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- Maudslay Production Lathe, circa 1800 - The work of Henry Maudslay (1771-1831) is fundamental to the development of industrial precision. This is the oldest industrial capacity precision machine tool in the world. Capable of machining to an accuracy of several thousandths of an inch, it enabled Maudslay's company to manufacture tools and engines to unprecedented standards -- and set the stage for even higher levels of precision.
- circa 1800
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Maudslay Production Lathe, circa 1800
The work of Henry Maudslay (1771-1831) is fundamental to the development of industrial precision. This is the oldest industrial capacity precision machine tool in the world. Capable of machining to an accuracy of several thousandths of an inch, it enabled Maudslay's company to manufacture tools and engines to unprecedented standards -- and set the stage for even higher levels of precision.
- Operating a Lathe at the Ford Rouge Plant, August 3, 1942 -
- August 03, 1942
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Operating a Lathe at the Ford Rouge Plant, August 3, 1942
- Screw Slotting Machine, circa 1850 - Rooted in a tension between human dexterity and dictated speed, this modest machine offers insight into both the possibilities and potential drudgery of volume production methods. While operation was simple (screw blanks, inserted by hand into the holes in the rotating drum, passed beneath spinning saw blades; slotted screws fell out into a waiting bin) it was also monotonously repetitive.
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Screw Slotting Machine, circa 1850
Rooted in a tension between human dexterity and dictated speed, this modest machine offers insight into both the possibilities and potential drudgery of volume production methods. While operation was simple (screw blanks, inserted by hand into the holes in the rotating drum, passed beneath spinning saw blades; slotted screws fell out into a waiting bin) it was also monotonously repetitive.
- Model of a Unimate Industrial Robot Working with Turret Lathes, circa 1964 - George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This photograph, part of a larger archival collection documenting Devol's work, illustrates the functions and uses of his innovative idea.
- circa 1964
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Model of a Unimate Industrial Robot Working with Turret Lathes, circa 1964
George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This photograph, part of a larger archival collection documenting Devol's work, illustrates the functions and uses of his innovative idea.
- Model of a Unimate Industrial Robot Working with Two Lathes, circa 1964 - George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This photograph, part of a larger archival collection documenting Devol's work, illustrates the functions and uses of his innovative idea.
- circa 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Model of a Unimate Industrial Robot Working with Two Lathes, circa 1964
George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This photograph, part of a larger archival collection documenting Devol's work, illustrates the functions and uses of his innovative idea.
- Maudslay Precision Lathe, 1816 -
- 1816
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Maudslay Precision Lathe, 1816
- Jones & Lamson Numerically Controlled Turret Lathe, 1964 -
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Jones & Lamson Numerically Controlled Turret Lathe, 1964
- Jones & Lamson Tape Control Positioning, 1959 -
- 1959
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Jones & Lamson Tape Control Positioning, 1959
- F. E. Reed & Company Lathe, Used by Henry Ford, circa 1894 -
- circa 1894
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F. E. Reed & Company Lathe, Used by Henry Ford, circa 1894
- American Co. Motor, 1891-1892 -
- 1891-1892
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American Co. Motor, 1891-1892