The Iron Age 1927-09-15: Vol 120 Iss 11

New York, September 15, 1927 ESTABLISHED 1855 VOL. 120, No. 11 American, British and Japanese Proposals the Geneva Conference and Their Bearing Competitive Navy Building political life rather than industrial leaders have been heard from public expres- sions concerning the failure the disarmament conference Geneva. But American industry vitally interested the effects that disagreement they may develop the four years that will elapse before the reconvening the Washington conference 1921. What the Coolidge administration hoped for was that Great Britain and Japan would con- sent apply the 5:5:3 ratio fixed Washington for battleships the limitation cruisers, submarines, etc., with tonnage restricted for economy’s sake. the conference showed plainly that while all three powers apparently accept the mandate economy principle, neither Great Britain nor Japan—even with their finances strained the cracking point navy building—was willing make practical response President Coolidge’s overture that respect. need hardly said that the revelations the Geneva conference the attitude Great Britain navy building and the refusal France and Italy enter the conference have not added strength whatever sentiment has existed the United States favor cancellation even further reduction European debts. November, 1921, representatives Great Britain, the other three countries met Geneva June 21. United States, Japan, France and Italy met Bridgeman, First Lord the British Admiralty, Washington and agreed limit the size, arma- Admiral Viscount Makoto Saito and Ambassador Hugh ment, effective age and total tonnage battleships Gibson headed the respective delegations, comprised and aircraft carriers. Agreement was reached also definitions cruiser and destroyer ships respec- tively 10,000 and 3,000 tons maximum displacement PRESENT STRENGTH AUXILIARIES NAVIES THE and larger than 8-in. and 5-in. guns. However, UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN nothing was decided the number ships the United Great various classes auxiliary warcraft. Ships Tons Ships Tons Shortly after this treaty number capital ships, 8-in. guns; either commission being built, were scrapped converted non-combatant purposes, follows: over) British Empire 22 ships 447,750 tons Appropriated for 6 60,000 6 54,000 4 40,000 Japan 16 ships 354,709 tons | ae 18 155,000 57 358.000 29 "196.000 France and Italy None Since that time, however, extensive building pro- 179,000 grams auxiliary craft have been entered upon, troyer and summarized follows: guns; 1500 British Empire ships (17 cruisers) 276 329,000 178 217,000 91,000 Japan 123 ships (16 cruisers, submarines) propriated for 12,000 43,000 France 100 ships (48 submarines) Total ..... 276 187 Italy ships (15 submarines) result these activities the present strength Viewing these large fleets and expensive building limit auxiliary naval craft. France and Italy Total ..... 54,000 62,000 declined discuss this matter, but representatives | | | 691 largely naval experts, among whom our own Rear Admiral Hilary Jones was conspicuous. The American Proposal there had been preliminary conversations, each nation presented its own plan. Briefly, the Amer- ican proposal was extend the 5:5:3 ratio auxiliary craft, with total tonnage each class somewhere between the following limits, but preferably the lower: Great Britain and United States Japan Cruisers 250,000 to 300,000 150,000 to 180,000 Destroyers . 290,000 to 250,000 120,000 to 150,000 Submarines .. 60,000 to 90,000 36,000 to 54,000 Comparison with the table present strength shows that this proposal would have meant scrapping some American destroyers (which rapidly built during the war for submarine chasers and 100 which are out commission), some British cruisers (the so-called Birkenhead plan contemplates 458,000 tons cruisers 1931), and some Japanese submarines. the American view, economy would served limiting total tonnage. The Japanese plan naval holiday was even simpler. proposed the tonnage the present fleets for the upper limit, additional construction under- taken only replace antiquated vessels. Economy would served instituting steady replacement program sufficient keep the shipyards good state efficiency. little computation will show that this extends the 5:5:3 ratio approximately cruisers and destroyers, but gives equality submarines.) Great Britain approached the “limitation” and ‘economy” ideals the conference fixing her atten- tion the individual ship rather than the total ton- nage. She proposed reducing size and armaments ships (agreed upon Washington) and extending the life before replacement. She would limit the number 10,000-ton, 8-in. gun cruisers; would ‘ limit all other cruisers 7500 tons and 6-in. guns; would reduce the Washington limit 3000 tons for destroyers 1750 tons, and on. Economy would served building less expensive ship and using longer. Thus the very first day appeared the difference view upon which the conference was eventually split. Great Britain wished large number small cruisers protect her foreign trade, while the Ameri- can delegation was always insistent upon full freedom build many the 10,000-ton cruisers carrying 8-in. guns she wished, within the total tonnage agreed upon. Britain’s Plan Means Re-Armament Having presented these divergent plans, technical commission was appointed work out private some common points agreement. Public discussion con- cerned the battleship and whether Great Britain would agree parity with the United States cruiser ton nage. June 30, nine days after convening, every- body seemed agreed that the provisions the Wash- ington agreement concerning size and armament battleships should not disturbed the absence representatives France and Italy. also became known that Great Britain felt she needed 10,000- ton, 8-in. gun cruisers for her battle fleets and lighter cruisers for commerce protection, none heavier than 7500 tons and carrying 6-in. guns. This gave possible total 562,000 tons the cruiser category, which was far greater than either the United States Japanese proposal that compromise appeared im- possible, although the British representatives talked number ships and could not pinned down tonnage figures. Neither