• In addition to hammers, presses, and other tools,

the inventory of machinery for manufacturing

turbine parts include lathes , mills, broaches,
grinders, shapers and planers, polishers and
buffers, drills, saws, shears, filers and other
devices to cut and form metals.
• Many of these devices use a numerical tape
control or other automatic control devices to
reduce human error and produce a more uniform,
less expensive product.
• Some Non-traditional techniques for removing
metal from super-hard and super-tough alloys and
from other materials whose complex shapes
preclude machining with conventional metal-
cutting tools.