Machine shop

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.3 See also 1.4 See also

English

Pronunciation

mə-shēn' shŏp

Noun

machine shop

1. A machine shop is a facility that has special machines for working with metals. Machine shops make and repair all types of metal objects. They are the modern equivalent of a blacksmith shop.

See also

• General machine shops are public businesses that perform work for customers.
• Dedicated machine shops are part of a larger company. They perform work for the company and are not open to the public.

See also

Machine shops use a wide variety of metal-working tools, including:

• drills
• lathes
• milling machines
• presses
• cutting and welding equipment
• grinding and polishing machines