In the age of Industry 4.0, digitalization of metal working processes is becoming more and more important. In contemporary mechanical engineering, metal-cutting machines form the main equipage for ...

Abstract: Drill rods are core components to transmit the power in drilling machines such as raise bore machine, petroleum drilling rig and geological exploration rigs. Owing to its importance and high ...

“The lathe is the only machine tool that can make copies of itself,” or so the saying goes. The reality is more like, “A skilled machinist can use a lathe to make many of the parts needed to assemble ...