The Japanese are famous for ignoring reality! I'm an engineer at Mitsubishi, so this is not a slam - it's an observation.
Very tight environmental controls are mandatory - all the way down to the way the site was prepared for the isolated foundation the machine would have to be set on.
OH - CJL didn't say how big the machine was, DieDude - I almost jumped to the same conclusion since that is the topic of this thread ("largish parts") - that the machine CJL mentioned had to be a monster, but heck - the machine may have only been a couple of feet long - who knows. Either way, I agree than sub-micron machines are not commonplace, for sure.
Scott
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