Screw machine (automatic lathe), a small- to medium-sized automatic lathe that is mechanically automated via cams
Screw machine (turning center), a small- to medium-sized turning center that is electronically automated via CNC
Screw-cutting lathe
Turret lathe, now rarely called screw machines
Topics referred to by the same term
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A screw is an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force (torque) to the head. The most common uses...
In industrial contexts during the Machine Age, the term "automatic lathe" referred to mechanical screwmachines and chuckers. Since the maturation of...
thread. A screw thread is the essential feature of the screw as a simple machine and also as a threaded fastener. The mechanical advantage of a screw thread...
production lot size on a screwmachine is in the thousands of parts due to the large setup time. Once set up, a screwmachine can rapidly and efficiently...
stationary screw shaft. Geometrically, a screw can be viewed as a narrow inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder. Like the other simple machines a screw can...
A Robertson screw, also known as a square screw or Scrulox, is a type of screw with a square-shaped socket in the screw head and a corresponding square...
rails, breaking drive screws, or causing structural components to crack or deform under strain. A mild crash may not damage the machine or tools but may damage...
corporations. For example, when specifying a screw, it is easier to refer to "HSC0424PP" than saying "Hardware, screw, machine, 4-40, 3/4" long, pan head, Phillips"...
classical simple machines that were defined by Renaissance scientists: Lever Wheel and axle Pulley Inclined plane Wedge Screw A simple machine uses a single...
are also common for specialized applications. Machine elements may be features of a part (such as screw threads or integral plain bearings) or they may...
length-to-diameter ratio) are screw-machine-length drills (sometimes abbreviated S/M). They are named for their use in screwmachines. Their shorter flute length...
a machined detent (recess) to ensure that it cannot slide under the tip of the screw. On a shaft, this may be simply a flattened area. A set screw may...
patent.) This cost problem drove SPS to purchase its first screwmachine and make its screws in-house, which led to SPS's foray into fastener sales (for...
At a minimum, a screw drive is a set of shaped cavities and protrusions on the screw head that allows torque to be applied to it. Usually, it also involves...
A ball screw (or ballscrew) is a mechanical linear actuator that translates rotational motion to linear motion with little friction. A threaded shaft...
This is a list of types of threaded fasteners, including both screws and bolts. "Aspen Fasteners". "Tricks of the Trade". Motorcycle Mechanics. 2 (12)...
A screw press is a type of machine press in which the ram is driven up and down by a screw. The screw shaft can be driven by a handle or a wheel. It works...
A leadscrew (or lead screw), also known as a power screw or translation screw, is a screw used as a linkage in a machine, to translate turning motion...
chord Chucking (workpiece on machine tools) e.g. on screw-making machines, see Screwmachine#Automatic chucking machine Chuck (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
alloys include: 2011: Wire, rod, and bar for screwmachine products. Applications where good machinability and good strength are required. 2014: Heavy-duty...
A screw turbine (also known as an Archimedean turbine, Archimedes screw generator or ASG, or Archimedes screw turbine or AST) is water turbine that converts...
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