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Column unit with
guideway
Multiple-axis head unit
Spindle unit
Headstock unit
Base unit Wing base
Work carrier unit
Slide unit
(a)
(b)
Figure 1-19 Rotary indexing machine and its variant in the 1960s: (a) Rotary index-
ing machine for large-volume production of precision parts (by Seiko) and (b) three-way
drilling machine—a variant of rotary indexing machine (by Hitachi).
