Machine tool and method to operate this type of machine tool

A machine tool comprising:

• a machine frame,
• at least one first work spindle,
• at least one second work spindle,
• at least one first pivot carrier which is assigned to the first work spindle and which is swivel mounted in the machine frame around a first pivot carrier axis, and
• which comprises at least one first workpiece table and at least one second workpiece table,
• wherein the first workpiece table and the second workpiece table are arranged on opposite sides of the first pivot carrier on the first pivot carrier with respect to the first pivot carrier axis and each define an interference region in which they can be arranged or are arranged, and
• at least one second pivot carrier associated with the second work spindle, which is swivel mounted in the machine frame around a second pivot carrier axis extending parallel to the first pivot carrier axis and spaced from the first pivot carrier axis, and
• which comprises at least one first workpiece table and at least one second workpiece table, which are arranged on the second pivot carrier on opposite sides of the second pivot carrier with respect to the second pivot carrier axis and each define an interference region in which they can be arranged or are arranged,
• wherein the first pivot carrier and the second pivot carrier can each be moved from a first pivot position, in which the respective first workpiece table is arranged in a working area and is accessible to the first and second work spindles, respectively, into a second pivot position, in which the respective second workpiece table is arranged in the working area and is accessible to the first and second work spindles, respectively,
• wherein the interference area of the first workpiece table and/or the interference area of the second workpiece table of the first pivot carrier protrudes/protrude outwards beyond the pivoting range of the first pivot carrier transversely to the first pivot carrier axis.