What is Machine Tool and Its Basic Concepts?

 What is Machine Tool?

A Machine Tool is a type of cutting tool that uses the links, pairs, and mechanisms for its working. The main aim of the machine tool is machining (means cutting) the component according to our requirement.

So, in this post we will learn a few basics concepts use in the workshop.

This post contains:

• What is a Machine operator?
• What is Tool Technology?
  
• What are the 7 basic types of Machine Tools?
• Advantages of machine tool
  

What is a Machine operator?

A machine operator is the person (or a skilled labour) that who works on the machine tool. He will machine (means cutting) the component. A machine operator should be technically good at machine tool internal mechanism, tool technology, its usage and able to perform every task that a machine tool can. 

What is Tool Technology?

The tool technology is the study of technical concepts of the tools that are used in the machines and other mechanical fields. The tools are the components that are used to machine (or cut) the components.

What are the 7 basic types of Machine Tools?

The 7 basic types of machines tools in the workshop are 

1. Lathe Machine: Lathe Machine is a type of machine tool that is used to perform the number of operations on it. A lathe machine can be used to perform Turning, Facing, Boring, Tapering, Reaming, etc. It is the most important and most usable machine tool. The lathe can be called as king or mother of all machine tools.
   
2. Shaping Machine: A shaping machine is also called as shaper, it is another type of machine tool that is used to flatten the component.
   
3. Planing Machine: The planing machine is also called as planer, the planer working principle is similar to the shaping machine but there will be difference between shaper and planer working procedure.
   
4. Grinding Machine: The grinding machine is used to grind (smoothen) the surfaces of the materials. Of course even the shaper and planer can do this operation but the grinding machine can grind the material up to milli-meters size.
   
5. Slotting Machine: The slotting machine tool is used to perform the slots on the materials.
   
6. Drilling Machine: The drilling machine is used to perform the drills (holes) in the components.
   
7. Milling Machine: The milling machine is used to perform the milling (or deep grooves) operation

Advantages of Machine Tool:

The advantages of machine tool are as follows:

• We can perform number of operations easily using the different components.
• If we talk about the lathe machine, it can perform maximum number of operations alone itself that others can.
• A good finishing of products.
• Machine tool can produce the products that we use in our daily life. For example, the doors we use in our houses are produced using the cutting machine, hand grinders, etc. So, like this we can say that the machine tools are responsible for our daily needs things.
  

These are the advantages of machine tool.