AI-related demand is becoming the main driving force behind the rise of unpaid orders for industrial machine tools to historic highs. According to statistics from the Japan Machine Tool Industry Association, by the end of August, unpaid orders for industrial machine tools in Japan had exceeded 1 trillion yen. In order to eliminate the backlog of orders, manufacturers such as Shibaura Machine are stepping up production. According to data released by the Japanese trade union on October 9, machine tool orders increased 60% year-on-year in September, reaching 223.2 billion yen. Order volume has been increasing year on year for 15 consecutive months, and the monthly order amount has set a new record high in history.

AI-related demand is becoming the main driving force behind the rise of unpaid orders for industrial machine tools to historic highs. According to statistics from the Japan Machine Tool Industry Association, by the end of August, unpaid orders for industrial machine tools in Japan had exceeded 1 trillion yen. In order to eliminate the backlog of orders, manufacturers such as Shibaura Machine are stepping up production. According to data released by the Japanese trade union on October 9, machine tool orders increased 60% year-on-year in September, reaching 223.2 billion yen. Order volume has been increasing year on year for 15 consecutive months, and the monthly order amount has set a new record high in history.