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Vol. I No. 4
Articles Inside: … Planning and Production Control in a Limited-Lot Aircraft Engine Plant By J. W. Mallach ….. For Efficient Assembly: Save Motions and Simplify Operations Part 2 By J. M. Druliner and C. B. Kavanau ….. Conveyor Tracks for Dollies Speed Production of Cargo Planes By Arthur E. Petzon ….. To Get More From Available Tools: Duplicate Your Jigs, Fixtures or Tables By Herbert Chase ….. Production Short-Cuts ….. Airframes Production Short-Cuts: [ P-47 “Thunderbolt” Production Speeded by Multiple Radial Drilling ….. Rig Speeds Conduit Soldering ….. Roll-It Fixture Turns Tubes ….. Marks Bend Points on Tubing ….. Prepares Surface of Laminated Plastics ….. Mounted Grinding Wheel Does a Faster Job ….. Hand Shear Slots Longerons Without Burrs ….. Fixture Triples Rate of Brazing ….. Saves 20 Minutes of Hand Filing ….. Transparent Shield Promotes Safety ….. Tips on Tools from the Workers ] ….. Power Plants Production Short-Cuts : [ Carbide Tools Prove Faster than Grinding ….. Saves 15 Minutes Per Part on Supercharger Houring; Job ….. Air Tools Used for Burring and Polishing ….. Faster Tests of Ignition Harnesses ….. New Tool Grinds Propeller Shanks Faster ….. Rack Aids Magnaflux Inspection ….. Wooden Holder Speeds Packing Job ….. Holding Device Cuts Time of Burring Operations ….. Good Tooling Speeds Gear-Housing Job ….. Blueprints Displayed on Adjustable Holder ….. Special Rack Protects Gears ….. Cylinder Fins Cut by 29-Tool Holder ….. Two Fixtures Speed Propeller Balancing ….. Saves Time in Propeller Machining ….. Quickly Removes Burrs from Splines ] ….. Accessories Production Short-Cuts: [ Fly Cutters Save Time and Costs ….. Quick Polishing of Teeth on Small Gears ….. Tweezers Speed Insertion of Recessed Gears ….. Neat Fixture Aids Bushing Insertion ….. Multi-tip Burners For Faster Soldering ….. Saves Time in Instrument Testing ….. Aids Use of Air-driven Nut Runner ….. Shortens Run-in Time on Gear Trains ….. 200 Holes an Hour in Plastic ] ….. Second Wings Bond Awards ….. Wings Shop Suggestion Contest