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Machine tool

What is machine tool.


•A machine tool is a machine for
shaping or machining metal or
other rigid materials, usually by
cutting, grinding, shearing or
other forms of deformation.

* Machine tools employ some sort


of tool that does the cutting or
shaping.
* Machine tools filled a
need created by textile
machinery during
the Industrial Revolution in
England in the middle to
late 1700s.
Types of machine tool.
Drill press.
* A drilling machine, called
a drill press, is used to cut
holes into or through
metal, wood, or other
materials.
Gear shaper.
* A gear shaper is a machine
tool for cutting the teeth of
internal or external gears.
Hone.
* Honing is a machining process
that produces a precision
surface on a metal by scrubbing
an abrasive stone against it along
a controlled path.
* Honing is primarily used to
improve the geometric form of a
surface, but may also improve
the surface texture.
Lathe machine.
* A lathe is a machine tool which
rotates the work piece on
its axis to perform various
operations such
as cutting, drilling, or deformation.
Planer.
* Planing machine is used for
smoothing and surface
finishing
*Thank You*

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