the others wished construct cruisers, the 5:5:3 ratio, enough match such total, either ships tons, and they felt 692—September 15, 1927, The Iron Age that agreement “limitation” should signed which would result big building program. Meanwhile the experts had reached substantial agreement upon the rules for measuring tonnage. They also agreed that destroyers should carry nothing bigger than 5-in. guns and should not displace more than 1500 tons (except limited number flotilla leaders 1850 tons), and that submarines should carry nothing larger than 5-in. guns, nor displace more than 1600 tons when designed for cruising, nor 600 tons when designed for coast defense. Apparently they could agree submarines and destroyers, but only contingent upon agreement cruisers. Since the technical commission could not solve the cruiser problem, adjourned July sine die. Compromise Proposal Still High After several days conversation between the delegations public session was held July 14, which Great Britain proposed limit herself and United States until 1931 (when the Washington agree- ment will reconsidered) 10,000-ton cruisers for the battle fleet, included total 400,000 tons cruiser strength. The remainder might any size less than 7500 tons and carry 6-in. guns—a ship which was characterized “non-aggressive”—and since Britain intimated that protection her commerce lanes required about vessels, these would average about 5000 tons each, order come within the gross tonnage limit. Admiral Bridgeman felt that this num- ber conservative, view the fact that England possessed 114 ships this sort 1914. this manner the English delegation scaled down their total cruiser tonnage the United States maximum (which had meanwhile been increased 100,000 tons over the original proposal), but were still far from the Japanese preference 250,000 tons, unrestricted size and armament (the original low limit proposed the United States). was understood that the United States would prefer split the 400,000 tons into 10,000-ton cruisers and the remainder others less than 7500 tons, but all mounting 8-in. guns. After Japanese and British representatives had at- tempted vainly for week find some formula which would harmonize these divergent views, the chief representatives were suddenly recalled London July confer with the Cabinet. their return after eight days, public announcement was made their utmost concessions follows: Final Disagreement That for the purposes limitation all auxiliary craft should grouped together, and not exceed the total 590,000 tons for both Great Britain and United States and 385,000 tons for Japan. (This approxi- mately the grand total the original American plan). Within this total any amount ships, either cruisers, destroyers submarines, could built, provided the 10,000-ton 8-in. gun cruisers did not exceed the values 120,000: 120,000: 80,000 tons for Great Britain, United States and Japan, respectively, and the submarines did not exceed 90,000: 90,000: 60,000 tons respectively. Furthermore, aside from these big cruisers, ship should displace more than 6000 tons nor carry more than 6-in. guns. New and lower age limits all classes were also proposed, together with permission retain service per cent the maximum tonnage “over age” but still effective vessels. view the American insistence full freedom install 8-in. guns all cruisers, and the Japanese endeavor inaugurate naval holiday with parity submarines, the further negotiations were fruitless, and the conference adjourned Aug. having failed the purposes for which was called. | rumbull Company’s Wide Strip Mill Ten Horizontal Stands and Three Edging Mills— Five Finishing Stands Are Four-High— Large Use Roller Bearings the most interesting developments the application the principle continuous rolling sheets and wide strip steel found the new wide hot-strip mill which the Trumbull Steel Co. placed operation June 15. This mill has capacity roll strip steel in. wide and eventually, with some slight changes, will able roll steel in. wide. general plan, the mill shown the diagram. consists three slab-heating furnaces, five two-high roughing stands, three vertical edging mills, five four- high finishing stands, with necessary roller tables, ooling bed, shears, reel and other auxiliary equipment. The arrangement provides straight-away operation and mechanical control from the time the slab leaves the furnaces until, without further heat- ing, the rolling completed and the strip any length meet commercial requirements either coiled cut length its flat form. its straight-line course the material moves about 650 ft. from the heat- ing furnaces the shears reel the end the cooling bed. The time required for the material through the various passes from the first roughing the last finishing stand has been reduced minimum. Three continuous heating furnaces arranged line are used for heating the slabs; they are the gravity discharge type, ft. wide and ft. long. The fur- Five 2-High Roughing Stands and Three Edging naces are fired either producer coke oven gas, combination the two gases can used. The slabs, in. thick and widths suitable for the strip rolled, are taken from the slab storage adjacent the furnaces means overhead crane and placed skids the rear the furnaces. electric pusher charges the slabs into the furnace. They are gradually pushed forward until the desired rolling temperature obtained, when they are dis- charged gravity the furnace table which conveys them the skew table front No. edging mill. First Rolling Operation Edging Edging mills are located front No. and the delivery sides Nos. and roughing stands. shown one illustration, they are the overhung vertical type and are massive design. The three edging mills are the same general construction, having roller bearings ample size for the vertical shafts. All gearing fully inclosed and runs oil. No. edger driven 300-hp. motor and Nos. and edgers 100-hp. motors. Lateral adjustment the vertical edging rolls obtained means large screw connected each roll and driven through worm-and-gear reduc- tion 12-hp. motor. Having rolls 22% in. diameter and in. long, Stands Constitute the Roughing Train. The edging mills are the overhung vertical type and are massive design, indicated