GOVERNMENT AND STRATEGIC EFFORTS

MITI is providing very modest funds for resin development in Japan. JSR is currently the only recipient of the MITI funds. The MITI program targets the following values:

• Accuracy:
  ±0.05 mm RMS on a 10 cm user's part
  ±0.1 mm RMS on a 30 cm user's part

• Stability:
  ±0.05 mm movement in 1 day
  ±1 mm movement in 1 month

The Fraunhofer institutes are more oriented toward new applications and new metal materials than toward new resin systems.