But these days, he said, much of the human skill required of tool-and-die making has been replaced by computer-controlled machines.
Elsewhere, computer-controlled machines do 90 percent of the welding.
The classic mechanical designs have been almost completely replaced by computer-controlled machines.
Its products - computer-controlled grinding machines for making cylindrical tooth systems - are generally considered excellent.
At a cost of $8.5 million, equipment dating from the 1920's was replaced with the latest, computer-controlled machines.
Most of the tasks covered routine maintenance of computer-controlled machines.
But innovations, like a computer-controlled cutting machine, are coming as fast as the company can afford them.
A computer-controlled machine then cuts the parts, making them comply with Nascar specifications.
For many computers and computer-controlled machines, the keyboard remains the principal method of input.
Paper tape was a very important storage medium for computer-controlled wire-wrap machines, for example.