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Differentiate between General Purpose machines and Special purpose machines?
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| GPM | SPM |
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| GPM are flexible machines that perform operations of different type | SPM perform operations of same type only. |
| Initial Investment cost is less. | Initial Investment cost is high. |
| They are slow in operation | They are fast in operation |
| They are suitable for batch as job order production. | They are suitable for mass production only. |
| Can be adopted in case of design change. | In case of change in design, SPM may be out of use. |
| Only one operations is performed at a time | Number of operations are performed simultaneously. |
| It is manually operated machine. | It is semi-automatic or automatic machine. |
| In GPM, there is only one tool spindle | In SPM, there are multiples tool spindle. |
| For ex- Lathe, Milling, Shaper, Boring Machine,Etc. | For Ex- Capastan Lathe, Gun drilling Machine, Transfer machine ,etc |
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Differentiate between Standard Machine Tools & Special Purpose Machine Tools
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