每一家英国机床制造厂历来都十分重视对本厂产品的改进,然而目前由于许多工厂不再生产机床。因而这种改进工作已非易事,这一篇由MTIRA和MWP两公司所撰写的报造综观有关机床改造的情况,闸述了对老机床进行改造并加装现代化先进装置的各种利弊。 Every British machine tool manufacturer has always attached great importance to the improvement of our products, but at present, many factories no longer produce machine tools. Therefore, this kind of improvement work has not been easy. This article, written by MTIRA and MWP, makes a comprehensive review of the machine tool revamping and expounds on the pros and cons of retrofitting older machines and installing modern state-of-the-art equipment.