MANUFACTURE OF STEEL.
ADAPTABILITY OF NEW ZEALAND IRONSAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, Saturday. An interesting experiment has been conducted in Cable's foundry in connection with a new process of manufacture of iron and steel, known as the Hesketh-Moore process (says the Post). • The process is a method for directly converting iron ore into malleable iron or steel by a continuous system, and works to demonstrate the process have been erected at South Melbourne, where experiments have been conducted under the supervision of experts for some time past. Any iron ore, it is stated, can be treated by this method, but New Zealand ironsand, in consequence of its naturally extreme fineness, is said to be particularly adapted for treatment. For the purpose of testing this theory a shipment of Taranaki ironsarid was sent over to the works at South Melbourne and converted into steel, which was shipped back to Wellington, and formed the subject of the test. Several critical engineers and professional men watched the process, which was of a very exhaustive character, and the general verdict appeared to be that the steel came out of tue ordeal | with every credit, ~ t
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13296, 1 October 1906, Page 5
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