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EDITORIAL STAFF E. L. SHANER Editor-in-Chiej E. C. Kreutżbf.rc Editor A. J. H ain Managing Editor G. W . Birdsall Engineering Editor J. D . K nox Steel Plant Editor Guy H ubbard Machinę Tool Editor D. S. Cadot Art Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS Volume 108—No. 4 January 27, 1941 G. H. Manlove W . J. Campbkli. Harold A. Knight New YorĄ REA DER COMMENTS 4 W. G. G ude B. K. Price L. E. Bkowne HIGHLIGHTING THIS ISSUE ,, Pittsburgh Chicago NEWS R. L. H artford E. F. Ross Strikes in Defense Industries Should He Restricted by Law” ................. 13 Detroit Washington Higher Wage Demands Tlireaten Price Structure, Rearmament Pace A. H. Allen L. M. Lamm i5 London Blanket Licensing System To Expedite Iron, Steel Exports to Empire. 16 Vincent D lli-ort Steel Industry To Spend $282,000,000 To Expand Productive Capacity in ASSISTANT EDITORS >941 ..................................................................................................................... >7 Improved Bessemer Process May Raise Steel Production Without Expan- G eorge U rban- Jay D eEulis j J. C. Sullivan La V erne N ock sion ....................................................................................................................... 8 Netu Yor/( Steelworks Operations for W e e k ....................................................................... 19 John H . Caldwell Food Canning Industry Prepared To Meet Defense Program’s Needs . 20 BUSINESS STAFF Financial ................................................................................................................ 21 OPM’s Production Division Organization ......................................... 25 G. O. IIays Men of Industry................................................................................................. 30 Business Manager American Car & Foundry To Build 15 Light Combat Tanks Daily. 32 C. H . Bailey Aduertising Service Government Defense A w ards........................................................................... 33 New Yor!{...........E. W . Kreutzberc Manufacturers Say Larger Defense Orders Would Curtail Normal Output 36 B. C. Snell Welding Enables Britain To Speed War Materiał Output Despite Bombs 37 Pittsburgh .; . S. H . Jasper Activities of Steel Users, M a k e rs ....................................................................... 68 Chicago .............................L. C. Pelott Obituaries ............................................................................................................... 68 Cleueland .........................R. C. Jaenke D. C. KieferW IN D O W S O F W A S H IN G T O N ..................................................................... 22 J. W . Zuber Circulation Manager M IRRORS O F M O TO R D O M ........................................................................... 27 MAIN OFFICE E D IT O R IA L — Management Vital in Defense................................................ 38 Pcnton Buildinjj, Clcvclanc! T H E BUSINESS T R E N D ................................................................................... 39 BRANCH OFFICES TECHNICAL New YorĄ ...........................i I0 East 42nd St. Chicago ............ 520 North Michigan Avc. Tooling Tells the Tale in M aking Torpedo Parts.......................................... 42 Pittsburgh ........................... Koppers Building Background Information on High-Explosive Shell— By Arthur F. Mac- Detroit ........................................ 6560 Cass Avc. conochie .............................................................................................................. 44 Washington ....National Press Building Stainless Steels for Aircraft— By OHver Fraser Jr........................................... 52 Cincinnati ...................... *734 Ca rew Tower San 1'rancisco .1100 Norwood Avc. Metal Finishing Oał(land, Calif., Tel. Glencourt 7559 “Double Boiler” Galranizing— By A. S. Burnett......................................... 48 London ......................................Caxton H ousc Westminster, S.W. 1 Progress in Steelmaking • • • Pickling Stainless Steel— By L. F. 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Subscrintion In tbe States, Cuba, Mexlco and Canada, one . two S6; European and lorelgn H E L P F U L L IT E R A T U R E ................................................................................. 65 ^ues) ^r’c0rie yCUr Single c°Ples (current IN D U S T R IA L E Q U IP M E N T ............................................................................. 