Can small shops succeed with advanced machine tools and software? If so, how do they do it? Read on to learn the strategies that have helped Midway Swiss Turn, our 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor ...

Machine automation isn’t a recent idea. In the 1800s, cam-driven automatic lathes and screw machines were created. In the first half of the 1900s, manufacturing equipment began to use numeric control ...

It might be time to put the 1980s cnc lathe project into the skip. It is a shame, as the basic lathe parts are of excellent quality (Photo right, lathe bed upside-down with the main ballscrew removed) ...