The 10th International Conference on Nanomanufacturing (nanoMan 2026) and the 12th International Conference on Manufacturing Technology and Engineering (ICMTE 2026) were held in Seoul, Korea, from 12–15 April 2026. The conference was jointly organized by the International Society for Nanomanufacturing (ISNM) and the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers (KSMTE). Prof. W. Gao, President of ISNM from Tohoku University in Japan, and Prof. J. Youn, President of KSMTE from Daegu University in Korea, served as conference chairs. The conference co-chairs were Prof. E. Savio from the University of Padua in Italy, Dr. Y. Yoo from the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials in Korea, Prof. S. Takahashi from the University of Tokyo in Japan, and Prof. X. Liu from Chongqing University of Technology in China.

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The event featured four plenary speeches and brought together around 200 leading professors, researchers, and engineers from universities, research institutes, and industry. Participants gathered at the Korea Science and Technology Center in Seoul for this fully on-site conference.

 

The opening ceremony took place on the morning of 13 April. Conference chairs Prof. W. Gao and Prof. J. Youn delivered welcoming remarks, followed by an inspiring video introducing the theoretical framework of the three paradigms of manufacturing advancement proposed by Prof. F. Fang.

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Plenary lectures were delivered by Prof. J. McGeough, former President of IMechE from the University of Edinburgh in the UK; Prof. Y. Kajihara from the University of Tokyo in Japan; Prof. X. Liu from Chongqing University of Technology in China; and Dr. C. Park from the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials. The conference facilitated in-depth discussions on emerging manufacturing trends, nanomanufacturing, precision measurement, and related fields.

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Prof. J. McGeough provided a systematic review of the history of manufacturing development and emphasized that the three paradigms of manufacturing advancement reflect an inherent law pointing toward the inevitability of the atomic-scale manufacturing era. Prof. Y. Kajihara presented recent advances in metal–polymer composites enabled by nano- and micro-texturing. Prof. X. Liu reported on the theory, processes, and devices related to nanometer time grating and atomic time grating. Dr. C. Park shared his firsthand experience in the development of ultra-precision machine tools in Korea, tracing their evolution from early prototypes to widespread industrial applications.

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The thematic sessions covered key research areas including micro- and nano-manufacturing, atomic and close-to-atomic scale manufacturing, and precision and ultra-precision measurement.

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Since the first nanoMan conference held in Singapore in 2008, the series has become a major international forum for experts and scholars in manufacturing and measurement to exchange the latest research achievements, discuss emerging trends, and envision future developments. As the only international academic conference dedicated exclusively to nanomanufacturing, nanoMan is widely regarded as the premier platform in the field, consistently earning high praise from participants worldwide.

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The successful organization of nanoMan 2026 brought together the intellectual strengths of academia, research institutions, and industry. It not only fostered the exchange and cross-fertilization of academic ideas but also further promoted research and development collaborations in related areas. The next edition, nanoMan 2028, will be held in Italy.