The Iron Age 1913-05-22: Vol 91 Iss 21

HE IRON AGE Established 1855 New York, May 22, 1913 Vol. 91: No. 21 | Plant of Henry Vogt Machine Company Modern Equipment of the Works at Louis- ville, Ky., for Making Refrigerating Machines and Equipment, Boilers, Tanks, Etc. - BY D. CRAIN, The average member of the machinery trade, unless ments of any kind The lines turn t include he is intimately acquainted with the big shops of the chinery, water-tube, return-tubular and _ internall South, would be inclined to say, merely as a reflection of _ boilers, driers and filter presses, gray iron foundry cast a general impression on the subject, that metal-working ings and drop forgings practice is not so well standardized below the Mason and The original plan of the ildings ntemplated the Dixon’s line as it is elsewhere, and that a modern shop in addition of 20-ft. bays to each structure, and this | that section is the exception rather than the rule. As a been done until the floor space has been practi matter of fact, however, manufacturers of machinery in doubled. The idea adopted at the start by Mr. Vogt, the South have been coming to the front with rapid having everything on the ground flo ind of { Mn Se DOSS ¢ | i i | | ve | ; 3s x 7 Bs ECE View of the Boiler Shop Typical of Present Day Generous Natural Illumination = ing the past few years, and it is by no means’ each department in a separate building, so as to minimize ip diff t to find plants which are models in their respective the fire hazard, has been adhered to ever since, with the 4 am th from the standpoint of equipment and method result that the plant is advantageous from this as well as et ol n. In this class belongs the plant of the Henry other standpoints i \ hine Company, Louisville, Ky. \ marked opportunity for the pr yper design and ar ncern was established in 1880 as the Sulzer- rangement of buildings has resulted from the fact that Yogt Company, the present style being adopted after a plenty of room has been constant! iilable. The plant i ‘ew years. Henry Vogt, the present head of the business, covers 1514 acres, running from Seventh to Eleventl i ; f its founders, and has witnessed a steady streets and from Ormsby avenu uth to St. Louis ay A er f the industry. The plant has profited from the nue. Nine buildings are employed for the various classes we t was designed for the work it is now doing of work, and each is practicall ate tory it lf i ; has not been necessary to use makeshift arrang: ltl gh supplie: th pow ' ‘ , c 1222 THE IRON AGE M The general office building is a two-story brick some live steam has to be utilized for this | structure, the rst floor being used ft the work of the lights are placed throughout the grounds, wi general office and sales force. On the upper floor is the ings are lighted with flaming arcs. laboratory, used for testing materials. This is adequately The plant is located on “The Hub,” as equipped { r this important work. The engineering de- system available for all roads entering th partment, of which S. Thurstensen is chief, is also quar- number, is called. The plant is so arranged tered here, a large force of designers and draftsmen beings from the outside enter it at sufficiently nu employed ot only is this department in charge of the to allow material to be delivered under cove design of ice machinery and boilers, as well as other In the case of sheet steel, for instance, w products of the mpany. but it als pl ldings spt pile protection on account of lacl ial machines at ther equipment and appliances used by f this kind, it is unloaded directly from tl the concern in its manufacturing operations part of the boiler department reserved for \ featur the general fice building is a dining the disadvantage of rusting and the in room, where the office force and foremen of the various having the material exposed thus being donc departments in the plant are provided with luncheon daily n addition to this, material is moved f: t pl eing a considerable distance fr the nt | tion f the plant to another as needed by m | \bout 40 persons are served her motive crane built by the Industrial Ws, each day Mich. A mile of standard-gauge tracks ha power plant has a capacity of 750 kw hres for the operation of this equipment, as well Vogt water-tube boilers, two with cay ty of 300 hp industrial tracks used by the company’s truck each and one with a capacity of 500 hp., generate thi hand-operated. steam. The engines comprise two 150-kw. Skinner aut Phe ler shop is 1coo ft. long Vic i the Ice Machiner' 1 Testing Department, Showing the Heating Conduits tic engin ind one 450-kw. Nordberg Corl engine, equipped with two electric cranes of 10 tons’ ; } »] +} 1 } nal mit + c : - ‘ : . neludit the latter ha ly recet ( stall ee gt ( ul a complete line of boiler machinery, g ators made by the James Clark, Jr., Electric Company two hydraulic riveters, a Hilles & Jones bending direct connect t tie ngines hines pable of taking a plate 16 ft. x -in., in addit throughout the plant, with the exception of il units, number of other rolls; besides punches, bevel such as steam hammers, is motor-driven, 11 ial drive et he cranes in this and other departments wet being used almost exclusivel There at me small by tl Pawling & Harnischfeger Company machines which are driven in groups o1 f their hinery in this department is all motor-driven. TI! reduced requirements pany handles all of its tank and plate steel work All of the buildings are of the sa gel nstru has become a considerable feature in addition to reg tion, being of the steel bricl t] iler construction, and it is also equipped to do stt Saw-t th re S el on W . here sulted in ample lighting p1 3101 that (he foundry has a capacity of 60,000 Ib. a artificial light is necessar rt is al result I ently produces castings as large as 14 tons ; : a Rs ap course, of the plan of hi N ‘ I ent includes air tools, hydraulic tools, moldu Che buildings ar reproor constr nes rious designs, and two electric cranes Special provisions for fighting fire have been made, a nd 15 tons’ capacity, respectively. This department chemical engine having been installed and ked men in’ duces ammonia valve fittings, boiler fronts, grat various sections of the plat ained in