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- Norton Cylindrical Grinder, 1900 - This is the first high-production cylindrical grinder built. Designed by Charles H. Norton in 1900, this machine was capable of accurately finishing cylindrical parts 16 times faster than any previous grinder. Norton's machine became essential to industries, like the fledgling automobile industry, which demanded precision hardened-steel parts on an unprecedented scale.
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Norton Cylindrical Grinder, 1900
This is the first high-production cylindrical grinder built. Designed by Charles H. Norton in 1900, this machine was capable of accurately finishing cylindrical parts 16 times faster than any previous grinder. Norton's machine became essential to industries, like the fledgling automobile industry, which demanded precision hardened-steel parts on an unprecedented scale.