From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Outlining a new system for weighing chassis and car parts at the 'Clan' Foundry.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\2\ scan0080 | |
| Date | 22th January 1940 | |
| 1115 To Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. HBS/RH.{R. Hollingworth} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Hallam. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/MH.{M. Huckerby}22.1.40. WEIGHTS. The attached note from Craster, who used to do Chassis weights and who is now doing Aero weights, outlines the system we propose to use at the "Clan" Foundry. Hallam is responsible for our weights, and I think will function with one apprentice assistant and 50% of a typist and photographer. He may have to be prepared to do his own photography in an emergency. The essence of weights being useful is that they should be up to date. Therefore, Hallam should be allowed to weigh every new part before it is fitted to a chassis and also the complete chassis when it leaves the Fitting Shop. He should also be made use of by Dodd for checking body weights and weights of complete cars, i.e. let us try and get a centralised source of information on weights. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||