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).
Development, pricing, and sourcing of Armstrong dampers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 152\2\ scan0092 | |
| Date | 2nd December 1937 | |
| 1293 Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 14/R.2.12.37. ARMSTRONG DAMPERS. With reference to HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} 3/VS. {J. Vickers} 28.10.37., I attach two notes from Leslie relative to this subject. As he points out, if advantage were taken of the work which has been done, we might expect to pay for our development in 17 chassis, and, thereafter, save some thousands per year. Personally, I agree to the development of the damper in this manner, because it seems to be the only economical way of obtaining the required results. I still feel that on some of these jobs the Specialist, provided he will work with us, ought to be able to beat us hollow on price. It seems to us that while we have to quote labour figures, which we know are hard on other people, on engine units and gearboxes which nobody else can make for us, we ought to concentrate on getting these at the right price instead of dissipating our energies by trying to make everything. Generally speaking, a Parts Producer buys his material at very advantageous prices. We should like you to agree that we might approach Gordon Armstrong with the whole of the dampers for B.III and get a price. The whole subject, however, is rather difficult until we decide a fair overhead for bought out parts. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||