FLOATING ASSEMBLY LlNE.—This machine too) assembly line which floats on a film of oil is a feature of a new lathe building factory in Essex, England. The production line is nearly half a mile long and consists of two moving floors, which are made up of cast-iron rafts which float on a film of oil. The time taken for the assembly of one lathe on the machine is 20 hours, and more than 100 centre lathes are produced in a week. The new factory is claimed to be the largest centre lathe factory in the western world.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30498, 21 July 1964, Page 11
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97FLOATING ASSEMBLY LlNE.—This machine too) assembly line which floats on a film of oil is a feature of a new lathe building factory in Essex, England. The production line is nearly half a mile long and consists of two moving floors, which are made up of cast-iron rafts which float on a film of oil. The time taken for the assembly of one lathe on the machine is 20 hours, and more than 100 centre lathes are produced in a week. The new factory is claimed to be the largest centre lathe factory in the western world. Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30498, 21 July 1964, Page 11
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