62 Kntered as second class nmtter at the postofflee . under the Act ot March 3, 1879. <-op>right 1941 by the Penton Publishlng Co. MARKET REPORTS AND PRICES .............................................................. 69 B EH IN D T H E SCEN ES ..................................................................................... 82 CONSTRUCTION AND ENTERPRISE ........................................................ 89 IN D E X T O A D Y E R T ISE R S ............................................................................. 96 PRODUCTION • PROCESSING • DISTRIBUTION • USE January 27, 1941 9 Ifissp Inspect America’s first line of de fense and you’11 see them! In machinę shops everywhere, the turret lathes are carrying a heavy burden of responsibility. And justly so! For the turret lathe is the great- est single contribution to mass produetion in the turning of metals. The improvements made in Gisholt Turret Lathes during recent years have been so much as to permit produetion increases of 4 0 % — 50% —60%—and even more—on many parts. It is gratifying to know that Gisholt Turret Lathes are undertaking—and reliably performing —so important a service to industry and to the nation. And Gisholt is sparing no effort to pro- duce as many more turret lathes as possible— as fast as possible. JlooJz altead alt&cuŁ uutlt Cjiili< iłyijiĄao&łn&łiti. i+t tneźal HIGHLIGHTING THIS I S S U E O F Z7TTB Q O, ■ LAST WEEK steel production again moved try, like Canada, eventually (p. 27) will impose up another point (p. 19) to 99 per cent of ingot high excise taxes on car sales . Withdrawal capacity. Even in the face of this staggering of the “morał embargo” against Russia (p. 24) output demand continues to grow and steel mills was announced last week; trade significance of (p. 69) continue to become more strict in ra- the move was not fully revealed . Advancing tioning their customers. One factor that is prices on used machinę tools (p.22) and on scrap complicating orderly shipments of civilian and secondary zinc (p.24) are under scrutiny at needs is the inereasing volume of defense busi Washington. ness which is covered by priority certifiicates. Apparently all reąuirements are being met and no instances are known where production is be ing halted by shortage of steel. One feature of The subject of this week’s article in S t e e l/ s current buying is a usual one at this time of continuing series on munitions design and manu year; there is a tendency on the part of many facture is high-explosive shell. The author (p. 44) consumers to build up inventon<?3. is Prof. Arthur F. Maccono- chie, one of the country’s best- High-Explosive known experts in this field. Shell Making In next week’s issue Prof. Last week the labor situation took a turn for Macconochie will go into m on the worse. The steel industry, already one of detail in his discussion of shell production. the highest wage industries, was broached by Aireraft designers are urged by 01iver Fraser CIO’s leader (p. 15) for still Jr. (p. 52) to reduce the number of specifications More Strikes higher rates. More strikes to which they now order stainless steel; by so were called or threatened, and doing they will enable the mills to make better Were Brewing indications were that the deliveries. Production of turret lathes is trouble area would grow in stimulated (p. 60) by “bagging” parts in cel- size. This is a problem that, under today’s con- lophane. New core dressing (p. 47) reduces ditions, can be handled only at Washingon . time in cleaning castings. Col. William Frew Long proposes a law aimed at avoiding tie-ups (p.13) at the whim of some union business agent or a smali minority of employes; it would establish a legał formuła L. F. Loutrel Jr. (p. 54) reviews a pickling under which a strike could be called . Expan- method successfully adapted to all modifications sions to steelmaking capacity in 1941 (p. 17) of the austenitic grades of stainless steel. It will cost móre than $282,000,000. involves a bath composed of Torpedo Parts anhydrous ferric sulphate and hydrofiuoric acid. Steel Pictorialized pictorializes the production More manufacturers believe that enlargement (p. 42) of torpedo parts; in of the defense program (p.36) will necessitate this, as in so many other instances, machinę definite curtailment of civilian production . tools constitute the backbone of the defense pro Revere Chapell (p. 4) sees gram. A new mili white coating (p. 60) re- the need for conscripting flects 89 per cent of light. A. S. Burnett Conscripting skilled labor from civilian in (p. 48) sets