This class includes: - manufacture of machine tools for working metals, including those using a laser beam, ultrasonic waves, plasma arc, magnetic pulse, etc. - manufacture of machine tools for turning, drilling, boring, threading or tapping for working metal - manufacture of machine tools for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal or cermet by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products - manufacture of machining centres and multi-station machines for working metal - manufacture of machine tools for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing, sawing and cutting-off, and of other machine tools working by removing metal or cermets - manufacture of metal stamping or pressing machine tools - manufacture of punch presses, hydraulic presses, hydraulic brakes, drop hammers, forging machines, etc. - manufacture of draw benches, thread rolling machines for working wires - manufacture of filing machines, riveters, sheet metal cutters
This class excludes: - manufacture of interchangeable tools, see 25.63 - manufacture of electrical welding and soldering machinery and apparatus, see 27.90 - manufacture of machines for additive manufacturing, see 28.97