the picture. These stands have roller bearings and all gearing fully inclosed and runs oil The Iron Age, September 15, — No. Roughing Stand (at right) and the First Two 4-High Finishing Stands. Two the rolls each finishing mill are backing rolls, which have roller bearings the first four roughing stands are driven through bevel-gear train and single-gear reduction 1500- hp. motor. One illustration shows the No. roughing stand and the first two four-high finishing stands. These three stands are driven through train and single-gear reduction 5000-hp. motor. Each the last three four-high finishing stands, shown together one view, driven single-gear reduction and 2000-hp. motor. All five the four-high finishing stands are the same general construction, having working rolls in. diameter and in. long and backing rolls in. diameter and in. long, carried roller bearings. The roller bearings these mills have load capacity about 1,000,000 pair these roller bearings with their bearing cases weighs about 13,000 lb. These large and massive roller bearings are required carry the tremendous pressure exerted between the working rolls, when rolling wide and thin strip. The Trumbull four-high mills are said the first their kind have electrically driven screw- which each screw driven independent motor. The motors are arranged that they can operated independently both together, giving almost instantaneous adjustment the rolls, thus insuring strip true gage and free from camber. From the operating platforms, from which the mill controlled, the operator has clear view the strip passes from mill mill. can quickly make any adjustment needed any mill actuating elec- tric push buttons which control the screwdown either the the down direction. Pinions and driving shaft, and the operators’ plat- forms above the mills, are shown one photograph. Between the various stands suitable roller tables have been provided, with four air-operated loopers located between the last six stands. Disposal Finished Strip Steel the finished strip leaves the last stand speed varying from 635 1060 ft. minute, con- veyed roller table the cooling bed. This -ale Pp, + System i, Scale ” Switchboords Reg. Sets General Layout the Mill, Showing Straight Flow Material 15, 1927, The Iron Age Heating Furnaces Spray Pump Gas Screwdowns Are Operated from the Platform Shown Above the Mill. This shows also the mill pinions and driving shafts. (double) bed ft. wide and 165 ft. long, with roller tables extending along each side for conveying the cooled strip the shears. Strip which sheared discharged electrically operated kick- off from the center roller table either the right the left bed, and moved transversely across the bed the shear approach tables. When coiled strip desired, the material carried the roller table extending through the center the cooling bed the reeler shown one illustration, located the end the cooling bed. shear for cropping the ends the strip placed front the reeler. Coiled strip discharged air-operated pusher slat conveyor located front the reeler, shown. After each coil discharged, the conveyor moved forward enough allow room for the next coil. The conveyor sufficient length permit the material cool that the delivery end the coils can lifted off groups five six magnet depending from overhead electric crane. This coil conveyor and the method handling the The motor room right coiled strip another innovation installed the Trum- bull Steel Co. Heretofore, was the usual practice discharge the coil star wheel, which caused the coil, due its own weight, assume elliptical form. This condition entirely eliminated the use this specially designed conveyor. the end each shear table located shear having 42-in. knife and with capacity for shearing 36-in. strip the heaviest gages rolled. Each shear has motor-operated gage massive and rigid con- struction. The shears are equipped, also, with pilers special design. Both the gage and piler permit strip height in., either one width in. wide multiple pieces equivalent the maximum width. the top the piler motor-driven roller table. When the cut material has been piled the desired height, conveyed forward and discharged roller table top the weighing scale. scale house located midway between the two scales permits one scaleman weigh the material for both sides the mill. After the material weighed lifted "@ar Har er Scale - x eele care Har > ale ? 4 f d The Iron Age, September 15, 1927—695 LA A (oo rg Oe fotors from the Furnaces, Left, the Bar Pilers and Reeler, One the Shears the End the Shear Tables. es, These have capacity for cutting 36-in. strip the heaviest gages. The shears are equipped with hydraulically operated pilers from the scale tables overhead crane equipped with equalizing beam and hooks and loaded into cars piled. All the mill drive motors are the variable- speed type, permitting great flexibility the operation the mill. These motors are housed brick build- ing adjacent and parallel the main mill building. The switchboards, oil switches, etc., are placed lean-to this building. The mill motors, roller tables and loopers are operated from pulpit located opposite the No. stand, this position giving the operators clear view from one end the mill the other. The roller bearings the four-high finishing stands and the edging mills, all pinions, driving shaft bear- ings and gear drives, with the exception the bevel- gear train the first four roughing stands, are lubricated forced feed oiling system. account the great length the mill, and permit returning the oil gravity the storage and filter tanks, two complete oiling systems were installed. One 3000 gal. capacity, for the roughing end the mill, and one 6500 gal. capacity, for the finishing mills. After being filtered, the oil pumped pressure lb. and delivered through elaborate system pipes the various points lubricated, and then returned gravity the system. high- grade 1700 viscosity oil used, necessitating pipes large in. diameter return this heavy oil. assure strip free from rolled-in scale, high- pressure hydraulic spraying system has been installed, with spray pipes conveniently located spray the slab, top and bottom, passes between them. When Strip Coiled, Carried Down the Roller Table the Center the