1953

"Beloit Iron Works"

"Beloit Export Corporation"

Paper Machines:

#307 Kotka #2            226" Fourdrinier         Finland             2000 f.p.m.

.#309 Scott                  206" Yankee              Washington      3000 f.p.m. 

#310 Bowaters #1       252" Fourdrintnier       Tennessee        2000 f.p.m.

#311 Bowaters #2       252" Fourdrinier          Tennessee        2000 f.p.m.

Comments:

Mechanized foundry put into operation at the Iron Works.

Paperchine Club occupied by foremen in April.

Weldry occupied first floor of the former Besly building,

X-ray and metalography laboratories established by foundry.,

Manufactured first wire wound suction breast roll for Scott.

Company entertained a group of businessmen from Neumenster,

Germany, under the auspices of the State Department.

Mr. E.  Neese, Sr., invited to the Eisenhower -Nixon

inauguration.

Produced: Four calenders, seven dryer sections, nine pressure

inlets, six fourdriniers, eight presses, and five winders.

Paper machinery produced: 30, 817, 773#

Castings produced: 28,503,172#

Shipped direct: 6,881,915#

Suction rolls: 153

Drives: 90

Dryers: 546

Pipe rolls average per month: 251

Number of employees: 1615

Machine Shop hours: 521,545