THIS PAPER PRESENTS ILLUSTRATIONS OF QUALITY-ENHANCING, YET COST-SAVING MACHINING. IT DISCUSSES DEVELOPING CUTTING TOOL SYSTEMS FOR ENGINE COMPONENTS, TRANSMISSION CASES AND TRANSMISSION VALVE BODIES. FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING, HIGH-SPEED MACHINING, PREDICTABLE CUTTING PERFORMANCE, AND A MINIMUM OF MACHINE DOWNTIME ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. ADVANCED CUTTING TOOL MATERIALS ARE EXPLORED. TOOLING ACCESSORIES AS PART OF IMPROVING MACHINE TOOL ACCURACY ARE REVIEWED. THE PAPER OUTLINES A QUALITY MACHINING PERIPHERY AND RECOMMENDS OPTIMUM MACHINING PARAMETERS.