The 12th Best Paper Award 2021 ceremony was held virtually on September 13, 2021. Since the influence of COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, the winners and IJAT committee members who took part in the selection process attended through Zoom. The Best Paper was carefully selected from among the 97 papers published in Vol.14 (2020). The Best Paper Award winners were given a certificate with a nearly USD 1,000 honorarium.

We congratulate the winners and sincerely wish them success in the future.

The Best Paper Award 2021

Evaluation of Machine Tool Spindle Using Carbon Fiber Composite

by Ryo Kondo, Daisuke Kono, and Atsushi Matsubara

Int. J. of Automation Technology, Vol.14, No.2, pp. 294-303, 2020

doi: 10.20965/ijat.2020.p0294