Why do lathes in industry rarely have QCTP?

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I've noticed that lathes in clearing sales from industrial workshops rarely seem to be fitted with a quick-change toolpost. Given that the addition of a QCTP to my own lathe several years ago was such a dramatic improvement in useability and productivity I'm a bit puzzled that industrial workshops seem to shun them. Is there a particular reason for this?


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