Since 1991, the Japanese Society of Die and Mould Technology has been presenting awards for outstanding products that make a high-level contribution to die/mold technology. The Society established these awards with the aim of promoting the development of die/mold technology and production. At the 15th annual awards held this year, members of Okuma's Machining Research Center won the Technology Award for die/mold technology that made a particularly significant contribution to the field.

Award-winning product:	NC data analysis tool to improve die/mold machining surface quality.
Award winners:	Machining Research Center	Takao Hasebe, Shunsuke Wakaoka, Toru Yamamoto

This analysis tool was commercialized as the Pathscope, and is sold by Hamamatsu-Godo Corporation.
The Pathscope helps users track down causes of machined surface flaws that cannot be found with CAD/CAM.