ABSTRACT
Automated machine tools have played an important role in increasing production rates and enhancing product quality. Since they had been introduced in industry, they have contributed to mass production of spare parts and machine components. Especially, automated lathes are high-speed machines, and therefore, the application of safety rules in their operation is obligatory for all attendants and servicing personnel. Moreover, this type of machine tools and their setup can be entrusted only to persons with comprehensive knowledge of their design and principles of operation. If all servicing instructions are strictly observed, the operation of automated lathes presents no hazard at all to the operator.