its handling. There large pipes for ammonia generators, cast col are a num! er of nre-plugs locat d al strategic | nts piates tor structural work and other castings ne¢ throughout the plant, with an amp that the danger of fire smne € sup I se, so he manufacture of ice machinery and_ boilers n reduced to the minimun foundry has complete facilities for core-making, The buildings are lighted and heated from the central equipped with a sand-blast for cleaning the castings plant. The heating is done with hot air, the Sturtevant ‘es for reclaiming the iron from the slag are a fan system being used. Exhaust steam supplies the heat of the foundry work. Electric hoists are used for the most part, though during part of the cold season cleaning department. Steel scrap from the machine °s as oe 913 THE IRON AGE 1223 ns of the plant are used in the melt of sulting in the production of superior cast- teel composition. The foundry building is n dimensions, the design of the building the entire plant, with steel frame and the foundry is the pattern department, the ntaining the pattern storage room Che s equipped with the usual ichinery f | { ding saws, mortiser, latl 1¢ Lhe fective system in use in the storage of pat tern being marked according to its kind ulding, and the facts concerning it ‘ | | index us it is possible for any located by turning to the index and 1 as to its location in the building Che ge building is well separated from the manu- =i irtments, and is a 3-stor) rick nding | ts segregation was largely with a view t = | shop is 100 x 250 ft. Its two elect load capacity of 10 tons each All tools are design, the latest and best machines having his department The « juipment sists ng, shaping and radial drilling m 5 cces. ef | latter h naie mat i] i | ' reter of 78 in Much new n nery LS uring the past vear for boring a1 Ives and fittings An insta f this lation of machines capable of quick drilling SS , in. forged steel ells. In this department are am pumps for ammonia work vell as ‘ ttings, etc., for the 1 machinet . ; ndli s a < npiete die SINKINg «kt l \ . - - ne | ! red for forging wor 1 nee y in connection with th na — ec mn this sn yp. 7 , : ’ the machine shop is the storage room, a tw lding, 50x100 ft Parts for ice machine . . [ . aa . . : lé t ‘ irge quantity p-to-date mi ; é ; ' ir al ‘ rri ™ \ dain t keeping sufficient stock without tting t ; ¢ ping ; ; ; | plant \ record ; 1 eat I rat f a card system, this g ° ; - oe 1. , 7 ay : a -”" monia withdrawn or added to the nt a = 2 — 4 The embarrassment of occasior y 1 a i certain line of parts has thus been . ¢ epartme! f vit ' nes evator is used in this buildin tor the ray xpa y — Eee { { i } nished | ' ; ( +: ‘ , | ; ; ra t inipul oa 1) +h 1 i ( i light mat ‘ ; ' 11 ! > : sults Tr ‘ em 1 is well I ry recent! t : hin t save IO : \ ‘ epartr ‘ 200 can ; the nve tm ‘ ' Che t epart equipped f ear dr * ; ; ' bh I ' 7000 | Ir nNresse iré t | ‘ heathen fale ngit ler heads, |! et nd the ul ture i forged man-head | } 1 ] ; ‘ 1 ‘ ' ; il nan ‘ plate i€ : iT wot tc ne f 4 é recet tly ‘ Ned ce rth nt £ «} mt nd 1s likewise ne f the most m ern ft f in e Tf nd in the drop forging busines The woodworking department occupies a building 100 ; 200 ft. The department manufactures lids for brine x tanks, traveling cranes for ice tanks and flasks for foun- mm . . rn dry work, as well as timbers used in the plant or in ice 3 ne of the Stations for Acetylene Welding Operations manufacture or handling. Oak and yellow pine are prin a 4 * { 1224 THE IRON AGE Ma cipally employed, about 250,000 ft. being carried on the yard. The lumber is not kiln-dried, air seasoning having been found best for its purposes. The equipment consists of rip-saws, cross-cut saws, planers, boring machines, etc., all individually motor-driven. The 600 to 800 men employed in the plant are well taken care of. In addition to providing for maximum comfort and efficiency by good lighting and heating sys- tems, the company has also installed individual lockers and modern wash-rooms equipped with the best of plumb- ing fixtures. Though every effort is made to prevent ac- cidents, all of the machinery employed being guarded as far as possible, provision is made for mishaps by the ser- vices of a first-aid-to-the-injured employee whose duties correspond to those of an interne in a hospital. Besides being trained to apply prompt assistance, he is in: charge of a stock of rolls, bandages, antiseptic material, etc., so that the injured workman may be well taken care of pend ing the arrival of a surgeon. The Vogt business is well organized, 24 different de- partments accounting for its varied activities. The fact that all of its departments are engaged in _ pro- ducing material used in the company’s own product is an advantage in securing evenly distributed operations, the natural peaks and valleys of jobbing work, which it does in some volume, being leveled by the constant demands of its own business. Its cost-accounting system is un- usually complete and accurate, while its sales, purchasing, The Gear Side of l G I engineering and other departments are carefully organ- ized. H. E. Barrett is sales manager large export business has been developed, with shipments to China, Japan, India, Cuba, Central and South America and Canada. Henry Vogt, the founder the mpany, who has had an unbroken connection with the business since its establishment in 1880, is president of the corporation, and Adam Vogt is secretary and treasure Japan’s Steel Works Now Profitable—According to the Deutsche Japan-Post, the Imperial Steel Worl Japan has been operating i sire. of at a small but increasing profit the past few years. The loss in 1909 amounted to 800,000 yen, but in 1910 there was a profit of 50,000 yen and in 1911 of 1,540,000 yen. The official figures for 1912 were expected to reach 2,000,000 yen. The production of the works is given as 100,000 tons for 1909, 160,000 tons for I9Io and 180,000 tons for IOQIT. Since April 1, 60 concerns in Cleveland, Ohio, have in- sured their employees under the provisions of the work- men’s compensation law by contributing to the State in- surance fund. These include some of the largest com- panies in the city engaged in metal working