It’s common wisdom that the lathe is the essential machine tool, and the only one that can make copies of itself. While we won’t argue the primacy of the lathe in the machine shop, this scratch-built, ...

Lathes are complicated machines, and buying one requires weighing a lot of options. We’ve already talked about buying new Asian, or old American machines (with apologies to the Germans, British, Swiss ...

German toolholder manufacturer EWS Tool Technologies introduced modularity into its standard product line by unveiling EWS.Varia Next. In the UK and Ireland, the company’s products are sold by sole ...

There are several types of lathes and turning centers. Examples include a wood lathe, metal lathe, CNC lathe, CNC turning center, CNC machining center, and multi-axis machine tool. Lathes and turning ...

Lathes have been part of the manufacturing ecosystem for millennia, so it is impressive to see that they remain relevant to this day. With such a venerable history behind them, as well as a wide range ...

Lathes are manual or automatic machine tools used to shape articles of wood, metal and other materials. According to the United States Department of Labor, there are different types of lathes, but ...

The companies introduced the WVT-190 compact vertical turning center and WVM-380UK double-column five-axis machining center at IMTS 2026.

A new Trimill milling machine with a five-axis head has enabled aerospace and defense shop Votaw Precision Technologies to take work it wouldn’t have previously considered.

Tool posts are used to hold cutting tools. Tool posts allow for rapid tool changeover and provide a high degree of position repeatability and indexing. quick-change tool posts standard tool posts ...