PRODUCTS and PROCESSES: PROVIDING INDUSTRY WITH THE MEANS TO COMBAT CORROSION

Automatic Plating Machine Successful commissioning of a new automatic plating machine at their Haydock, Lanes., works, is announced by Thomas Crompton & Sons Ltd. The new machine is manually loaded at present, but provision is made for automatic loading in the near future. Parts are located on spring racks measuring approximately 30 by 12 in. The machine is constructed in three main sections, carried on rolled‐steel supports, which provide an air space below. Heating is by coils and a heat exchanger using steam at 40 p.s.i.