Lathe, in particular multi-spindle automatic lathe

A lathe, comprising:

• an apparatus for machining a rear side of a workpiece;
• a take-over device for removing a workpiece machined at a front side thereof in a machining chamber from a primary workpiece spindle and for transferring the workpiece to a machining station for rear side machining, the take-over device including:
• a gripper transversable parallel or coaxial to the primary workpiece spindle between the primary workpiece spindle and a rear side of the machining chamber, and
• a translation device for taking over the workpiece from the gripper for transfer to the machining station for rear side machining;
• and
• wherein the machining station for rear side machining is arranged outside the machining chamber for front side machining and includes a secondary workpiece reception axially movable between the translation device and a working position for rear side machining.

A multi-spindle automatic lathe, comprising:

• a primary workpiece spindle disposed in a machining chamber for machining a front side of a workpiece;
• a machining station for machining a rear side of the workpiece, the machining station positioned outside the machining chamber for front side machining;
• a gripper transversable parallel or coaxial to the primary workpiece spindle between the primary workpiece spindle and a rear side of the machining chamber;
• and
• a translation device for moving the workpiece from the gripper to the machining station for machining the rear side of the workpiece.