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FOUR-POSITION TURRET [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

[The vertical N/C precision-boring and precision-turning machine] is a single-spindle machine, and can perform accurate machining ... This machine may have a four-, five-, or six-position turret upon which tools can be mounted.

OBS

This term is used interchangeably with "square turret" when referring to turrets of this shape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
CONT

Tourelle de précision à 4 postes. En option, une ou deux tourelles 4 postes automatiques électriques avec arrosage sélectif, et blocs porte-outil interchangeables.

OBS

Lorsque la tourelle 4 postes se présente sous une forme carrée, elle peut être désignée également par «tourelle carrée», «tourelle à quatre faces» et «tourelle quatre faces».

Spanish

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