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Begins with the analysis of a sample of molten steel, using spectroscopy on a computer-assisted automatic basis, then considers the interpretation of spectra. Then, in a sequence recorded at the University...
A record of the last Black Country hand steel rolling mill (John Bradley & Co.) made in 1982, only 3 days before it closed. The production follows the process from raw material to the final rolled section,...
Shows industrial developments that transformed the cottage industries of the 18th century into the power-driven factories of the 19th. Darby’s introduction of coke iron smelting mill leads to Huntsman’s...
Follows the process of turning iron from the blast furnace, plus scrap, into steel by the use of the basic oxygen converter.
Outlines the development of the Bessemer process and records from start to finish a typical blow at the sponsor’s Workington works before the process was phased out in 1974.
The electric arc steelmaking process produces mild steel in bulk as well as the more specialised alloy steels for which it was first used. The film follows the electric arc process from the sorting of scrap...
The British steel industry in action. Commencing with open cast mining of iron ore, shows each stage of the main manufacturing processes that are required to produce steel for industry as sheet, rod, billet,...
Describes the latest production methods in steelmaking together with the basic chemical changes which take place in the transition from iron ore to steel. Shows special steels and the use of automation for...
Follows the production of steel sheets and highlights different steel products. Filmed mainly at the Ravenscraig and Gartcosh works of Colvilles Ltd, Lanarkshire.
A promotional film made for screening at the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Glasgow, illustrating steel rolling mill production for girders for the Empire Exhibiton Tower.
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