The first part of the diploma thesis deals with a brief research of turning operations and the characteristic of vertical lathes with description of individual parts. There are described possibilities and a typical vertical lathe assortment and also representatives of Czech manufacturers of vertical lathes. In the second part, the thesis deals with elaboration of the design technology production of the selected component, including the NC program. First, a component and material is selected, a semi-finished product is designed, suitable machines and tools are selected and finally a technological process of production is developed. The conclusion of the thesis contains the technical–economic evaluation, where the total costs of production ar...