holder called a turret, Figure 15-44 illustrates how a number of different cutting tools are fitted to the turret, Stops control the length of tool travel and rotate the turret to bring the next cutting tool into position automatically. A cross-slide unit is fitted for turning, facing, forming, and cutoff operations, Figure 15-45. Turret lathes range in size from the small precision instru- ment turret lathe to the more versatile automatic turret lathe. See Figures 15-46 and 15-47. Figure 19-42. The Hardinge Super Precision HLV-DR toolroom lathe. (Hardinge Super Precision HLV-DR is a registored trade- ‘mark of Hlardinge, Inc.) Figure 15-43. A manually operated turret lathe, (Clausing Industrial, ne.) The automatic screw machine, Figure 15-48, is a variation of the lathe that was developed for high speed production of large numbers of small parts. The machine performs a maximum number of oper- ations, either simultaneously, or in a very rapid sequence. Increasingly, industry is coming to rely on auto- matic turning centers to produce tiny” precision parts in quantity. These centers, referred to as “Swiss-type” machines because they were origi- nally used in the Swiss watchmaking industry, use computer control to perform a number of opera- tions in sequence, producing a finished part. See Figure 15-49. Section through Tnished work Facing Work ‘Chuck Turning Cross-slide Cutot Figure 15-44. Turrot in relation to other parts ofa lathe. The tur- sel rotates fo bring tool (dri, reamer, et.) into position. Stops control dopth of tool cuts