Visit to Makino

One-of-a-kind pretty much summarizes this trip. I never expected to see a machine made to build parts for another machine - it was pretty mind-blowing. Nevertheless, the mechanics involved were so controlled that every single part had to be of amazing precision (~2 microns). Even with the advanced equipment provided, the engineers there must be extremely concentrated to be able to pull off such professionalism. We watched the mechanics at work, and there was a man who worked there for 19 years! It was so unbelievable! 19 years at the same job every day? I will never fathom the patience needed to persevere for such a long time.

Many concepts that the company pay attention are basic theories like expansion under high temperature, friction and such physical constraints. Therefore, what we learnt is applied in the work by grasping an understanding and then countering such problems through the ingenious ideas of engineering.