lines, among them being the Cleveland Hardware Company, Upson Nut Company, Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Company, King. Bridge Company, the five Ohio plants of the American Stove Com- pany, including three in Cleveland and others in Lorain and Bedford, the Johnston & Jennings Company, Walworth Run Foundry Company, Foster Nut & Bolt Company Madison Foundry Company A Double-Acting Two-Stroke Gas inging An American Product for Electric Gen: ators, Blowing Tubs, Rolling Mills, e: \ gas engine with a double-acting cylinder the two-stroke cycle and intended primarily electric generators, blowing tubs, rolling mills, pt pressors and for other heavy duty service is made by the Reading Iron Company, Reading, two-stroke engine an auxiliary pump forces i1 inder, first, a stratum of scavenging air, and diately following, the explosive mixture body. of scavenging air occurs when the exhaust port: After charging the cylinder, the exhaust ports vered by the return of the piston and the work is compressed. At the instant of maximum cor the charge is fired by means of an electric spar] piston is driven forward under the resulting expl sure until the end of the expansion stroke is reach: the exhaust port is re-opened and the cycle is rep¢ double-acting two-stroke engine imparts two p pulses for every revolution. \ feature of the engine is the arrangement for « the power cylinder. It consists of a double-acting attached to the engine as shown in the smaller of the tw illustrations and arranged to produce the results com: obtained with the two-cycle engine by separate air ar pumps. It has independent head end and crank end ine Built by the Reading Iron Company duits of similar construction. Each conduit compris air duct and a gas duct, which communicate with the | and discharge to common mixing ports located adjacent ' the inlet ports of the power cylinder. * A suction valve arranged to admit gas into the gas duct and by means ntrol devices the pump is made to such a stratun gas into the gas duct, where it is held in a body. This ga is not mixed with air until it is blown out of the duct reaches the mixing ports. The suction valve simultan admits air alone into the pump chamber. During the entire period of inlet closure, a body of scavenging air is tained back of the inlet valve, which when opened charges the scavenging air into the power cylinder. T! body of gas is then blown out of the gas duct, and prior to reaching the inlet port, meets and is mixed with portion of the air simultaneously discharging from the a! duct. The explosive mixture thus formed passes into t power cylinder as a working charge. . Identical operat are brought about in the other end of the pump. Considerable emphasis is placed.on the arrangement f preading the fuel charge delivered into the cylinder. T! inlet part is commanded by an annular poppet valve p! symmetrically around the cylinder axis and mounted t slide in a suitable housing. The inlet valve, when open, acts essentially as a baffle across the line of flow of the in ing charge and causes the working charge, it is explaine spread in a hollow cone-like formation as it enters t! power cylinder. There is also an offset in the concentr cylinder head wail, arranged to be struck by the motiv' fluid, resulting in an eddy-whirl, calculated to reduc« high initial velocity acquired by the incoming charg« causing the charge to spread evenly over the entire cyl! \I 1913 THE nsequence, a high degree of stratification is prevented exhaust ports and the cylinder stated, and the is effectively ng thr ugh the 2as (sas Illmer arging Pump of the Eng me filled with an explosive mixture to the maxi ts volumetric capacity. This is found to result st complete elimination of hot pockets of ex! remarkable freedom from troubles firing. It is that the inlet port lily amount to 25 per cent. of the piston area, and ressure of 1 to 2 lb. per sq. in. is sufficient t vorking charge into the cylinder. This results in e pump work low, being less than 5 per cent. of power of the engine as shown by ndicated rd taken at 700 ft. per min. piston speed of the en f pre-ignition stated opening xhaust ports of the cylinder are uncovered by the it approaches the end of its expansion strok n performing the function of an exhaust valve 1ust valve gear unnecessary, and the exhaust ning being unrestricted, it is emphasized that any or other deposits may be blown out of tl eT ne has been developed by Louis lllmer It who has been in charge of the engine department of ling Iron Company. It is built in sizes of 300 b.h.p vard, and one of the engines has been operating the s of the Reading Iron Company for someth ir. Previous to that time the engine was carried series of tests and underwent modification in de- the idea of working out reliable detail details might here be given regarding the inlet ir: the cylinder head construction: the piston con which is made in two parts admitting ready the interior where the cooling water flows: the eneral lubrication; the accessibility ther onstruction, and the methods of speed regula single throttle valve which controls the flow of 1 company has prepared for distribu illetin devoted to the engine. The Reading Iron is also builder of gas producers of the rotating- | vaporizer type and makes tar and we;r plants company, Unit York, has issue 1 van Metal Treating & Equipment ‘ \ubber Company Building, New ighted pamphlet of 24 pages describing its ‘ess under the title “Protection of Iron and Stee! ’ This process consists in depositing zinc by means of electrolysis and, therefore, called nizing. The pamphlet discusses the features mpany’s process in comparison with hot galvar Sherardizing. It is prepared to galvanize sampl nstall plants guaranteeing duplication of results st of articles is given for which this galvanizing is claimed to be well suited rrosion 1d Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C., has now r distribution samples of acid open-hearth steel 8 per cent. and 1.0 per cent. carbon, the fee being ttle holding about 150 grams IRON AGE 1225 Radically New Grinding Machines Norton Grinder and Its Grinding Company’s 50-Ton Roll Surface-Grinding Machine Che Norton Grinding Com reester, Mass., gave a demonstration at i ‘ pany, W lay 14, of what is believe t t f — to be the heaviest roll-grinding machine in existence. It was built for the National Tube Company, to be installed the works at Lorain, Oh There was a large attendanc of engineers and machinet tilders, who saw a mass roll in process grinding sts with a Brown & Sharps straight edge ed t é rinding was absolutely straight, while tests for roundness showed a _ variatiot between one-quarter and half of thousandth of an inch. [The new Norton surface-grinding machine was als shown for the first time. The design possesses a number f interesting and somewhat ra il features. It will | built to grind 15 in. wide a high, with lengths table 6, 8 10, 12 and 14 ft The machine shown had [4 ft. bed The details of the ll-grindit I follows Total weight of m 10,006 tons grinding wheel, 24 in. in im 8-in ice; weight grinding wheel, 200 The machine is equipp vith five el motor One 40-hp. motor for | the grindir wheels an grinding wheel arriagé I I } motor evolvir the rolls; headstock and footstock equipped each wit I hp motor tor I the ilong the way { the rer nt position red ne 2-hy ertical for rev ng the wate mp and tr ng the ¢ t wher ind from the work The control of the ni it one nt, wh . t has means for traversing the grinding wheel car bs by hand or power, reversing it by hand or power vine the grinding wheel to and from the work by hand ir power, starting and stopping the grinding wheel motor ind also the motor for revolving the rolls 1! The machine is intended for grinding chilled iron ed for rolling steel ite, intended for making large pipe Th ll is mounted on its own journals while being c nd. and this applies both to the grinding of the face of 7 the roll as well as the grinding of the rna] itself; ir yo ther words, tl rnals are ground without the centers * eine necessary witl e rolls most industries : sometimes, the roll |} nter ‘| { lack es for supporting the roll re adjustable for varying size a journals. ee The headstock spindle 1 > in. in diameter by about 3 60 in long The Ne ht of this spindl S§ 1900 It th diameter of the 60-deg. centers is 6 in. By removing tl Il journal, pillow bl t rsal joint, et the ma hine can be used for grinding work on centers. A crane is fitted to the machine for ftir the grinding wheel witl te lla fr m the n le and + +} ‘ ¢ T} we whe - tl nding wheel slid wheel spindl ir, pl y leys, et ncluding the wheel guard, is 5800 Ib. The work iy ma . t Tr? re »} , ’ ‘ g 680 Ib. and is approximately <z thi The water pump ‘3 delivers appr ximately 20 gal f lubricant er min n the 7% grinding wheel and worl I chine ude necessar ie ver 700 detail drawings ¥, Sweden’s fron and Steel Output in 1912 The production of iron and steel in Sweden in 1912 is a llows, according to a preliminary statement, figures being given in metric tons ncrease r ) ver 1911 4 Pig 7 9 68.100 = { 3,400 Open-hearth ‘ 106 38,409 Total stee $08,300 51.80 4 Wrought iron 148,100 1,400 ny Wr ght r s gra 11 } ng superseded , en } hearth steel Sweden. | rts in 1912 totaled 204,800 4 tons of pig iron, 83,500 t f blooms, billets and other “i semi-finished products, and 190,300 ton f finished iron and te 62.100 tons er IOQl! " 1226 New Steam Turbine Connections Apparatus Arrangement in Power Plants and Exhaust Heating and Drying Systems The cent that perfection of the small steam is so re- . ' £ ttc ¢ shiliti | ‘ heer certa 5 possibilties ave not as yet been fully exploited. The purpose of this article is to describe several arrangements of apparatus in steam power plant and in connect ex! ist eal heati1 ind dr int } l T systems W up¢ emcien il ‘ y the past, « have been used for the ing auxili the turbine-d1 1 auxil 1 equal to the motor-driven unit in convenience and fle bility or other distur] and is not affected by ances in the electrical networ regardless of whethe1 not the also .be operated ‘unning and may u l t 11 cally-driven auxi operated on high-pressure steam their ex] for heating the feed water, and whet \ ré e ste is used the turbine is mor cient in ut neg this stean than the low-pressure cylinder of ( | expansion engin In many steam engi plants more supplied than is required, and cient in quantity a cooling tower. If the deman purposes at any ime exceeds nat suppl the same thus assist this way maximum ef nearly amount of fuel while performing the same |} ervice The piping arrangement shown permit ther tl engine or 1-f] | the which is cient the period of with high-pressure stean In the summer n on the engine exhaust and exhausts in turn into the jet twice as much powe ! eveloped fr civen heating syste equi capacity t heavy heati1 ] 1 tl turbir s suppli system. condenser If the amount f steam supplied by the engine is insufficient at anv time to keep the turbine in operation live steam pressure nozzle Where ver a low-pressure tf a mixed-flow turl ine is used. it is advisable to install an automatic flow valve be tween the low-pressure inlet to the turbine and the engine exhaust piping. A valve of this sort is can be drawn directly THE IRON AGE Ma whenever the pressure in the engine exhau to a certain predetermined limit, as % or 1 mospheric pressure, the valve closes and re: the pressure again rises above this point. In designing a new plant to take advantag method of operation just described, better, rather than introduce the reciprocating -onsequent oil in the exhaust, to employ lustrated in Fig. 2, arranged so that bot! steam for the heating when the heating load is heavy, while at ot! may run as a high-pressure and the other as ¢ giving an efficiency equal to that high-pressure turbine, or twice the idual turbines. At the same time, the auxilia: the condenser and boiler-feed pump, etc., may by turbines and used for balancing the load at there would otherwise be either a deficiency ¥ steam at the intermediate pressures. For hen the heating system and the low-pressure t steam than is supplied by the high-pres auxiliaries will run on steam at boile: Stage system du unit, st capaci 1S more ine, the ind exhaust into the intermediate piping syst when the supply from the high-pressure turbines than is required by the heating system, the aux ine will run on intermediate pressure steam the condenser. This arrangement is made he fact