Hotbed Reeler (right foreground). shear front the reeler crops the ends the strip. veyor carries away the coils discharged from the reeler 696—September 15, 1927, The Iron Age new design coil con- = ‘ Machine Tool Replacement Vital Need Progressive Policy Stressed Sessions Held During New Haven Exhibition—Tendencies Design Discussed ing high pressure competition was dealt with several speakers technical sessions ar- ranged connection with the seventh New Haven Ma- chine Tool Exhibition, which was held the Mason Laboratory Mechanical Engineering, Yale Univer- sity, Sept. 6-9. The display machine tools, con- crete demonstration high productive other excel- lence, served further bring home the advantages modern manufacturing facilities. The technical sessions, held the mornings Sept. and were under the auspices the machine shop practice division the American Society Mechanical Engineers, and made the first national meeting that division. With the keen competition now existing all man- ufacturing lines, the organizations which survive will those that have equipped themselves with the best plant and best personnel, said Myron Curtis, chief en- gineer, Potter Johnston Machine Co., Pawtucket, paper “The Economies Machine Tool Re- placement.” The tendency cling obsolete ma- chinery simply because good condition and capable doing about the same amount work which did when was installed, will eventually put any concern out business, said. ODERN shop equipment the means meet- What Makes Machine Tool Obsolete? Two things which make machine tool obsolete, said he, are: First, the nature the tool and the way has been treated; second, the developments the art through which the modern tool produces more than the one supplants. Relating the first item, was pointed out that tool may such shape that unable produce sufficiently accurate work, may that repairs are altogether too frequent, and result excessive waste productive time. This may due faulty design the machine tool careless handling, particularly regard keeping the machine clean and oiled. machine tool may obsolete for the work per- forming, but may very useful and economical some other job. such cases the tool should trans- ferred the other work and new tool provided for the work which beyond the capacity the first one. If, however, there job which the tool can economically placed, should immediately scrapped, discussing obsolescence due the improvement the art, was emphasized that the machine-tool in- dustry has made enormous strides the last five years, and was stated that nearly every type machine built prior 1921 totally obsolete for production. “The machine-tool builder,” said Mr. Curtis, “is de- signing take feeds and speeds which were unheard even five years ago, and taking full advantage the developments high-speed cutting tools. Five years ago the art making cutting tools was far ahead machine-tool design. Few, any, machines were capable forcing high-speed steel the limit. This condition has changed and the capacity the modern machine tool dependent wholly upon the ability the cutting tool stand up. course, all machines built five years ago are not obsolete for all classes work. Certain jobs are inherently too weak themselves withstand heavy feeds and speeds, can machined just fast because the distortion due heat and the limits required.” Three main tendencies improved design were said be: (1) Increased power and rigidity, together with the correlative ability withstand abuse; (2) increased convenience for the operator; and (3) more foolproof construction. These, was stated, have resulted enormous increase the productive capacity ma- chines, and increase productive hours because freedom from breakdowns. was pointed out that more and better placed material used beds, gear boxes, carriages, etc., and that today machines are not only made strong enough withstand the strains im- posed but also heavy enough absorb vibration the cutting edge the tool. The use alloy steels for shafts, gears, etc., and anti-friction bearings for all fast-running high-duty shafts, was referred to. In- creased convenience operation has been accomplished the grouping levers, the accessibility change gears, cams, etc., all which materially reduce set- ting-up time, and reducing fatigue, make possible for the operator produce more given period. More foolproof construction, was pointed out, nec- essary today, because the operating machine tools under production conditions has definitely changed unskilled labor. The use interlocking levers, safety devices such slip frictions and shear pins, and, some the simpler tools, hydraulic feeding mechanism therefore noted. The matter oiling has received considerable at- tention. Five years ago most machine tools were oiled means the old-fashioned oil can. Today are noted the use inclosed gear boxes, the gears which run oil; mechanical oiling systems such have been for long time used engines; unit oiling systems, usually with sight-feed drip whereby one two oil reservoirs supply the entire machine; and, more recently, the development the one-shot oiling system. Comparison present and former models sev- eral machine tools, including hydraulic broaching ma- chine, engine lathe, flat-turret lathe; internal milling machine and chucking machine, was briefly made Mr. Curtis. The object presenting these comparisons was show that the machine tool today markedly more efficient than that five years ago not only production but also operating cost. Shop-Equipment Policies Representative Plants Another paper received with interest the open- ing session, Sept. was “Shop Equipment Pol- icies Representative Plants,” Morrow, managing editor the American Machinist and chair- man the machine shop practice division the A.S.M.E. The paper dealt primarily with keeping machine tools up-to-date, the subject being discussed under number subdivisions, which included rea- sons for discarding equipment, time allotted the ma- chine pay for itself and the importance the human equation equipment policies. Equipment discarded, was pointed out, be- cause worn out because obsolete. “Expe- rience proves that there relation between the cost repairs and the cost new machines, that, de- termined accurately, will indicate when expenses for