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2. Boring (manufacturing) - Wikipedia

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   A part's-eye view of a boring bar. Hole types: Blind hole (left), through hole (middle), interrupted hole (right). In machining, boring is the process of enlarging a hole that has already been drilled (or cast) by means of a single-point cutting tool (or of a boring head containing several such tools), such as in boring a gun barrel or an engine cylinder.

3. Tunnel boring machine - Wikipedia

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   One of the boring machines used for the Channel Tunnel between France and the United Kingdom. A tunnel boring machine (TBM), also known as a "mole" or a "worm", is a machine used to excavate tunnels. Tunnels are excavated through hard rock, wet or dry soil, or sand, each of which requires specialized technology.

4. John Wilkinson (industrialist) - Wikipedia

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   His development of a machine tool for boring cast iron cannons presaged the accurate boring of cylinders for the first Watt steam engines. He also improved the air supply for the blast furnace using a new design of bellows , and was the first to use wrought iron in canal barges.

5. Boring machine - Wikipedia

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   Boring machine may refer to: Boring machine (carpentry) A machine for boring (manufacturing) holes; Tunnel boring machine; A machine that is not very exciting. See also

6. Machine tool - Wikipedia

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   James Watt was unable to have an accurately bored cylinder for his first steam engine, trying for several years until John Wilkinson invented a suitable boring machine in 1774, boring Boulton & Watt's first commercial engine in 1776. [8] [9] The advance in the accuracy of machine tools can be traced to Henry Maudslay and refined by Joseph ...

7. The Boring Company - Wikipedia

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   The boring machine in June 2019. The first boring machine used by TBC was Godot, a conventional tunnel boring machine (TBM) made by Lovat. [21] [22] TBC then designed their own line of machines called Prufrock. [23] Prufrock 1 was unveiled in 2020, and was used mostly for testing.

8. Facing (machining) - Wikipedia

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   The tool will then feed perpendicularly across the part's rotational axis as it spins in the jaws of the chuck. A user will have the option to hand feed the machine while facing, or use the power feed option. For a smoother surface, using the power feed option is optimal due to a constant feed rate. Facing will take the work piece down to its ...

9. Beloit Corporation - Wikipedia

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   1896 Beloit Iron Works builds a new foundry, machine shops and offices on the-west side of Rock River near the original site of the Merrill plant. 1897 Shipped first off shore paper machine to Japan. 1900 Shipped two paper machines to China. 1900 Beloit builds cylinder machine to operate at 75 FPM and fourdrinier machines operating 400 to 500 FPM.