Illustrates five ways in which new manufacturing techniques have reduced production costs; the removal of covering material in electrical cables using a foot operated device; binding vacuum cleaner bags to plastic caps; turning tubes of cloth inside out; provision of work benches for maximum efficiency; the use of two planing machines in series simplifying handling of timber to be planed on both sides.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010773
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial efficiency
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial productivity
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Great Britain
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Management
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Manufacturing processes
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)