A machine tool comprising: - a machine frame comprising a first carrier portion halving a first tool carrier side, a second carrier portion halving a second tool carrier side, and a middle portion arranged between said first and said second carrier portion and having a third tool carrier side, wherein said first tool carrier side (WTS 1) of said first carrier portion and said second tool carrier side of said second carrier portion are arranged on a same first side of said machine frame, and said third tool carrier side of said middle portion is arranged on a second side of said machine frame; - a first work spindle arranged on said first carrier portion for receiving a first workpiece and a second work spindle, facing said first work spindle and arranged on said second carrier portion, for receiving a second workpiece, wherein the spindle axis of said second work spindle is parallel or coaxial to the spindle axis of said first work spindle; - a first tool carrier slide, which is arranged on said first tool carrier side of said first carrier portion and on which a first tool carrier is arranged, and a second tool carrier slide, which is arranged on said second tool carrier side of said second carrier portion and on which a second tool carrier is arranged; and - a third tool carrier slide, which is arranged on said third tool carrier side of said middle portion and on which a third tool carrier is arranged, wherein said third tool carrier slide is movable in a first direction (X2, Y) transverse or perpendicular to the spindle axes of said first work spindle and second work spindle (21, 22), and wherein said third tool carrier is arranged between said first work spindle and said second work spindle, characterized in that said first tool carrier side of said first carrier portion supporting said first tool carrier slide and said second tool carrier side of said second carrier portion supporting said second tool carrier slide substantially span a first plane, which is inclined with respect to a second plane, which is substantially spanned by said third tool carrier side of said middle portion supporting said third tool carrier slide, - a machine frame comprising a first carrier portion halving a first tool carrier side, a second carrier portion halving a second tool carrier side, and a middle portion arranged between said first and said second carrier portion and having a third tool carrier side, wherein said first tool carrier side (WTS 1) of said first carrier portion and said second tool carrier side of said second carrier portion are arranged on a same first side of said machine frame, and said third tool carrier side of said middle portion is arranged on a second side of said machine frame; - a first work spindle arranged on said first carrier portion for receiving a first workpiece and a second work spindle, facing said first work spindle and arranged on said second carrier portion, for receiving a second workpiece, wherein the spindle axis of said second work spindle is parallel or coaxial to the spindle axis of said first work spindle; - a first tool carrier slide, which is arranged on said first tool carrier side of said first carrier portion and on which a first tool carrier is arranged, and a second tool carrier slide, which is arranged on said second tool carrier side of said second carrier portion and on which a second tool carrier is arranged; and - a third tool carrier slide, which is arranged on said third tool carrier side of said middle portion and on which a third tool carrier is arranged,