Turning, along with drilling, milling, and grinding, is one of the most important manufacturing processes in machining technology. As with all these processes, chips are removed from a workpiece to create the desired shape. During turning, the workpiece – the turned part – rotates around its own axis, while the tool – the turning tool – follows the contour to be created on the workpiece.
Consequently, only round workpieces can be machined using the turning process.