repairs are longer justified,” said Mr. Morrow. “There are taken into consideration the losses due the non-productiveness the machines while course repair. The repair cost being main- tained some the largest users machine tools. the plan should adopted universally much the ancient equipment now use would withdrawn from active service. Moreover, the records the costs repairs, used with the records initial costs, The Iron Age, September 15, 1927—697 4 would enable all users equipment arrive sound rates depreciation. “Obsolescence brought about several ences. They are: Improvements the design ma- chine tools; increased output requirements; changes the design the product the user; and elimination uneconomical manufacturing operations. Also changes the methods manufacture the product the user; the effect upon the investment mate- rials process; the effect upon space, and the effect upon power consumption.” How Much Better Must the New Machine Be? The time during which new equipment must pay for itself from earnings was also discussed Mr. Morrow. this, said: “There arises the ques- tion, ‘How much better than the old must new ma- chine be?’ From the data available seems that the consensus opinion that must very much better indeed. The automotive industry very strongly inclined toward the belief that the new ma- chine must much better that will pay for itself from increased earnings within one year, although they not necessarily scrap the one-year-old machine. Other manufacturers vary from limit one year limit four five. railroad repair shop allows much six seven years. One two refuse set limit, taking the stand that each purchase must made strictly upon the merits the case. The principal argument advanced substantiate the claim that one year the proper limit, that there are yearly changes the product manufactured that are likely make much equipment worthless. doubt that argument carries weight when special machinery being considered.” Two examples cited show what extent some users machine tools have gone determine engineering basis their policies discarding and pur- chasing equipment were given follows: “For example, one manufacturer uses formula say that the number months which piece equipment will pay for itself equal the total expenditures for the new equipment divided the total savings per month. Stated more elaborately, says that the number months which the equip- ment will pay for itself equals the cost the new equipment installed plus the cost tooling the new equipment plus the cost interest for years per cent equaling the number years determined upon the maximum time during which the equip- ment must pay for itself) plus the cost depreciation for years per cent plus the book value the displaced equipment, that sum divided the difference between the existing rate (or cost) per piece and the estimated rate per piece the proposed new equipment multiplied the number pieces produced per day the proposed equipment, multiplied turn the number working days per month, which prod- uct added the savings overhead per month. “In that formula considered that the savings are made productive labor, and that the ex- pense productive labor cut half, the percentage overhead productive labor increased per cent. This conclusion reached result cost determinations, and there doubt that applies the plant using the formula. “Another manufacturer uses practically the same formula, except that determines his change over- head from “burden control record,” that shows direct labor charges; direct burden charges (under which there are sub-divisions); indirect burden charges (under which there are sub-divisions); and fixed charges (under which there are sub-divisions). section the paper was devoted buying methods, the practice some different companies being outlined. Sources information used users machine tools enable them keep pace with de- velopments were listed Mr. Morrow follows: The new equipment sections the technical press; adver- tisements the technical press; machine tool sales- men; machinery expositions; and plant visits. The importance machine tool records, not alone for cost, depreciation and inventory purposes, but for carrying record the costs repairs and compara- tive data needed dealing with the equipment prob- lem, was also pointed out. One advantage up-to-date machine equipment stressed Mr. Morrow was the effect upon employees. this said, part: “Modern machinery has taken much the onerous heavy labor from the backs and hands the work- men. Power rapid-traverse mechanisms have elim- inated the heavy and time-wasting cranking formerly necessary elevate cross-rails and traverse heads and tables. Improvements such push-button con- trol have reduced danger both machinery and men and have saved much time formerly wasted. Proper and complete guards have greatly reduced the hazards machine-shop work, have saved much suffering and much money. Convenient controls have added the day’s production and have made possible for the operators the heaviest machines leave the shop after day’s work still comparatively fresh. These improvements, inherent up-to-date equipment, have benefited machine-tool-building and machine-tool-using industries greatly because the increased satisfac- tion the shop personnel.” Burt, vice-president and general manager the Pratt Whitney Co., Hartford, presided the session. Among those discussing the papers were Bailey, assistant the president, Warner Swasey Co., Cleveland. Hoagland, consulting engineer, Boston; Carl Barth, consulting engineer, New Haven; Beal, assistant general manager, Jones Lamson Machine Co., Springfield, Vt.; Con- nolly, Standard Machinery Co., Auburn, I., and Blanchard, Bullard Machine Tool Co., Bridge- port. Reequipping Policies Advocated New England Industries Banquet equipment—the vital need for reequipment pro- grams the older manufacturing plants New England and other parts the East, meet competi- tion from other sections the country—was the key- note several addresses the New England Indus- tries Banquet, held the Hotel Taft, Sept. under the auspices the New England Council, the Manufactur- ers Association Connecticut, Inc., and the New Haven Chamber Commerce. Kent Hubbard, president the manufacturers association, was toastmaster. The