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Objectives The development of tools throughout history The standard types of machine tools used in shops The newly developed space-age machines and processes History of Machine Tools Began during stone age (50,000 years ago) Hand tools of wood, animal bones, or stone Bronze age (4500 to 4000 b.c.) Copper and bronze implements Power-operated (animal power) Iron age (1000 b.c.) Iron replaced bronze Domesticated animals provided power Commodities handmade by skilled craftspeople History of Machine Tools Machine age (~300 years ago) Explored new sources of energy (water) Industrial age began when James Watt produced first steam engine (1776) Steam engine provided power to other areas Machines improved Steam/steel in ships, railroads, steam tractors New power – electricity produced by generators Diesel and gasoline engines History of Machine Tools Progress continued slowly during first part of 20th century Spurts during the two world wars Since 1950s, progress rapid Now in space age Atom harnessed: nuclear power Journey to moon and outer space Calculators, computers, robots commonplace Can mass produce parts to millionths of an inch Improved Production Constant improvement made modern machine tools more accurate and efficient Improved production and accuracy Common Machine Tools Generally power-driven metal-cutting or -forming machines used to shape metals The removal of chips Pressing, drawing, or shearing Controlled electrical machining processes Machine Tool Capabilities Holding and supporting the workpiece Holding and supporting a cutting tool Imparting a suitable movement (rotating or reciprocating) to the cutting tool or the work Feeding the cutting tool or the work so that the desired cutting action and accuracy will be achieved Machine Tool Categories Four broad categories Chip-producing machines Non-chip-producing machines New-generation machines Multi-tasking machines Chip-producing Machine Form metal to size and shape by cutting away unwanted sections General