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).
Letter from C.J. discussing progress and suggesting economic changes in the foundry, focusing on die casting and plate moulding.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\2\ scan0016 | |
| Date | 25th October 1911 | |
| Copy. Handwritten notes: X632 Mr Nadin for Tech. Cttee C.J. 25/x/11 by 6th meeting 252 C.J. 25th October.1911 R8/D251011 Foundry. With reference to the progress in the foundry, it has been our practice for some time to remove everything from the foundry that could be made in drop forgings, and I think it would be wise to have some, at least, of the parts made as die castings, pending, of course, the possibility of our being able to do our own die casting at some future date. For the things we are bound to make in castings, - you will remember that when I went off ill this time I suggested that Hunt (having had some experience) should be put on the drafting of patterns for plate moulding. This is the first move towards our actual economy in the ordinary way in the foundry, and is a gigantic move. This suggestion was adopted, and some more of our work will be done this way although considerably less has been done than I hoped for, but I hope for better progress later. Some benefit should be obtained shortly. The next move I suggest would be the formation of part of the foundry into a plate moulding shop, in which non-society handymen could be employed to do the work instead of highly skilled moulders that are needed for | ||