中文摘要：

并联机床是20世纪90年代发展起来的新型机床,它是集机床技术、机器人技术和现代数控技术于一身的新一代加工设备,与传统数控机床相比,并联机床有刚度重量比大、响应速度快、环境适应性强和技术附加值高等优点,具有广阔的应用前景.笔者主要介绍了并联机床的起源、发展以及优越性,分析了并联机床的国内外发展现状以及应用领域和发展趋势.

英文摘要：

The parallel machine tool （PMT）, a new kind of machine tool developed in 1990＇s, is a new generation machining equipment combined with the technology of machine tools, robots and modern NC. Compared with traditional machine tools, PMT has such specific properties as high stiffness weight ratio, high response rate, high adaptability to circumstance and high additional technology value, etc. Therefore, it has a very vast application field in industry. The history of PMT is reviewed and its development and advantage are also presented. The research status of PMT all over the world and their application field and future development current are analyzed.