The design of the knee mill goes back to 1936, when Rudolph Bannow's company produced a knee-and-column vertical mill with a rotating turret and sliding-ram head. The mill became known by the company's name—Bridgeport—which, like Kleenex, became the generic signifier for mills of similar design.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2017-04-15
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