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Steel Manufacturers, of Clarence Steel Works, Sheffield. | Steel Manufacturers, of Clarence Steel Works, Sheffield. | ||
1883 Established | 1883 Established by Thomas Swift Levick to manufacture high grade special steels | ||
1912 Started to make metal permanent magnets | |||
1922 Manufactured crucible cast steels for engineers tools, high-speed steels, alloy steels made by electric furnace, forgings, permanent magnets, files, hammers, etc | 1922 Manufactured crucible cast steels for engineers tools, high-speed steels, alloy steels made by electric furnace, forgings, permanent magnets, files, hammers, etc | ||
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1937 Steel and magnet manufacturers. "Foremost 467" Stainless Steel.<ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref> | 1937 Steel and magnet manufacturers. "Foremost 467" Stainless Steel.<ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref> | ||
1978 Closure of the specialist steel production - the last in Sheffield; magnet | 1976 Acquired by [[Duport]] | ||
1978 Closure of the specialist steel production - the last in Sheffield; production of permanent magnets and magnet assemblies would continue<ref>The Engineer 1978</ref> | |||
1982 Swift Levick Magnets became part of [[Magnetic Materials Group]] | |||
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Revision as of 12:47, 17 August 2023
Steel Manufacturers, of Clarence Steel Works, Sheffield.
1883 Established by Thomas Swift Levick to manufacture high grade special steels
1912 Started to make metal permanent magnets
1922 Manufactured crucible cast steels for engineers tools, high-speed steels, alloy steels made by electric furnace, forgings, permanent magnets, files, hammers, etc
1937 Steel and magnet manufacturers. "Foremost 467" Stainless Steel.[1]
1976 Acquired by Duport
1978 Closure of the specialist steel production - the last in Sheffield; production of permanent magnets and magnet assemblies would continue[2]
1982 Swift Levick Magnets became part of Magnetic Materials Group
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Engineer 1978