 30 to November 4, with the theme “’Mono-Zukuri DNA’ connects to the Future and the World”, NTN Technical Review No. 82 was published featuring NTN’s composite material, technology and products for industrial machines. In this Technical Review, we had a contribution entitled, “Advanced Powders Processing – Recent Powder Metallurgy Techniques and Its Trend” from Professor Hideshi Miura. Professor Hideshi Miura is from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, and is an authority on powder and powder metallurgy. In the “Special Issue for Composite Material Products and Technology”, we introduce highstrength sintered metal, magnetic material and resin as well as hybrid products. In the “Special Issue for Manufacturing Technology”, we introduce technology and products that were exhibited at JIMTOF2014, manufactured with our proprietary technology. Finally, in “Special Issue for CMS Supertechnology New Products” we introduce base technology/products and monitoring technology for industrial machines. At NTN we will celebrate our 100th anniversary in fiscal year 2017. Following our theme, “For New Technology Network: We shall contribute to international society through creating new technologies and developing new products,” we are striving to contribute to development of the industry by utilizing our proprietary technology development capabilities. -1-