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THE COIN
ness uncommon to a great many in
dustries. There was no display of
clanishness on the part of one group
of manufacturers toward another.
This is commendable because the time
is at hand when the coin machine in
dustry is going to profit from con
certed action.
It was pointed out in the discussion
one industry had submitted a code
which, if permitted to function, would
automatically create one of the great
est monopolies the business world had
ever known. The purpose of the act
was not to force out any other con
cerns or create a monopoly but to
provide a more equitable distribution
of employment and to stabilize buy
ing power. The benefits of the N.R.A.
have already been apparent in this
industry. Several manufacturers have
added a great many employees and
are enjoying an activity that reflects
a new interest in coin operated ma
chines.
The proposed code for this industry
will be submitted to the manufactur
ers within a few days and adopted
after discussion and any revisions that
may be deemed necessary.
MACHINE
JOURNAL
All manufacturers of any kind in
any industry are obligated to function
under the N.R.A. Whether they like
it or not they are obliged to adjust
their hours and their pay schedules
under some industrial code or the
President’s blanket code.
The administration has been very
lenient in its interpretations. The
administration feels that conditions in
some industries would preclude oper
ating under conditions in certain
other industries. For that reason,
trade associations were asked to get
their various interests together and
determine what would be the most
equitable code for their respective
groups.
Manufacturers who fail to line up
with their own industrial group will
then have to operate under the blan
ket code, which, while broad in its
scope, has certain limitations. Nat
urally, the change will impose some
new obligations on some, but if all
get their heads together a code meet
ing all requirements under the act
and serving the interests of the man
ufacturers in general, with profit to
themselves, can be worked out.
a n d E rro r S ay s E n g in e e r
Cost of Experimentation Out Through Use of Mod
ern Engineering Methods, says Joseph S. Pecker.
The old-time method of develop
ing equipment by “cut and try” proc
esses—invariably costly to the manu
facturer— has been forced into the
limbo of decadent industrial activi
ties by modern engineering methods.
That opinion was advanced by Jos
eph S. Pecker, chief engineer of Ma
chine & Tool Designing Company,
Victory building, 10 th and Chestnut
streets. Pecker is responsible for de
velopment of the rotor hub and me
chanical starter of the autogiro.
Made on Drawing Board
His assertion is based on his ex
perience in designing hundreds of ma
chines for use in scores of industries.
Today, he contends, machines are
made first on the drawing board by
capable engineers.
“There is no reason why a new ma
chine cannot be thoroughly engineered
and designed and made to perform
100 per cent perfectly without costly
experimentation,” Pecker said. “The
design and development of intricate
machinery, unlike the belief of many
laymen, does not call for the employ
ment of eccentric mechanical geniuses.
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“Machine design is based on defi
nite engineering principles. These
principles, coupled with fundamental
design experience and a thorough
knowledge and appreciation of the
most modern scientific improvements
of new materials, finishes and stand
ard products, make it possible to de
sign practical and efficient new ma
chinery.”
Not Only Labor Savers
Pecker refuted the widespread be
lief that special automatic machinery
is created solely for the purpose of
saving labor.
“More often,” he said, “they are
designed to insure uniformity and
economy, in addition to economy in
production. Special machines are also
designed for hygienic handling of ma
terial, the performance of operations
injurious to the health of human be
ings and the manufacture of products
and performance of operations that
require delicacy and precision that
would be impractical and impossible
to perform manually.”
New Machines— New Products
By means of the new machinery,
Pecker points out, manufacturers are
able to develop new marketable prod
ucts which otherwise could have never
been produced.
D E S I G N S u p p la n ts & r ia l
• Experimental development of ma
chinery is obsolete.
August, ip33
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Machine & Tool Designing Com
pany has acted as an auxiliary de
signing organization for many machine
builders and has also assisted many
production plants in planning, design
ing and building a complete program
of manufacturing tools as well as jigs,
fixtures, punches and dies.
The policy of the company is to
assign all developments of a patent
able nature to the client without any
additional cost.
Some of its recent developments are
the designing of improved machinery
for the manufacture of felt hats, ma
chine for the vending of newspapers,
soft drinks and other products, print
ing and other paper handling machin
ery, special machines or the manu
facture of fiber tubing and special
presses for the manufacture of phar
maceutical products.
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