noun
hot-metal typesetting machine; typecasting machine
A machine used in traditional letterpress printing to cast metal type from molten metal. Technical term in the printing industry.
この印刷所では、今でも鋳植機を使って活字を鋳造している。
This print shop still uses a typecasting machine to cast type.
印刷機 is a general printing press, whereas 鋳植機 specifically casts metal type for printing.
Compound of 鋳 (cast metal), 植 (set type), and 機 (machine). The term directly describes a machine that casts and sets type.