that the expansion ratio between boil spheric pressures is practically the sam sion rat between atmospheric pressure cuum, making it possible to employ the sam either If still further subdiv is required, one or more of the mixed-flow type. Referring further to Fig. 2, it will be seen that e really three sets of piping, a high-pressure arrying live steam at all of the prime movers, liate system interconnecting the exhaust outlets of he turbines with the intermediate-pressure stear nings of the turbine, and a low-pressure system ecting the exhaust outlets to the condenser, together wit ‘ross-connections for operating any one of the ma through either half of the range, that is, with live usting to intermediate piping or intermediat 1 ustil nozzles in range. main ; ; nay be of the an int ondenser To ig into the prevent an re building up in the the latter is vented to the atmosphere k-pressure valve. A similar valve is connected the exhaust outlet of each of the main turbines intermediate piping, so that in case high-pressur hould be turned into the turbines while the valve condenser is closéd, pressur: accumulate in the turbine casing higher than the ediate pressuré At the when the valv e condenser is open, this automatic valve prevents mediate steam from flowing directly to the condens¢ same time, The Clev: land, land Punch & Sheer Works Company, ‘ Ohio, has taken an order from the Cambria Company for a large 10-ft. multiple stake punch stated that this machine will be mechanically the most plete punch ever built for the fabrication of railroad car material. 13 THE IRON AGE 227 te Doubling and Shearing Machine 4n Automatic Machine for the Doubl- ng Operation in the Sheet Mill ne ohts i een rece! ante * Machine pal Pitts ‘ i i { ~ T m ti eate : ‘ ‘ j . ‘ i = » » 4 T cit t \t é t S ' ’ nN | , n toggle leg ' ‘ i S t¢ W ( +1 , 1 i ~ +1 +} } ~ u ‘ 3 I | , t t t i T eT i ] lofe 1 A { Al s . \ mat ng iT ¢ ] T ¥ ™ Bt » ! a ’ ; } . . A German Crane Builders Catalogues t a rnheé 1 1 t S I tne S il ¢ ¢ t e a\r¢ 1m the ts g ¢ ‘ I t pr eT S ( ¢ . is the ne < tion af re only st 1 t \ ¢ ’ ( ty ' | j d tw the rna ’ I wher T ws S , 7 } } ling i e wh : ener tl screw ll the matching é é S ‘ : ( 4 doubling machit pedal the pack is doubled, th: { . 1 . I * ition being shown in Fig : ; ; ‘ 7 ? . , cl ft doubling machine the sheets go to the ea t shown and stands at right a: . ¢ dual ‘ 1 1, S57 f ‘ nee ichine The perator takes i tching it at the curl end, s ss th 7 ; 7 iT 7 shes the crop end under the 1 the Z ed by an adjustable guide | I ght by side guide and another t f ti | lets shear neg pe at ’ \f 1 ! , rane refe e¢ i r - >* i a ‘ 2 4 2 ‘ . ; Automatic Tin Plate Doubling a Shearing Ma tations that a s ty ¢ t n the d et oa in ag e 4 The Talbot Method for Compression of Ingots Results of Further Experiments Detail- ed by the Inventor—Sound Finished Steel Production and Economy in At the annual meeting of the held in London, May 1 and 2, the Talbot sound ing of the central portion has take: upon and in th in the shape of a dep lie ation tion has been formed process occup! prominent place, as was icated by the solid envelope, the discussion reported in our last issue. A paper was carbon and sulphur, of somewhat regular presented by Mr. Talbot in which he discusses his method ‘This has caused surprise among some of in detail and gives his results and conclusions to date tallurgists. Dr. Stead has explained it by Much that appears in this paper has already been given in theory which the author believes Dr. H subs e columns. In The lron f October \nyway, whatever theory may be the correct 17 ( er 14, 1912 ! f Febr 27, 1913, the t it as a fact that if ingots are re sali eatures of the process and some t comment vhile some portion of their centers are liquid upon vere published. Extracts f1 test paper tion occurs, and the conical pipe or cavity ( ring new < pments at are tance art herwise would.” ] given below [he most important point to settle is t In the method of the press gots W liquic this (compression) treatment, witl centers ch the auth now i! ng n really means to the physical and cooling of the ingot re regardes killed tal- steel the finished product, as compared lurgical operations. It is necessary t obtain with present day practice f1 the up a timetable between the time at wl ngot is poured the stripped and charged into the soak We have consider the extent of tl duced by the preliminary operation. B ! ert is sufficient in amount to bi sectional area at this time | means of ! Segregation 1 rdinary steel practically confine compensation is given for the « e 1 metallic eclements—sulphur, carbon place within the mass, due to the s g ¢ phorus. Fortunately the percentages of increas that is going on in the center of tl ngot When this etallic elements, such as manganese, and in silic has been accomplish the 1 ced ib] fluctuate to any appreciable extent in a normal g turned to the pit or otherwise kept s teel. With rails made largely by the basic oper finishing. rocess the segregation of phosphorus can be negli After this preliminary work the element of time this element will only average about 0.03 per longer necessary as regards effecting tl it an increase up to 0.04 per cent. in the restricte chemical formation in the mass, as the compression of the gated area is of no moment. invot fixes this. and » when kent heated for n indefinite aad il aa a : sees ; zo ae Cee = z ae : The Effect of Aluminum finished product, except s diffu y be ex ed The diffused segregated area is very small whe from the elongati f th n roll to sect pared with the area of the outer solid envelope ar various shapes. The ingot preferably treated wit purer central portion. It is found that the thicl deoxidizer, such as minu in order t te a piping envel f ingots to which the deoxidizer has beer steel, with no blowholes in the outer ar gives sists of steel of the normal analysis of the he solid outer enveloy ry it rtar en that the carbon in the darker ring averages som«¢ pressing the ingot, as bl ] tend t , n the shell er cent. higher, and the sulphur some 35 to 4 neither are they always « ed down igher than in the normal metal. In any case, th The use of a deoxidizer als lidifies 1 tal earliet n which