USMC 100603: Innovative uses of hydraulic press in WWII aircraft manufacture
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Item Description
Title
USMC 100603: Innovative uses of hydraulic press in WWII aircraft manufacture
Citation information
USMC 100603: Innovative uses of hydraulic press in WWII aircraft manufacture. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
10/2991/1
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100603
Decade
1940
Date
1942
Description
Industrial film produced in 1942 by the U.S. Navy Department, under the supervision of the Bureau of Aeronautics, centering around the innovative and improvised ways in which aircraft manufacturers used hydraulic presses to produce metal parts for military planes during World War II. The first part of the film highlights some of these methods, including use of rubber sheets to fill press molds and create smoother, more precise parts; as well as use of rotating presses, allowing faster and more efficient loading and pressing of sheet metal. The film concludes with a call-to-action of sorts, emphasizing the need for ""planes, planes, more planes!"" in combat operations to avoid the scale of loss witnessed in battles past, and the essential role that the workforce and machinery of aircraft manufacture play in those efforts.
Location(s)
Unknown
Producing entity
United States. Navy (Production unit)
Genre
Public relations
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
B&W
Original audio
Sound
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Postive
Original physical length
360
Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)
Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)
Language
English
Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films
Rights information
Public Domain. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.
Digital media type
Moving Image
Date digital file created
07/25/2018
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
09:53
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Title
USMC 100603: Innovative uses of hydraulic press in WWII aircraft manufacture
Citation information
USMC 100603: Innovative uses of hydraulic press in WWII aircraft manufacture. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
10/2991/1
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100603
Decade
1940
Date
1942
Description
Industrial film produced in 1942 by the U.S. Navy Department, under the supervision of the Bureau of Aeronautics, centering around the innovative and improvised ways in which aircraft manufacturers used hydraulic presses to produce metal parts for military planes during World War II. The first part of the film highlights some of these methods, including use of rubber sheets to fill press molds and create smoother, more precise parts; as well as use of rotating presses, allowing faster and more efficient loading and pressing of sheet metal. The film concludes with a call-to-action of sorts, emphasizing the need for ""planes, planes, more planes!"" in combat operations to avoid the scale of loss witnessed in battles past, and the essential role that the workforce and machinery of aircraft manufacture play in those efforts.
Location(s)
Unknown
Producing entity
United States. Navy (Production unit)
Genre
Public relations
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
B&W
Original audio
Sound
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Postive
Original physical length
360
Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)
Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)
Language
English
Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films
Rights information
Public Domain. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.
Digital media type
Moving Image
Date digital file created
07/25/2018
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
09:53
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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