Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - Second part - X. Manufacturing Industries. By Å. G. Ekstrand, Ph. D., Chief Engineer, Control Office of the Department of Finance - 10. Metal and Machine Industry, by Lector U. R. Ekstrand, Ph. D., Chalmers' Polytechnical College, Gothenburg
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Below is the raw OCR text
from the above scanned image.
Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan.
Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!
This page has never been proofread. / Denna sida har aldrig korrekturlästs.
metal and machine industry.
865
Iron-clad on the water.
chines, with the purpose of being exclusively used for special
manufactures, with the applying of the newest and cheapest working systems.
In the last mentioned respect, there deserves to be mentioned a more
general use of casting-machines in the foundries and grinding-machines
and figuring-lathes when that can be conveniently done, to avoid the
more expensive work on lathes and planing-machines. Finally, important
improvements have in many establishments been effected concerning the
working itself, through the application and distribution of the motive
power in partly hydraulic, partly pneumatic, and partly electric way,
the introduction of electric light, etc.
Swedish mechanical works have successfully competed at most of
the great international and other industrial exhibitions, and carried well
deserved prizes, and nowadays it is not an uncommon thing for foreign
engineers and other traders to visit our larger establishments for the
purpose of study.
According to official statistics the value of production for
iron-and steel-manufactories, foundries, and mechanical works amounted in
1900 altogether to 113,799,000, and has during the last decade more
than doubled. It ought, however, to be observed that in these sums
are also included the value of rolling-mill products, such as bar-iron,
sheet-iron, wire, pipes, rails, etc. Some particulars with regard to the
Sweden. 55
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
