. Canadian foundryman (1918). GOTHIC STEEL. METHOD OF HANDLING THE BARS PREPARATORY TO NICKING for piping or other flaws and the testpieces are turned down to the prooersection for the government VIEW OK POWER HOUSE SHOWING HYDRAULIC PUMPS AND ACCUMULATORS. Billet Plant for Gothic Steel One of the interesting features in con-nection with this plant has to do cutting of the bars of Gothic steelinto billets of the proper size for forg-ing and the advantages of conveyors inthe increasing of production and elimin-ating labor are nowhere better shownthan here. The steel as it is rec
. Canadian foundryman (1918). GOTHIC STEEL. METHOD OF HANDLING THE BARS PREPARATORY TO NICKING for piping or other flaws and the testpieces are turned down to the prooersection for the government VIEW OK POWER HOUSE SHOWING HYDRAULIC PUMPS AND ACCUMULATORS. Billet Plant for Gothic Steel One of the interesting features in con-nection with this plant has to do cutting of the bars of Gothic steelinto billets of the proper size for forg-ing and the advantages of conveyors inthe increasing of production and elimin-ating labor are nowhere better shownthan here. The steel as it is receivedfrom the cars is stacked in piles accord-ing to heat number, and as required ispicked up by air hoists and placed on thegravity conveyor shown in the illustra-tion of the steel yard. The steel travels on this conveyor tothe first position in the cutting-off shopwhere each bar is marked from gaugesto the proper length. The bars next passon the the same conveyor to the nickingposition where they are ni k<^d to theproper depth by the oxyacetylene shown, two gangs of men work at thi«position and using torches and apparatussupplied by LAir Liquide Society rapidlynick the bars on one
Size: 1965px × 1272px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjec, booksubjectfoundries
