The application of virtual instrument technology is not only to take full advantage of current resources but also to append the capabilities of measurement and to lower costs.

虚拟仪器技术的应用不仅充分利用已有资源，而且增加测试能力，降低成本。

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We not only make use of this technology to control costs, but also realize the diversification of products and personalized requirements; it is one important means to achieve mass customization.

这种技术的运用不仅能使成本达到控制，同时也实现了产品的多元化及个性化的要求，是实现大批量定制的重要手段之一。

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Mr Ishikawa is therefore betting that, in the long run, his competitors will end up adopting his technology as the only way to offer increasing performance and falling costs.

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The technology for this has been available for many years and costs only around 30% more than the copper-wire method, but the market gave manufacturers little incentive to switch.

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Since in American health care there is only competition to maximize quality, regardless of costs, developers and innovators of new medical technology are focused primarily on increasing quality regardless of cost.

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