Mark Fields wrote:

Hate to mention this, but we received word last week that G&L's foundry is
closing permanently.

There is some possibility that our foundry would get some of the work. I
work at the former Cincinnati Milling Machine Co. (or Milacron) foundry, now
known as Cast-Fab Technologies, Inc.

If you'd like to see some historical photos of the machine tool industry,
please go to:

http://memory.loc.gov/

Click on the search link and type into the search bar "Milling machines and
machine castings" WITH the quotes. You will get a hit for a number of
photos of the foundry in 1942. The foundry is not identified, but it is the
Cincinnati Milling Machine Co. foundry. The reason it was not identified is
because it was early on during WW2 and there were fears that sabotage or
bombing would take place so the foundry name was kept secret.

Next week the auctioneers will be at the machine shop and everything must
go. The foundry is the only part left still producing. Of course we use
electric furnaces instead of the cupolas and furan sand instead of green
sand but the building itself is still the same.

Mark Fields

"Ned Simmons" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...
I am preparing a research assignment for my students on this subject.
Looking for suggestions as to names which might be used as search
terms or links to sites that would be appropriate.

Also, I am not remembering the names that were involved in the
creation of the first NC machines back in the late forties/early
fifties. I know that the info is back in my head somewhere but it is
not coming forward. Help would be appreciated!


Giddings & Lewis is the first that comes to mind, perhaps
Warner & Swasey.

Giddings & Lewis claims they were first in this company
history.

http://www.glcastings.com/ne/basenav/dateline.asp

Ned Simmons


I was rummaging around on that link for a couple of hours til I fell
asleep at the computer. A lot of those parts looked familiar since I
have rebuilt a couple of those Mills. The spur gears look like the
table feed gears and the bevel gear may be the one that supplied power
to the quill feed. Those old machines still do the job. Not too many
CNC's can remove metal as fast as a #5 vertical.

Very good site. Thanks.

John