Patent ID: 8601917

Claim:
A turning machine ( 1 ), comprising: a headstock ( 7 ) arranged on a bed ( 6 ) and drivable in rotation about a rotation axis in Z-direction ( 10 ) and configured for receiving a workpiece ( 5 ); and a measuring device ( 2 ) with a measuring element for measuring the clamped workpiece; wherein the measuring element is movable in both transversal directions relative to the rotation axis, a X-direction ( 11 ) and a Y-direction ( 12 ), wherein the measuring element is a mechanical measuring scanner ( 3 ) and wherein the measuring scanner ( 3 ) protrudes from its holder ( 13 ) in one of the transversal directions relative to the rotation axis in Z-direction, and the other transversal direction is used as scanning direction ( 9 ).