Organisers add extra weekday with Monday starting date.

The 33rd Japan International Machine Tool Fair will be held at the Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Centre) from 26 to 31 October 2026. As is customary the organisers of Japan’s machine tool exhibition JIMTOF link the exhibition to an appropriate theme in the engineering field. JIMTOF resembles a “door” to the future. It is a place where you can meet technology that moves the world. Inside the door, it expresses the state of cutting-edge technology and people meeting. JIMTOF is synonymous with being at the forefront of industry related technological advancements.

JIMTOF, one of the world’s largest international technology shows, brings together cutting-edge technologies and products. The fair serves as a comprehensive showcase of items from across the manufacturing spectrum, ranging from machine tools to peripherals of all kinds.

For the first time ever the exhibition will start on a Monday

Since 2008, JIMTOF has traditionally taken place over a period of six days, including Saturday and Sunday. However, this year, the fair will run from Monday to Saturday, adding an extra weekday to better align with today’s business practices.

Reaffirming its role as an embodiment of the tradition of machine tool technology in Japan and as a showcase for state-of-the-art technologies that will reshape the production floors of the future, the tradeshow’s organisers are approaching this year’s event with renewed vigour to promote the importance of manufacturing. Paraphrasing this the theme for this year’s exhibition is ‘When technology takes off, the possibilities are limitless’.

As an exhibition that introduces state-of-the-art machine tools earlier than any other exhibitions in its industry, JIMTOF is recognised on the same level as EMO in Europe, IMTS in America, and CIMT in China.

JIMTOF is one of the largest machine tool exhibitions in Asia and is organised by the Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association and Tokyo Big Sight Inc. This year it will be held at the usual venue – Tokyo Big Sight exhibition grounds.

On display will be the latest technology and equipment from Amada, DMG MORI, Okuma, Fanuc Corporation, Kanzaki Kokyukoki, Nakamura-Tome, Hamai, Mitsui Seiki Kogyo, OKK, Yamazaki Mazak, Yasda Precision TYools, JTekt Corporation, Makino Milling, Citizen, Mitutoyo, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, Kitagawa, Matsuura, Nikon, Sodick, Kitamura, Brother, Enshu, Fuji Machines, Howa, Ikegai, Murata, Takisawa, Tsugami and Yasda – all machine manufacturers that are Japanese owned.

All the big names in tooling and metrology will have stands including Sandvik Coromant, Iscar, TaeguTec, Mitsubishi Materials, OSG Corporation, Hexagon, Tungaloy, Kennametal, Zeiss and Renishaw.

For further details visit www.jimtof.org/en