Predictive Research into Desirable Features of Machine Tools in the Year 2015 and Beyond - Private Viewpoints and Assertion -

This paper describes firstly a prediction for desirable features of the machine tool in the year 2015 and beyond, and then delineates something definite in relation to some representative machine tools, which could be realised in very near future. The paper depicts furthermore another aspect of future machine tools, I. e., innovative structural designs. In addition, author asserts the importance of grass root-like knowledge, when predicting the desirable feature of machine tools future together with showing some evidences.