"Engine pistons by the thousands are shipped each day from Ford Motor Company's new aluminum castings plant at Sheffield, Ala."
"Pistons account for a major percentage of the daily tonnage of parts cast at the new Ford plant from metal delivered in molten form from a nearby reduction plant of Reynolds Metal Company. Here, a 15-station trunnion wheel moves pistons past three saws which cut off side gates and top rise, ex...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | "Pistons account for a major percentage of the daily tonnage of parts cast at the new Ford plant from metal delivered in molten form from a nearby reduction plant of Reynolds Metal Company. Here, a 15-station trunnion wheel moves pistons past three saws which cut off side gates and top rise, excess metal which is poured into molds to form the parts. Each of four machines processes about 1,100 pistons an hour." |
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