Hon. John Trumbull, Governor Connecti- cut, interesting address “New England, the Birthplace American Industry,” indicated that the future New England industries depends upon the extent which those industries respond programs the Gow Co., Inc., Boston, and former president the Associated Industries Massachusetts, speaking “Survey Industrial Conditions,” advocated rebuilding meet competitive conditions, point beginning being the modernizing ma- 698—September 15, 1927, The Iron Age chinery. Research and development work were also stressed necessary. Charles Newcomb, manager the Deane Works, Worthington Pump Machinery Corporation, Holyoke, Mass., expressed the view that the managers many New England industries had been uneconomically thrifty. Stabilization, especially money values; the need alertness produc- tion methods, view probable increase foreign competition; standardization between industries; the need scientific and engineering research; and the fur- ther elimination waste industry were dealt with Wallace, secretary American Engineering Council, address the “Future Problems In- dustry.” Some results extensive reequipment program were summarized Burt, vice-president and gen- eral manager Pratt Whitney Co., Hartford, who spoke the “Installation New Machinery and Methods the Plant the Pratt Whitney Co.” Revamping the plant began September, 1925. Machinery was taken out the additional buildings 7 acquired during the war period, and these buildings were rented. considering the program rearrange- ment the remaining units the plants, was de- cided remove all antiquated machinery, well all other unprofitable equipment, most which was subsequently scrapped. Departments were consolidated, and all departments relocated reduce handling costs. several cases was necessary connect buildings bridges order minimize the time required going from one building another. New molding machines, core ovens, conveyors, etc., were provided for the foundry and, having decided buy forgings from outside sources, the forge shop was closed and the equipment sold. Because its cen- tral location the forge plant was turned into main- tenance department. all departments were moved, the moving being accomplished over the week end, that Monday the departments moved could continue production operations. The painting the walls all buildings, including the foundry, was feature the program, being held that clean shop aids maintaining fine workmanship. Session Devoted Foremanship Training One the technical sessions held Sept. under the auspices the machine shop practice division the E., was devoted foremanship training. Speakers included Moyer, director, Massachusetts University Extension, Boston, and Klinefelter Federal Board for Vocational Education, Washington. Burlingame, industrial superintendent Brown Sharpe Mfg. Co., Providence, was chairman. “Modern Finishes for the Machine Tool Industry,” Pont Nemours Co., Parlin, J., was pre- sented another session Sept. paper the “Fundamentals Polishing,” Bradford Divine, Divine Brothers Co., Utica, Y., also presented, was abstracted THE IRON AGE Sept. Con- nolly, Standard Machinery Co., Auburn, I., presided. Two papers were read meeting devoted anti- friction bearings, held Sept. One, Frank Brauer, chief draftsman, Watertown Arsenal, Watertown, Mass., described the use “Anti-Friction Bearings Ordnance Work.” The second paper, Runge, vice-president Industries, Inc., New York, was the “Recent Developments the Application Anti-Friction Bearings Machine Tools.” The chair- man this session was Peets, engineer, Singer Mfg. Co., Elizabethport, “Improvements Copper Wire Mill Equipment,” Samuel Western Electric Co., Chicago, and “Manufacture and Application Extruded Tubes,” Foisy, engineer, Cartridge Co., Lowell, Mass., were features the metal working session ar- ranged for Sept. planned make further reference several the noted above forthcoming issues THE TRON AGE. Next New Haven Machine Tool Show 1929 ORE than companies were represented the exhibition which, previous years, was held Mason Laboratory, Yale University. Equipment was attractively displayed, and much was new improved design. The machinery was for the most part actual operation production work. was announced that the next New Haven Ma- chine Tool Exhibition will held Sept. and 1929. The exhibition committee includes representa- tives Yale University, the New Haven Chamber Commerce, and the New Haven section the list the exhibitors and some the equipment featured are given below. The Bullard Machine Tool Co., Bridgeport, showed two models its Mult-Au-Matic; the Goss DeLeeuw Co., New Britain, exhibited motor-driven chuck- ing machine, and the Jones Lamson Machine Co., Spring- field, Vt., had 15-in. chucking machine opera- tion. Automatic screw machines and chucking machines were shown the New Britain Machine Co., New Britain, Conn. new Gridley multiple-spindle automatic screw machine was featured the National Acme Co., Cleveland, another new unit being the No. automatic chucking and turning machine the Potter Johnston Machine Co., Pawtucket, The Divine Brothers Co., Utica, had automatic flat stock polishing machine opera- tion and the Racine Tool Machine Co., Racine, Wis., dis- played new production sawing machine with three speed transmission. The Keller Mechanical Engineering Corpora- tion, Brooklyn, Y., featured ful] automatic tool room ma- chine well its Kellocater for laying out and jig boring Marking machines were demonstrated the Noble West- brook Mfg. Co., Hartford, drill grinder Ordway Son, Hartford, punch presses and other machines the Bliss Co., Brooklyn, Y., and No. universal worker the Buffalo Forge Co., Buffalo, new rolling mill for thin stock was among the features booth the Standard Machinery Co., Auburn, hammers were shown the Pneumatic Drop Hammer Co., Boston, and new portable sheet cutter was featured the Unishear Co., Inc., New York. New die heads were shown the Eastern Machine Screw Corporation, New Haven, and also the Geometric Tool Co., New Haven. The Pratt Whitney Co., Hartford, displayed small tools and gages, and the Bausch Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, Y., had view optical devices for machine shop use, well metallographic and photo- micrographic