Engineering Reliability and Scale: The Rise of Top Industrial Machine Tool Manufacturers

SHANGHAI, SHANGHAI, CHINA, January 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In modern manufacturing systems, industrial lathes ...
Hackaday

They May Be For Developing Countries, But We Want A Concrete Lathe

At the 2009 Ghana Maker Faire, [Pat Delany] met a young carpentry student that saved for three months to buy a cheap Chinese wood plane. He was confounded by this distribution of resources, so [Pat] ...
Easier

Introducing the Lathe: The Mother of All Machine Tools

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 ...
American Machinist

Cutting Tool Applications, Chapter 5: Turning Methods and Machines

The basic engine lathe, one of the most widely used machine tools, is very versatile when used by a skilled machinist. However, it is not particularly efficient when many identical parts must be ...