1942

"Beloit Iron Works"

Paper Machines:

#253 Kimberly-Clark #4               133" Tissue           Wisconsin     2000 f.p.m.

#255 Riegel #12                            132" Tissue           New Jersey  1500 f.p.m.

#256 Thilmany #9                          135" Fourdrinier   Wisconsin     1000 f.p.m.

#257 Kalamazoo Veg. Parch. #2   138" Fourdrinier   Michigan       1000 f.p.m.

Comments:

Designed and built the largest crank-pin lathe in the world.

Chemical laboratory inaugurated in November.

Established roll balancing standards.

Occupied the Aldrich House.

Steam horn placed on boiler room roof.

Quarter Century Club meeting.

First stress relieving furnace installed for foundry castings.

Acquired by purchase . 700 acres of land from the Rockford

Lumber and Fuel Company, .006 acres from Yates American, and

.120 acres through city vacating portion of St. Lawrence Avenue.

Produced: Two calenders, five dryer sections, three four

driniers, three presses, four reels, and four winders.

War material produced: First crankpin lathe in April, pistons

and piston rods, intercoolers, first boring mill in August, propeller

shafts, steady rests, flywheels, diesel engine cylinders, gun mounts,

and diesel jackets.

Members of Quarter Century Club: C. R. Whipple, D. C.

Roberts, P. Weber, W. DeGroff, E. Cole, D. Hallisey, H. Hanson,

J. Anderson, F. Kemp, W. Mitchell, J. Morris, J. Najdowski, A.

Panicucci, J. Borgogini, A. Fox, B. Larson, J. Fago, E. Shue, F.

Hamblin, F. Doering, T. Clark, L. Hanson, E. Statler, W. Standley,

S. Anderson, F. Dietz, H. Tower, W. Schlenk, F. Traskell, W. C.

Smith, H. Home, W- Schaaf, J. Swyncanos, A. Mandera, F. Gosselm,

A. Giro, P, H. Tigwell, E^ H. Neese, Sr., B. Sorenson, George

Vannie, R. Burrows, T. Stracuzza, S. Seach, I. Whaley, and C. F. Ledell

"Beloit Iron Works"

    "Beloit Export Corporation"

On December 24 Miss K. Flynn, the youngest employee,

presented Mrs. E. H. Neese with a diamond ring and flowers,

while Bo Larson, the eldest employee, presented Mr. E. H.

Neese with a diamond ring, both a token of appreciation from

the plant employees.

Paper machinery and war work: 22,943, 95 0#

Castings produced: 14, 931,451#

Suction rolls: 68

Drives: 82

Dryers: 368

Number of employees: 810

Machine Shop hours: 364,149