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2. Simeon North - Wikipedia

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   Simeon North (July 13, 1765 – August 25, 1852) was an American gun manufacturer, who developed one of America's first milling machines (possibly the very first) in 1818 and played an important role in the development of interchangeable parts manufacturing. North was born in Berlin, Connecticut, into a prosperous family able to provide all six ...

3. Bridgeport (machine tool brand) - Wikipedia

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   Bridgeport stands as a legendary name in the realm of vertical milling machines and machining centers, boasting a long standing legacy that dates back to 1938 under the name of Bridgeport Machines Inc.. Originally sold in 1938 to Textron Inc., this iconic brand embarked on a new chapter when it joined forces with Hardinge, Inc. in 2004.

4. Makino - Wikipedia

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   JPY 11.4 billion (FY 2014) (US$ 95 million) (FY 2014) Number of employees. 4,731 (3.2018) Website. Official website. Footnotes / references. [1][2][3] Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd. (株式会社牧野フライス製作所, Kabushiki-gaisha Makino Furaisu Seisakusho), commonly known as Makino, is a machine tool builder with global sales and ...

5. Gunsmith - Wikipedia

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   Re-creation of part of a gun shop from the 1850s (photo circa 2015) A gunsmith is a person who repairs, modifies, designs, or builds guns. The occupation differs from an armorer, who usually replaces only worn parts in standard firearms. Gunsmiths do modifications and changes to a firearm that may require a very high level of craftsmanship ...

6. American Precision Museum - Wikipedia

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   The American Precision Museum is located in the renovated 1846 Robbins & Lawrence factory on South Main Street in Windsor, Vermont. The building is said to be the first U.S. factory at which precision interchangeable parts were made, giving birth to the precision machine tool industry. In recognition of this history, the building was declared a ...

7. Milling (machining) - Wikipedia

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   Milling is the process of machining using rotary cutters to remove material [ 1 ] by advancing a cutter into a workpiece. This may be done by varying directions [ 2 ] on one or several axes, cutter head speed, and pressure. [ 3 ] Milling covers a wide variety of different operations and machines, on scales from small individual parts to large ...