Machine

Turning operation in lathe

Machining or metal cutting is one subtractive manufacturing process that is predominantly used to remove unwanted material from workpiece to improve dimensional accuracy and tolerance. Over the ages multifarious machining processes have been evolved for efficient processing of a larger variety of materials in innumerable ways. Broadly such processes can be classified as conventional machining processes, abrasive finishing processes and non-traditional machining (NTM) processes. By definition, conventional machining is one

Difference between machine, machine tool and cutting tool

In the context of manufacturing or mechanical engineering, three terms, namely machine, machine tool and cutting tool have different significance. Basically machine is any device that reduces human effort in doing a task. By formal definition, a machine is an assembly of mechanisms that are clustered together in such a way that it can perform certain operations by utilizing electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and/or pneumatic power. So a machine is mostly