machine tool

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"Regional pockets and certain sectors have been hit harder," such as tourism and machine tool manufacturing, he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Manufacturers report persistent shortages of machine tool operators and technicians who can repair complex new equipment, skills that take time and training to learn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

The part is finished by trimming in a computer-controlled machine tool.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023

The staff grew to seventeen, including what the writer Robert Marks later described as “Polish sheet metal experts, Italian machine tool men, Scandinavian woodcraftsmen, and former Rolls-Royce coach makers.”

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2022

Standardization, due to the machine tool, is one of the chief glories of American manufacturing.

From The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest by Thompson, Holland