In Forces of Production, David Noble examines the transformation of the machine-tool industry as the industry moved from reliance on skilled artisans to automation.
在《生产的力量》一书中，大卫·诺布尔检视了机床工业从依赖熟练技工到依赖自动化的转变。
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Cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes.
外国制造的汽车和纺织品正大举涌入国内市场。美国的机床工业也即将消失。
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Exporting firms, by contrast, are in acute pain. Machine-tool manufacturers expect sales to slump by 60%, for example.