the excess is found is not so harmful so that the ingot can | trippe n le than if non inder the usual condition. In ordinary practice be used. deoxidizers are not added, segregation is erratic, thé The Segregate in Compressed Ingo ate being found in and around the walls of the ca ‘Mr Talbot then discusses fully 1 os ive the double disadvantage of trying to — oe ee = , rrounded by very unsuitable metal in the as a deoxi r, showit he ne : ~ j ed ea sees ere st oe In the olin and solidifying of ingots we ha ’ nome I h the forces of nature. We have liqui the cet ' ; wal taining a few other elements, at a very high tem where the sé { s tl é =e eo . “ey oa ee He states that : i re onset uentl) » a ere at state ot expansion Khai oe F : st condition therefore for absorbing gases their es = © tous les operators dead melt their steel, but they inv ne ere . rthe upper use some powerful deoxidizer, such as silicon, and pt —e 1 solid piping steel. In the ordinary trades, such L ire now primarily considering, the author has he dl thorities object to the use of aluminum for reason aiacucag RINT PMY. ° TNT from the formation of the well-known central pip is the fact that the oxidation product produced by num may be left in the steel. As the author has h dding aluminum to the top portion of ingots ia J < Hr years, he can say that he has never come across the ‘eee ‘ - i Q Q § __§2 ee — cs a0 288 2 2 eee: — anh te a ap General Arrangement Showing 40-ir Blooming Mill and Necessary Appliances Coupled with Squeezing Plant for the Talbot M« Lateral Compression of Ingots with I 1 Center When Work Done in the Ordinary Manner Soaking-pits are Use rect. When Squeezing Is Being Done, S$ ng-pits are Used as ry Heaters Prior to Squeezing, and the Product of Squeezer Mill is Passed Thr ( s Furnace Bef ng Down. a, Soaking Pits; b, Ingot Stripper; c, Ing Boggies; d, Squeezer Mil Hydraulic Pus ( irnace; g, Blooming Mill; h, Special Crane for Ingots j, Ingot Cranes Iigner Set; J, Fi ling; m’, Ingot Chariots Side Tip; n, Crane 2 oz. of aluminum per ton enclosed in he doubts if it could be found, even if ded in such small quantity. He does not s objection, because, so far as producing a sections with flanges is concerned, ther son between the steel from the top portion : slumi nun is been added and steel special deoxidizer has been adde It is un- the pipe rmation is so large, as the m etter and the segregation eased Variations in Gas in Cavities nteres te here the i whic pos wa Ss \ ese é wot ~ np¢ uiter str ng ] t s treated with or wit t al i he ll \ 2 nree na t were I ide the rs eing I aluminu ad I got to which 2 i nil ¢ . - 2 f these analyses the ingot was not 1 pit and had no aluminum added, while in ingot with no aluminum) and N 2 ingots were reheated in tl sts, without formulating an ry account for the absence of any carbonic oxide m these two ingots, while there is 5 per cent oxide in the first, which was unheated h noting in regard to these analys: f gases ise of the ingots to which no aluminum the percentage of nitrogen is comparatively in the gas which formed in the cavity in the hich aluminum had been added it reaches nearly nt r about five times higher than in the other not the aluminum addition have had son ing free this nitrogen from its combinat ve the quality of the finished article, such uld appear that in solid piping steel we hav which will yield the result if we can only pe or prevent it from forming. It is there problem that metallurgists and others skilled hould direct their attention. If we do not have steel, we have no solid outer envelope, but wholes in some portion of this area, and nd cavities in the center of the upper port t, with segregate collected around thes« ntral increased amount. The rail produced ll not | d as the rail produce it eel, since tl itside wearing surface will be ill ntain some rolled-out blowholes, and er have a hard and impure core due to the ch may not be thoroughly welded together, the best results in actual wear cannot be e3 Foaslyie : +} head £ ens] re more numer a ires in e neads oO ralis are numer Ntot } ‘ a + ¢ 1 i Ss Ti T T m er caus T 1 ed in tha intry with bas« es Mr. Cushing, are due to longitudinal seam nd it appears probable that some of these seams blowholes in the outer strata. This dif blowholes will be ercome if we ws¢ tee] uter envelope of Lateral Compression on the Finished Rail to settle the question of the effect upon t yf the lateral compression of the ingot whi is still liquid, very careful and extended tests nade on many rails. As the drop test is the le and effective practical test, this has been [At this point Mr. Talbot gives an extended ining detailed particulars of the rails rolled from n ingots compressed with liquid centers taken lifferent rail heats of various analyses, sections ations.] A drop test of each rail was obtained top to the bottom of each in: i in order to see ‘tical differences could be THE IRON AGE 229 - 4 c S I Iso t scertal } + | + nd tl i test without break ik i | se ten a Tall 1 ( ccl . efiect ; eT \ W } test 5 ' mad - . I Ma : . ‘ ese [ er te env ‘ er : 8 8 { ; I SS pe ‘ Q 1) ‘ ' ! r ‘ \ ‘ result ‘ 1 ; ] x tal ; 1 1 ; ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ‘ — . ‘ i j f ‘ ‘ ‘ nm 4 trent ' ' ' ‘ ‘ I i Ty nt y ul Tt ‘ ; A Lit i¢€ ! furna 3 ‘ uf ne a ¢ ! tim n 7 4 \ ‘ ‘ ' ' r ce l ‘ ect 4 ta f et - vould t whe . ’ ont the low eacl tea ‘Tt , | get re ‘ ‘ ; . I re i 24 n an I t t iré i a f the me ‘ ‘ rzer in a ‘ ‘ | £ ‘ ¢ +} ¢ ‘ t ¢¢r is S ‘ : rf 1 ‘ Y te ‘ } t w 11 Le e tave i = ‘ reater ran ‘ P er that ' the minimur 1 at max etwee . | ne tain t rmat nd sound ma eavy ‘ ‘ ' a anon ‘ e ine th, . ‘ ‘ ‘ ' Ilse ¢ rt ‘ 4 Savil I | il A I L Mie : : ‘ ld ist } ey ‘ ‘ Tih T A V és P - casting rs ild be adopted wit i intage e use f the er 1 «of er vote ‘of ; ' + | : er yutpu Sil 1 le ‘ ; ‘ ‘ obta ‘ n nm ¢ intry a ; ¢ ‘ 1230 THE IRON AGE inz the week, and further that it deals with 1200 tons ol to obtain similar results on ingots of a ingots per 24 hours, or 6 s per working hour, which same siz would give 6420 tons of ingots in the working week. The : nae ’ : casting an reparatory compression processes would Oxy-Acetylene in Bridge Wreckage have to keep ; a a ae eae ap th \ demonstration