Manufacture of metal-forming machinery and machine tools

This class includes: - manufacture of machine tools for working metals and other materials (wood, bone, stone, hard rubber, hard plastics, cold glass etc.), including those using a laser beam, ultrasonic waves, plasma arc, magnetic pulse etc. - manufacture of machine tools for turning, drilling, milling, shaping, planing, boring, grinding etc. - manufacture of stamping or pressing machine tools; - manufacture of punch presses, hydraulic presses, hydraulic brakes, drop hammers, forging machines etc. - manufacture of draw-benches, thread rollers or machines for working wires; - manufacture of stationary machines for nailing, stapling, glueing or otherwise assembling wood, cork, bone, hard rubber or plastics etc. - manufacture of stationary rotary or rotary percussion drills, filing machines, riveters, sheet metal cutters etc. - manufacture of presses for the manufacture of particle board and the like; - manufacture of electroplating machinery. This class also includes: manufacture of parts and accessories for the machine tools listed above: work holders, dividing heads and other special attachments for machine tools.

This class excludes: - manufacture of interchangeable tools for hand tools or machine tools (drills, punches, dies, taps, milling cutters, turning tools, saw blades, cutting knives etc.), see 25930 (Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware); - manufacture of electric hand held soldering irons and soldering guns, see 27900 (Manufacture of other electrical equipment); - manufacture of hand tools, see 28180 (Manufacture of hand tools with electric motor or pneumatic drive); - manufacture of machinery used in metal mills or foundries, see 28230 (Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy); - manufacture of machinery for mining and quarrying, see 28240 (Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction).