"Nosing” Shells At Three A Minute
Big shells “nosed” by a new method will .soon begin. rolling from the Le Tourneau production line at Toccoa, United States, at the rate of three a minute. Mr. R. G. Le Tourneau, the evangelist-industrialist who developed the machinery, said 155 mm. ammuni r tion is nosed under a pressure of 6,000,0001 b a square inch. The plant, already working on a defence order from the army, calling for nearly 1,000,000 shells, is expected to reach production peak in August. The manufacturer has installed two of the new machines, which he hopes will enable him to complete the .contract in 13 months.
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Northern Advocate, 23 May 1941, Page 4
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