outfits. Tools for lathes, planers, and also inserted tooth milling cutters were featured the Tool Co., Shelton, Conn. Makers ball and roller bearings included the Fafnir Bearing Co., New the New Departure Mfg. Co., Bristol; the Inc., New York: the Shafer Bearing Corporation, Chicago; and the Timken Roller Bearing Co., Canton, Ohio. Several items welding and cutting equipment, including the new atomic hydrogen arc welding apparatus the Gen- eral Electric Co., Schenectady, were shown. addition welding supplies, the Air Reduction Sales Co., New York, demonstrated its oxygraph and its radiograph machines and welding and cutting equipment was exhibited the Oxweld Acetylene Co., New York. The Machinery Dealers Corpora- tion, New Haven, displayed spot welding machine. Safety set screws were shown the Bristol Co., Water- bury; belt lacers the Clipper Belt Lacer Co., Grand tapids, Mich.; die sets by Danly Machine Specialties, Inc., machine guards Charles Dickgiesser Co., Derby, Conn.; brass melting furnaces and pots hardening furnaces the New Haven Gas Light Co., New Haven; compressors and pumps the Pennsylvania Pump Com- pressor Co., Easton, Pa.: flexible metallic hose by the Tite- flex Metal Hose Co., Newark, N. J. The Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., Stamford, Conn., exhibited late models indus trial trucks. Eighteen companies were represented by Botwinik Brothers, New Haven. These companies and the products they manufacture, are as follows: Ames Co., Brooklyn, N Y., spot welders; Carroll Jamieson Machine Tool Batavia, Ohio, engine lathes; Davis Keyseater Co., Roch ter, Y., key Draver Electric Mfg. Co., Rich- mond, Ind., bench band saws: Hall, New York, elec- tric motors Hisey-Wolf Machine Co., Cincinnati, portabl electric tools: Holsclaw Brothers, Evansville, Ind., arbor presses; Marathon Electric Mfg. Co., Wausau, Wis., elec- tric motors: Oliver Instrument Co., Adrian, Mich., drill grinders and filing machines; Quincy Compressor Co., Quincy, pumps and compressors; Reed Mfg. Co., Erie, pipe cutters, stocks and dies; Rockford Iron Works, Rockford, power presses; Rowbottom Waterbury, Conn., cam cutting machines: Sloan & Chase, Newark, J., bench lathes and bench milling ma- hines: South Bend Lathe Works, South Bend, Ind., en- gine lathes and attachments; Tobrin Tool Co., Plantsville, Conn., bench saw tables; and F. O. Wells Co., taps and reamer sharpeners. The Triplex Machine Tool Co., New York, had in opera- tion a number of machines including Societe Genevoise jig boring machines: Pfauter gear hobbers and hob sharpening machines and also Mikron automatic pinion hobbing ma- chine. High speed grinding spindles and standardized jig bushings of the Ex-Cell-O Tool & Mfg. Co., Detroit, were also view well LaPorte filing machine and forcing presses of the General Mfg. Co., Detroit. Seven companies were represented the Arthur Morse Co., New Haven. These companies and the products they manufacture are Bird Machine Co., South Walpole, Mass. short-center belt drive: Brown Engineering Co., Reading, Pa., clutches; Carr Fastener Co., Cambridge, Maas., Dot lubricating devices; Reliance and Engineering The Iron Age, September 15, 1927—699 ‘= ‘ise q 2 4 2 J Co., Cleveland, electric motors; Stanley Belting Corporation, and the York, ventilating and unit heating de- . Larson belt Mfg. Co., New lacing machine; six companies represented the Page, Steel New Haven, were: Charles Bond Co., Phila- gears; the Bond Foundry Machine Co., Mann- Pa truck casters Peerless Surfacing Machine Co., rfacing machine and the Wright Mfg. Co., The ¢ nd Worm & Gear ( Cleveland, gear re lling equipment; were represented by the J. B. Engi- I Sal “te: N Have! In tl space f Hunter & Business Heads Formulate EADS industries from industrial States the Union have been called meet, Sept. 14, the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, the organization meeting the Platform American In- Committee One Hundred, brought together under the auspices the National Association Manufacturers. The committee draft national platform submitted the manufacturers the nation their convention Chattanooga next month and later placed before both the Republican and Democratic conventions guiding principles industry believes 1ational administration should take cog- nizance for the best interests the country. The platform committee, following the drawing the platform, will hold meetings through the winter and spring introduce planks any new important problem that may inject itself. Suggestions have been submitted the association for planks the plat- form, and the tentative subjects include: Government ownership and participation business; American merchant marine; disarmament, industrial prepared- ness and national defense; taxation; immigration and naturalization; tariff; judiciary; flood control; foreign trade policies; conservation natural resources; ag- riculture; patent offices; revision postal rates; Pan- Americanism; international relations and foreign debts; regulation combinations; alien property; women industry; railroads; waterways develop- ment; commercial aviation; highways; private em- ployment relation, and juvenile education and employ- ment. any The committee One Hundred includes the fol- lowing: Jesperson, treasurer Southern Manganese Corpora- ti Annistor A] Gosli president Joubert Goslin Machine iry ¢ Birminghat Constant Lake Park Boulevard, Oakland, Cal. Yetter, president Western Elaterite Roofing Co., De é president Chase Companies, Waterbury, Conn. Willis Hobbs, president Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. Co., Br I t ford Cc. A. Dunham, president C. A. Dunham Co., Chicag I t I L t, pr lent American Steel Foundries, Chica worth, Deere Co., Moline, E. president C1 Railway Equipment Co ( H. Markham, chairman of the board, Illinois Central > Chica \. H. Mulliken, president Pettibone Mulliken Co., Chicago W. B. Stor president Atchison, Topeka and Santa F* Railroad, Chi Bechtel, lent Bowser Co., Fort Wayne Clifford Ande Norton Worcester Bedfver treasur R s-Royce Co. of America Springf i, Mass Thompson, lent Gillette Safety Razor Boston Thoma M. Simpson, secretary ( tinental Motors Cor- poration, Detroit. John Trix, president American Injector