Factory and industrial management . lly, in the meanwhile, introduced into other Swedish iron , however, owing to the circumstances that the works weresmall, that the old stationary furnaces were less convenient than con-verters, and that there were no rolling mills to work down the steelingots, the advantages expected were not immediately realised. Itwas to overcome such difficulties that the company was formed, withGoransson as managing director, which in 1862-3 built the nucleus ofthe present great Sandviken works. Mr. Goransson died in 1900, fullof years and honours, and was
Factory and industrial management . lly, in the meanwhile, introduced into other Swedish iron , however, owing to the circumstances that the works weresmall, that the old stationary furnaces were less convenient than con-verters, and that there were no rolling mills to work down the steelingots, the advantages expected were not immediately realised. Itwas to overcome such difficulties that the company was formed, withGoransson as managing director, which in 1862-3 built the nucleus ofthe present great Sandviken works. Mr. Goransson died in 1900, fullof years and honours, and was succeeded by his son, Mr. A. HenrikGoransson. The now largely-extended works provide employmentfor 2,000 men, and include three blast furnaces, four Bessemer con-verters, eleven forge rolling mills, complete equipment for cold roll-ing, tempering and polishing, wire-drawing mills, special shops forthe manufacture of saw-blades, spring steel, etc., foundries and greatmechanical workshops, all provided with the best shop o 04Od,O n (Co » CO o fao «o l-H MMH 692 INDUSTRIAL SWEDEN. ^3
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