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Lesson 1 Machine Elements However simple, any machine is a combination of individual components generally known as machine elements or parts. Thus, if a machine is completely dismantled, a collection of simple parts remains, such as nuts, bolts, springs, gears, cams and shafts-the building blocks of all machinery. A machine element is, therefore, a single unit designed to perform a specific function and capable of combining with other elements. Sometimes certain elements are associated in pairs, such as nuts and bolts or keys and shafts. In other instances, a group of elements is combined to