Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Registered UK Charity (No. 1154342)

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,710 pages of information and 247,104 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Metropolitan-Vickers: Industrial Equipment: Difference between revisions

From Graces Guide
← Older edit
AlanC (talk | contribs)
32,298 edits
Moved welding images to Metropolitan-Vickers: Welding Equipment page
PaulF (talk | contribs)
288,158 edits
No edit summary
 
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown)
Line 13: Line 13:
[[image:Im1942EnV173-p047.jpg|thumb| 1942.]]
[[image:Im1942EnV173-p047.jpg|thumb| 1942.]]
[[image:Im1945EnV180-p222.jpg|thumb| 1945. Electric Converter Equipment for Collieries. ]]
[[image:Im1945EnV180-p222.jpg|thumb| 1945. Electric Converter Equipment for Collieries. ]]
[[image:Metrovick 1944CS.jpg|thumb| June 1944. ]]
[[Image:‎Im194604MSM-Metro.jpg|thumb|1946.]]
[[Image:‎Im194604MSM-Metro.jpg|thumb|1946.]]
[[Image:Im194711AE-MetroV.jpg|thumb| November 1947.]]
[[Image:Im194711AE-MetroV.jpg|thumb| November 1947.]]
Line 20: Line 21:


''Note: This is a sub-section of [[Metropolitan-Vickers]]
''Note: This is a sub-section of [[Metropolitan-Vickers]]
1920s The cooker and heater department continued to make equipment with the exposed wire resistance elements.
c.1928 Development work started at Brimsdown on tubular-sheathed elements. The investigations were transferred to the research department which, early in 1929, produced a suitable manufacturing process.


1960 [[AEI]] established the [[AEI: Heavy Electrical Plant|Heavy Electrical Plant Division]]
1960 [[AEI]] established the [[AEI: Heavy Electrical Plant|Heavy Electrical Plant Division]]

Latest revision as of 11:23, 19 December 2018

1923. Electric winding plant at Hilton Collieries.
1929. Vertical Pump Motor.
1929. Two Stage Air Ejector.
1929. Centrifugal Extraction Pump.
1933. The Grimsby Ice Factory.
1935. Synchronous Motor Generator Set for Rolling Mill Drive.
February 1936. High-Tension Cubicle Type Switchboard.
July 1938.
1939.
May 1939.
1942. Winding engine.
1942.
1945. Electric Converter Equipment for Collieries.
June 1944.
1946.
November 1947.
1951.
1952. Infra-red Oven for Cellulose Spot Drying.


Note: This is a sub-section of Metropolitan-Vickers

1920s The cooker and heater department continued to make equipment with the exposed wire resistance elements.

c.1928 Development work started at Brimsdown on tubular-sheathed elements. The investigations were transferred to the research department which, early in 1929, produced a suitable manufacturing process.


1960 AEI established the Heavy Electrical Plant Division

See Also

Loading...

Sources of Information


Retrieved from "https://gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Metropolitan-Vickers:_Industrial_Equipment&oldid=1073638"
Privacy policy Disclaimers About Grace’s Guide Contact Grace’s Guide

Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright © 2025 by Grace's Guide Ltd. The text of this web site is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 

MW1.43