The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15


ho stock in trade cf the r.. c. Mott
yotor company, now located In the
saw home. 100 North Detroit, and
,opsistentIy and enthusiastically
,bis firm pushed its business
~ ',o new territory In the slightly
a h' ,ban three yeags the company
.. boen In business here that both
s,.,,as already rate the firm as
ao ~ the livest and most progress
gi,o agencies on the automobile map.
m. flrm was first located at 307
- second and has sub agencies
\, Bartlcsyllle and Nowata, all three
.gcrri,, being under the direct su-
ngrI.,on Of NJ. w. Mott. general
manager
vs, much comment has been
.rorsod by the performance of the
60. Model AZ Oldsmobile eight
~,iindor engine that we are led to
bs,Ieye numerous OF It's admirers,
ybo happen to be OF a mechanical
urn of mind, will be interested In
to proresses responsible for It's
thoo-,rt,r" W. said Mott. THE depart
In of the Olds Motor works In
witch the model AZ eight cylinder
engine is made Is perhaps the most
tredern and best equipped engine
.nlaut In the country today. The
Rniidrr is OF the latest saw-tooth,
JsyIIrht tyne OF construction and
h. s00 feet long by $50 feet wide
fr this immense factory are S7b
senarafo machines, most OF which
,gerc sp,cIaliy designed for the build
Ing 0f this particular engine. II
,ock approximately two years to lay
out the plant and draw up specifica
ions flI the various machines reces.
sary to perptm the operations re-
qurcd.
driven by an electric motor; there
are no overhead counter-shafts oi
Ilne.shafts whatever This method
~ furnishing power for machining
uperRtlons eliminates vibration and
makes for the utmost precision In
machining.
"Tho progressive method OF manu-.
fscture has been worked out to q
high degree OF perfection. The ma
emery is go arranged that parts II
process of manufacture pass pro
lressIyely from one operation to The
tsxt hy gravity conveyor system.
NrEach piece of raw material and
each unfinished part enters one o'
the various machine lines along on,
ylde Of the building. As they pro
gress along the separate l!nos OF Tta
chimes certain definite ma 'hininl
operations are performed. Upon leav
ing the end of the line finished parts
they are placed on a large powe
conveyur approximately 400 fee
long This ConNeVor carries the part
to the points where they are re
oured FOR sub assembly purposes
This method Of conveying material
from the machine lines to assembl.
and sub-asscmhly departments elimi
mates the possibility of breakagc o
muulation common to the ordinar
method Of delivering l,ock b
trucks. The Oldsmobile progresslv
system is So laid out that the part
coming from the machine lines ar
Immediately delivered to the prope
sub-assemblies ana from there {
the main assembly No parts Gr
taken to stock rooms or stored i
bins for future reql isition.
after each operation every par
ls given 100 pc: cent inspectio
and the part must be perfect befor
It passes on to the hcxt operation
This method of inspection does ava
with the possibility az passing on I
workmcn I'm the line any pieces tina
do not measure up to requirement.
This saves considerable expense an
Keeps scrappage at the minimum
II also eliminates the chance of i'm
perfect parts finding their way int
the engine. Any part that does NJ
meet the rigid inspection require
. ments Is definitely scrapped an
carried away. II never has chanC
70 get into salvage bin and per