The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-15

twenty-five members of the Mount
Vernon Ad Club were the guests Of
the Knox Tire and Rubber company
of this city yesterday afternoon, and
escorted by Vice President Z. Scott
Csnnell and Sales Manager A. s.
Hetsell, made tour of the factory
bnildinss. The trip to the factory
was made aboard the company's big
yellow truck and was enjoyed by all.
The big factory structures present
an imposing sight to the eye as they
are approached from Sandusky street.
Each structure is the product Of the
best things in modern factory engin-
eerins. 1t seems that nothing that
goes to make a perfect rubber plant
has been forgotten in the construc-
tiou Of. this factory.
The "Pit' Of the Knox Tire and
Rubber Company's factory is located
on the top floor Of the building. This
fact alone is proof to any man who
knows the rubber business, that the
plant is one of the most up-to-date
in the United States. In this room
they cure tires and it is ordinarily
very hot place to work. But located
as II is in the Knox Tire and Rub
Dor CQmpany's factory, on the third
floor, surrounded by long rows Of win
dows. and with ventilators in the roof,
working conditions win be ideal.
:Members Of the Ad Club were sur
prised indeed to see such splendid fac.
tory buildings, and many Of them had
no idea that the company had their
ple~t 80, near completion and ready
for production work.
The factory is situated on 34-acre
tract Of land located about one-half
mile from the center of the city on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad from
which railroad siding runs directly
to receiving and shipping platform.
It II an imposing three-story build.
ing Of brick and concrete 100 feet by
225 feet protected from fire by Globe
Sprinkler. System which is fed from
Q 10000 gallon tank located on a tow
or on the roof Of the building $50
feet above the ground level.
Along the north side Of the build
ing parallel with the spur track is a
concrete platform IL feet by 100 feet
covered with a corrugated iron roof
From this platform all material is re-
ceived and shipped.
From the receiving platform We en-
ter the receiving department where
all materials are received and check
ed and distributed to the stock and
store rooms.
The next room is the drying room.
This is equipped with Hunter Dry
Kiln which is used to dry the rub
Der after coming from the washers.
The Mill Room contains 40 inch
masticator or washer which is used
in washing crude rubber. This is op-
Grated by so h. p. motor. There is
also q battery Of three 6O-inch mills
operated by $50 h. p. motor The
foundations for duplicator mill line
are already in place for additional
mill line just as soon as the demand
for Knox Tires calls for increased
capacity. These mills are used in
mixing the crude rubber with the
compounding materials and pigments
The Compromising Room is filed
with scales and galvanized bins for
storing the various stocks and CON-
pounding materials.
The Calender Room is equipped
with 66inch Wellman Seaver Nor.
gan Calender driven by lis h. p.
motor. This piece of machinery is
used to impregnate the fabric with
rubber and to roll the rubber into
sheets Of desired thickness. The
foundations are in place for an addi-
tional Calender.
A 6O-inch warming mill driven by
an individual motor is used to warm
up the compounded rubber to such
temperature as is necessary before
impregnating same with the fabric or
rolled into sheets. Likewise Fabric
Dryer is used to warm the fabric
and dry out all moisture. This is
necessary before it should be impreg.
mated with rubber.
In the Bead Room bead press is
installed which operating under $50
pounds hydraulic pressure forms the
beads of the tire.
A Tubing Machine is used in shap.
ing the bead core.
On the second floor of the building
are located the factory Offices and
stock rooms. ALSO the tube room.
The machinery in the Tube Room:
q wrapping machine which is used ia
bandageing the tubes prior to curing
A Horizontal vulcanizer. in which
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