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Machine Tools Key To America's War Production Effort
Roosevelt outlines a wartime target of 60 000 planes 45 000 tanks 20 000 anti aircraft guns and 8 000 000 tons of shipping this year stressing the need for vast machine tool output. The article explains five basic metal cutting methods lathe boring planing milling and grinding and notes the long lead times for tool fabrication while highlighting automatic lines and large scale capacity essential to mass defense production. It also traces the tool industry’s growth from depression lows to its peak as defense demands surge.
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