Theme of JIMTOF 2024 This year’s theme featured the Mobius strip (∞), symbolizing infinite possibilities, under the slogan: “Technologies passed down to the future offer unlimited possibilities.” The goal is to carry today’s manufacturing technologies into the future and foster limitless collaboration among academia, industry, government, and research institutions worldwide. This vision aims to expand the machine tool industry into diverse fields, integrating both software and hardware technologies and enabling innovative applications across various sectors.