of the time and la furnaces re culat 1 me a ‘ I n meat ilities f the ox\ acetylene torch was re per hour, but preparatory plant could be arranged 1 1 “ttt : : ; ndianapolis, Ind., when the Prest-O-Lit take two heats, which may be tapped and poured at t i ' at cit ntracted to cut away the steel Same m rgest bridges in the ty tons in any 01 ir, evel i Gid NO WOFK tor te 1 vh spanned White River at Washinet hour. In 1 tons there would be 26 ingot f 25 xX Fall Creel t North Meridian street, r , te ( t he recent flood Phe wh } } steel ¢ ‘ framework c ered ; I { a yvnen the ridges were i i : ipports were reduced to a heap of twist t ca, as When the city engineer saw that the | uld not be cleared away by any means ( ich Cad l ] } K imple soa nit « . i] : n I r tne ing S i S | - + ¥ 11 ? I i reversing S¢ i { I \ l nt to co press ne 25 x 25 t ( I $x$ 11 For larg utputs a ¢ be inst lled LO epafa I ] \ ugh the exact mini mu can be d f the lop has been heated 1 I rie | yet it must be le ( 1e ft permit ( S ] ( Ily 1 } thicken and | ( sure of the rolls t rupture 1 tween the minimut h the ingot 1 n the maximum before the center becom with the size of the ing li the table rre¢ é } n ft ten ingots of 25 x 25 1n. s showi1 that ar erag of 29 minute intervened between th ; rin stripping tl le t S ininutes fr e of tl i Lwin it 1 the pit e pre The illu ewit! ‘ elevation of a suggested | it for erving out thi pro ess Mr. Talbot's Conclusions . ° : ; : ' ‘ ' earing vay tl St Work of On , he idianapolis From the foregoing it will be seen that it ing witl way the Steel Work ¢ ne of the Indiana é Wrecked by the Recent Floods with an Oxy-Acetylene 1 ingots of 3% to 4 tons weight (w mot tl 1v other { lateral , Hed 1 1 welding probably more ed than any oth or! hateral ¢ uled upon the Prest-O-Lite Company and welding -e 1 ; } ' {F ‘ 1 a the } } Inc . P . pression une Cis ene nthe | vere taken to the two bridges and put in rt 4 thy, < j | yt ' of } ‘ 1 Tl -edere portion of th I ition of t ion with cutting torch attachments. The steel gird + > ly } ) ‘ ] tap a ¥ ’ . imgot 1s 1 , - by a eed n were rapidly cut and placed in position for easy from a sink head, then the sink head must be kept liquid = 4 f : e entire work of cutting away the twisted until shrinkage is complete | ll up the shrinkage cavity BC Cavity vreckage requiring only a little over three days — wthind af fasding smivet wae? cemam ate <a ; ; by any method eee = mS welding outfit with its cutting torch first heated th mold until it is solid throughout, the top bein ept liqui ae :, girders and then directed a stream of oxygen aga ee : t meta [his caused the steel to burn qui This investigation sl 2 it i 1 f bl ; a a ible to average time consumed in cutting a girder being obtain a pertectly s ind procuct i nished sectiot » antl ver 5 min. Another advantage of these outfits w that even when deoxidizers are used piping can he lated portability, as the compact outfit mounted on a lig! in such product with only a very small discard in the way heeled truck was easily moved from place to pl of bloom crops, by the simple economical ratory the ruined bridges : treatment described, which results in a considerably lessened percentage of scrap as such or as defect material thar China’s Pig-Iron and Steel Output.—The | ng with to-day’s practice, and an appreciable inc in the | & Steel Works, Hanyang, China, according yield of merchantable product, wi nsequent economy ntral hina Post. is eratine two of its f in production \ with a daily produetior 240 tons. T!1 $ +} bearers 1 Snes tare ] 1 he. } } } . lt also appears that iCal Tt ition ( ( to the third furnace will soon be completed, after w laterally compressing an ingot while its center is liquid uly production will amount to nearly 500 tons gives more regular and better physical results o1 ll kinds x open-hearth furnaces are in operating of mechanical tests taken from the upper portior f tl t 100 tons of steel is made daily, while 20 ingot than those obtained in to-day’s practice from the sam¢ ‘ i ea ' s ilso he produced in the same time. At position in the ingot n March 28 of the stockholders of the Han-veh The foregoing results and nclusio1 re based upor poration of China, which controls the Hanyang the investigation of more than 100 large ingots, and the Steel Works, in addition to other properties, a authow has no hesitation in saying that anyone following to share the management with the government, m > . »h ' ine ith ordir "7 ent west % 1 . ‘ the method he has outlined wi rdainary Care will be ympany partly state controlled, was rejected A Large Boring and Turning Mill A 31-Ft. Reach Arm and Provision for an Auxiliary Tool Column st ring and turning m re ntuiy ¢ mpiet a tn () and 1s insta n ( lI Cramp Ship & é I the massive size I aiustinct ( lea ‘ { se pri i ne ng Chis long arm is prt ible when tl using traverses the ¢ ‘ < Irom 0 ) teres v eature I I ill AUXIilaT I i for taking car I vhe e higher than can be ordinarly i has a 36-in. face and is head ving a bar feed ot 60 ( to the nain ross i] supp rted on a column pla ed the machine This column has a total weight of alm ble-speed motor is mounte he saddles and bars have po nd adjustment, the same as th 1 which there are two. These | ] for for the bars and saddles, is provided for both, this adjustm the platforn Chere is als at is also controlled by the oy rail has a 42-in. face and is reinf arch and is clamped to the h 1 i utside of the posts. | Id ft i iS in diameter and 20 1n to travel on two tracks, which is nt. The table gear is 188 in. in « th . le across the face. This gear is driven by a It, direct-current, adjustable-speed General Ele« 84 in. Each of the two boring heac has an operator’s platform. In he total weight of the table is 85,000 t possible to ship a casting of this siz is necessary to use a split core in the zement enabled the foundry to make the n¢ Was al ‘ e nim »000 M sly iT i > ( ad ey It ‘ iTs ntil ’ractical me mvincer ul ency Tr} THE IRON AGE Spring Meeting of Machine Tool Builders Extension of Committee Work and Time for Business Tariff Issue an The semiannua on of the National Machine Tool Builders’ Ass n was held May 15 and 16 at the Hotel Astor ew Yor! Che attendance was smaller than expected, one