Innovation is an inexhaustible motive force to promote human progress and social development. Technological innovation has always been running through the development and progress of human society. As a basic industry with intensive technology, machine tool industry is even more based on innovation to support the rapid development of its own, and to provide unlimited source of innovation and solid technical support to the users from automotive, shipbuilding, railway, aerospace, power, textile machinery, agricultural machinery and other areas.

Today, as the global economy falls into a financial crisis and has not got out of the complex implications, people are in deep thinking about the future development, what attitude and outlook shall we take to meet a new era? One can see that after the crisis, the world economic environment will have dramatic and profound changes, the technology and product development model will not simply repeat the past, and we will create a green and efficient modern civilization era supported by high-tech and innovation and led by environmental protection and energy saving low-carbon economy.

Just at such a historical period for meeting post-crisis era, the 12th China International Machine Tool Show (CIMT2011) sponsored by China Machine Tool & Tool Builders’ Association(CMTBA) will be kicked off at Beijing on April 11 ~ 16, 2011. From the quietly surging wave using technological innovation to revitalize the manufacturing sector from the manufacturing giant countries, as well as the situation with high level and sheer number of new technology and new products reflected by the exhibitor applicants for CIMT2011, we have every reason to believe, CIMT2011 will be an excellent platform for the giant countries and technically strong companies to compete for the latest achievements in machine tools and tools.

The extensive and in-depth rooting of scientific and technological innovation in the machine tool & tool industry will inevitably give you more surprise; and the huge market created by China's steady economic development and effective macro control will certainly provide greater opportunities for you. CIMT 2011 will focus on the theme of "To Welcome the Post-crisis Era with Technical Innovation" and select carefully and highlight concentratedly the products & technology that use the latest technology innovations, are of most excellent and reliable performance, and can most fully meet users’ demand as well as those customer services that are most comprehensive. At that time, high-end CNC machine tools, complete production lines, high-performance functional components and CNC systems, high-end tooling, measuring and cutting tools, etc. from around the world will dazzle the audience. In addition, CIMT2011 will forge a global manufacturing feast through a variety of extension activities, e.g. high-level forum, international exchange, technical lectures, and user seminars, etc. for the exhibitors and visitors for welcoming the post-crisis era.

CIM2011 is coming, let’s be hand in hand and welcome the post-crisis era with technical innovation.