Co., Detroit. Waterfall, vice-president Dodge Co., Finch, president Emerson Electric Mfg. Co St president Barr, Ine Henry Abbott, president Calculagraph Co., William Barr, York. Buffak 700—September 15, 1927, The Iron Age Havens, Hartford, pot type electric furnaces the American Metallurgical Corporation, Boston, and new automatic enveloping machine for packaging screws, washers, ete. the General Engineering Co., Hartford, were demonstrated. Gears and other transmission equipment the Boston Gear Works Sales Co., Norfolk Downs, Quiney, Mass., were displayed Mersick Co., New Haven. feature interest this year’s exhibit was the special display work-holding devices such clamps, vises, chucks, lathes, faceplates, center and steady rests, arbors, jigs aad fixtures arranged the committee charge the exhibi- tion. This display not only showed modern equipment these types but served to contrast early models with those more recent date. Wherever possible, the impor- tant stages the development these devices were traced. Platform American Industry Gould, president Goulds Pumps, Inc., Seneca Falls, ae Carl Hallauer, Herr, president New York. Bausch Lomb Optical Co., Rochester. Electric Mfg. Co., Loomis, president Lehigh Valley Railroad, New York Kk’. L. Morse, president Morse Chain Co., Ithaca, N. Y W. A. Anderson, John A. Roebling’s Sons Co., Trenton, William Evans, president Cooper-Hewitt Electric Hoboken, Paullin, secretary Ferracute Machine Co., Bridge- Bush, president Buckeye Steel Castings Co., Colum- bu Ohio Frank Collin executive vice-president National Supply Toledo F. R. Fishback, president Electric Controller & Mfg. Co., Cleveland. Geier, Cincinnati Milling Machine Co., Cincinnati. Henry Howard, Grasselli Chemical Co., Cleveland. Charles King, vice-president Marion Steam Shovel Co., Marion, Ohio. John Ohmer, president Ohmer Fare Register Co., Day- George M. Verity, president Middletown, Ohio. American Rolling Mill Co., C. W. Asbury, vice-president Enterprise Mfg. Co., Phila- delphia Atterbury, president Pennsylvania Railroad Co., Philadelphia. Frank Disston, president Henry Disston Sons, Inc., Philadelphia. Humphrey, president ittsburgh. Westinghouse Air Brake George delphia Markland, Jr., chairman the board, Phila- Works, Philadelphia. B. Peck, vice Gear Staunton -president Link-Belt Co., Phila- Henry LD. Sharpe, Providence, R. I Merriam, president-treasurer Chattanooga Tank Co., Chattanooga. Sholar, president Chattanooga Implement and Mfg. Co., Chattanooga. treasurer Brown Sharpe Mfg. Co., soiler & Coleman, president Bucyrus Co., South Milwaukee, Wi Harvey, president Harvey Spring Forging Co., Racine. Nichols, assistant president Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, New Fluorspar Company Organized Interests Youngstown, Ohio, have organized the Klondike Fluorspar Corporation, incorporated under the laws Delaware, take over the property Living- ston County, Ky., formerly controlled the Ohio-Ken- tucky Fluorspar Lead Corporation. The new com- pany owns about sq. miles property, with con- centrating mill and mine equipment. Principal offices are maintained Youngstown, and planned op- erate the mine this year. Danforth president the company, Victor Olson vice-president and treasurer, Joseph Vogelberger, vice-president, and Mary Canfield, secretary. Pfaff Bathke, Pioneer Building, St. Paul, Minn., have been appointed sales representatives Minnesota for the Trumbull Steel Co., Warren, Ohio. ton Detroit Loui Most Recent Developments the Tools Industry Assembled Under One Roof Cleveland the first time the history the American machine tool trade, the exposition held Cleveland the week Monday, Sept. 19, will present all-inclusive way the most outstanding accomplishments “The Master Tools Industry.” There will 174 exhibitors and their machines display will bring together under one roof most the results designers have been striving for recent years the direction maximum pro- duction and low unit costs the manufacture products from metal. $1,000,000 machine shop, most operation. Literally will Known the National Machine Tool Exposition, sponsored and managed the National Machine Tool Builders’ Association. Many the machine tools shown have never before been exhibited. some cases the models are recent that announcements regarding their features have been made. The exhibits will include many high-production units new design well improved models equipment previously known users. Engineers and others the staffs machine tool com- panies will hand explain features construction and operation, also give infor- mation the definite production and financial economies that may expected from the equipment shown. Because the quantity, variety and high character the exhibits, this exposition will af- ford users unusual opportunity compare the status their own production equipment with the new standards set machine tool engineers. safe predict that the exposi- tion will taken fresh evidence that machine tool builders generally are highly respon- sive the continuing demand for the lowering production costs the metalworking in- dustries. Admission the exposition hall free everyone interested. nor will tickets furnished, but every visitor will asked register. invitation required, Nearly all the large manufacturing companies the country have made known their intentions send one more their technical men. Visitors are also coming from Europe, Canada and the Latin- American countries. Some the machines pages. complete list the and names representatives exhibited are briefly described and illustrated following exhibiting companies, with enumeration products shown attendance, also given. More extensive editorial treatment the new and improved machines will given subsequent issues THE IRON AGE. Exhibitors and Products Shown Machine Tool Exposition Abrasive Machine Tool Co., East Providence, No. 3 surface grinder. motor driven, tachment and magnetic chuck; No. with xhaust vertical-spin¢ at- surface grinder with rotary table, motor driven equipped with rotary magnetic chuck: No. urfac grinder, motor driven, exhaust attachment, magnet chuck, and generator In attendance: Leod, Norman MacLeod, Acme Machinery Co., Cleveland. All steel heading machine: matic nut tapper; nutting attendance: mact