Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Casting production and machining at Preston Workshops", 7/1963

Historical information

Typed report on the use of precision casting methods at Preston Workshops foundry to reduce the amount of machining post-casting. Looks at the methods of precision casting, the type of equipment needed for this, and those companies in Melbourne using shell moulding, Includes an extensive list of items and the number of units used each year that this method could be used for. Report by J Scholtz dated 12-7-1963.

Significance

Yields information about the examination of costs and methods of using shell moulding processes at Preston Workshops.

Physical description

Document or report 7 foolscap sheets - carbon copy

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