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).
Cost implications of changing the material for Bentley steering boxes from Dixtampo to Malleable Iron.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\5\ scan0234 | |
| Date | 3rd February 1937 | |
| To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} BENTLEY STEERING BOXES. Re Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/Ms.10/P.1.2.37, suggesting that we should change from Dixtampo to Malleable Iron on the Bentley steering box. This change would result in an increased labour and overheads charge of 8/- per chassis, due to increased difficulty of machining and increased time required for trimming sand castings as compared with stampings. The change to Malleable Iron would, therefore, involve a loss of at least 4/- per chassis. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||