ison being that a number of Cincinnati members were kept at home by the street ilroad strike in tl had created a proble n getting em ployees t work. In 1911 and 1912 the semiannual meetings of the association were held in Atlantic Cit) N. J t at the eleven unnual convention held in New Yor n 19! t was de ed that the next semiannual or spring met vould be held in New York and also that it would be dist tly a business eting This plan was carried out. On the morning of May 15 a general session was held, while the afternoon was devoted solely t on mittee meetings, each of which was de ne the type of machine tool in which the committeem¢ ‘ er ested. The morning of May 16 was devote similar committee work and in the afternoon another general ses- sion was held Uneasiness Over Proposed Lower Tariff Rates 1 indus- upper- ut of the Per- increased ef- The question of the effect upon the machin try of the proposed Underwood tariff was a topic most in the minds of the members, both in an meetings, though all opinions were quietly expressed sonal expressions were that retrenchment and ficiency would be necessary under the proposed cut in duty on machine tools. There was evident feeling among the members that all possible had been done t nserve the industry and large extent resignation had taken th place of any inclination to protest further More Members to Participate in Committee Work Because of the feeling that great go ( } the association has been from committe rk and be cause of the numerous requests fron m 5 Ww not identified with ar mmittee, it was considered de sirable to adopt the following arrangemer nmittees several of the existit CO nittees havit A. Bolt ‘ 1¢ é B. Boring Ma ( (a) Hori a) P (b) Vertical I ] C. Drilling Machine H. Me M (a) Electrical Portable I. Milling M (b) Heavy Duty Box Ccl J. Miscellane umn Type K. Planing Machine (c) Radial. I (d) Sensitive M. P 1 Shea ¢ M (e) Vertical. ne D. Gear Cutting Machine N. Sere Machine E. Grinding Machine a) Automat a) Cylindrical ) Hand } ( , Ss g M (c) Dise P > M (d) Drill e) FI I (f) Inte (zg) S The subcommittees worked independently They met for the first time at this convention and it wv lanned to effect an organization at least and map out work for the future. President Bullard’s Address In his opening remarks to the nvention, E. P. Bul lard, Jr., Bullard Machine Tool Company, president of the association, said that the method of cond ng the con vention was an innovation and that it was hoped that the experiment would demonstrate if greater | uld be obtained from a meeting devoted entirely to business. He enent ce alluded to the tariff situation by saying that all the members were familiar with what had been going on at Washington and that they also well realized the nee reased effi- ciency if changing conditions were to be met successfully Only Were Overshadowing Innovations Topic He had been greatly impressed by the opport existed in committee work and hoped that this convention would given serious attention | f what might be accomplished, he ment +} be e Lathe Committee whose work r both sellers and users of such too] President ‘ ievelt benefits fi Bullard said there are great by the machine-tool builders ; among Japan, South America, South Africa, Austra Zealand. It is well within the province of th he said, to attempt the formulation of plan: foreign business for its members. ped ne Forei methods and other influences on business shoul gated and data gathered to better enable Amer facturers to reach foreign countries. Incidentall at much is heard of what Germany is doing German manufacturers’ methods, h: methods, namely, they will other countries and keep them there prospect of immediate returns in trade benefit mor OTe lines plugging send sal for yea Business of the Convention Following the report of the Membership | Charles E. Hildreth, Whitcomb-Blaisdell Machir Company, chairman, these companies were elected t bership: Cincinnati Electrical Tool Company, Cincin: Ohio, and Wickes Brothers, Saginaw, Mich. Convention committees were announced Company, chairman; J. G. Benedict, Landis Machine ( fany, and Winslow Blanchard, Blanchard Machine C Auditing, J. B. Doan, American Tool Works C pany, chairman; Harding Allen, Charles G. Allen C and R. E. Flanders, Jones & Lamson Machine Co: Called upon for his report, General Manager James Herron, Cleveland, Ohio. said he had little to present much as the members had been kept informed as t ress by letters sent from his office. A. E. Newt Prentice Company, treasurer, reported that th affairs of the association were in a satisfactory cond lhe report was later approved by the Auditing Comn pany Charles L. Taylor, Taylor & Fenn Company, for the Patent Committee, of which he is chairman, t! pe eg egislative measure known as H. R. 1700 should xosed for the reason that it is in effect a repetitior Oldfield bill which was a subject of discussion at nual meeting last fall. It proposed a radical revisior atent laws. Action was deferred until the annual meet! C. Wood Walter, Cincinnati Milling Machine ‘ yf the Committee on Legislation, in the absenc¢ erick A. Geier, chairman, rendered an informal but count of the efforts made to secure adequate tion from the tariff law makers at Washington. On lildreth a v 1f thanks was given the comn his motion Mr. Hildreth expr mmittee should be continued ense of the meeting. Mr. Walter then te of thanks to Henry D. Sharpe, Brown & Shar Te ‘ : i ut in speaking ft that the co was the pany, for his presentation of the machine ers’ case before the Ways and Means Committe House of Representatives. The motion was carr! mousy Question of Forming Mechanical Section Kk. E. Flanders, Jones & Lamson Machine Com tained the floor to explain several points bearin proposal The meeting in section of the brought forward at the la a paper by E. J. Kearney, Kearney & Company, and action probably will be taken on it at annual meeting Mr. Flanders suggested that, pending the n might be well for the consider fit h an adjunct association sl! to establish a mechanical tint question was mie mbers to whether to Slict the 1232 as follow Resolutions, J. W. Carrel, Lodge & Shipley Machine T . 113 THE IRON AGE 1233 Ce eee Tae See oe Cerenee The Society