In this paper, the author emphasizes the rapid development and change which have taken place in the preceding ten years in the sheet metal manufacturing side of the aero-engine industry.
He singles out the development of mechanized welding as one of the more interesting features and gives an illustrated review of a wide range of applications of fusion and resistance welding in current use at the Rodney Works of his company, in the Engine Division.
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