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turnover in 2000. Nanometric machining can be applied in bulk machining of silicon,
aluminum substrates for computer memory disks, etc. In the biomedical, automotive,
household, and telecommunication industries the total turnover of microproducts is
still steadily growing. Nanometric machining is also very promising in the produc-
tion of sensors, accelerometers, actuators, micromirrors, ber optics connectors, and
microdisplays. In fact applications of nanoproducts will enhance the performance
of microproducts in the form of sensitivity, selectivity, and stability [48]. By 2006
IT lost this predominant ...