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This week (March 3rd to 8th, 2008) the 25th Machine tool exhibition is being held in Bilbao. This exhibition is organized by AFM (Spanish Association of Machine Tool builders) every two years.
This exhibition is one of the biggest exhibitions of its kind in the world and is attracting more and more international attention in every new edition.
This year has been specially important the presence of big Japanese Machine Tool builders like Makino, Mori Seiki, Yamazaki Mazak, Kawasaki, Amada Machinery, Yasda, Daito, Mitsubishi, Murata, Kitamura, Hitachi, Kitagawa, Koganei, Kyowa, Mitutoyo, Yaskawa, Daiwa, etc.

GoiHata has been assisting some of this Japanese fast and high precision machine manufacturers during their stay in Bilbao and during visits to customers in the Basque Country and different regions of Spain like Zaragoza, where this year will be held the world Expo.
David Sawada
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