Bolton-Emerson Americas: Artie
Artie works in the Heat Treat Shop at Bolton Emerson. Here he’s operating a punch press. A giant flywheel in the back of the machine provides enough torque to punch a hole through piece of steel 3/8 inch.
Bolton Emerson Americas: Carbide
I never took shop in High School and I’m not much of a handy man, so I wouldn’t know carbide from carbon. But from what Frank tells me, carbide is the grade of steel that does the cutting. Evidently it’s also the grade that drill bits are made of. The day I shot these images, Frank showed me the little [...]
Bolton Emerson Americas: Bits
This is an image from the “tool crib” at Bolton Emerson Americas. It’s a detail shot of one of the shelves containing drill bits and other tools and parts which, back in the day, employees would sign out to use and sign back in on return. It’s all about accountability. Back in the day was a long time ago. Today, [...]
Bolton Emerson Americas: POSITIVELY NO SMOKING
Welcome to the Woodworking Shop at Bolton Emerson Americas. Yes, I said woodworking. I was a little surprised myself, until it was explained to me. The “knives” that are made in the heat treat area are forged, sharpened and shaped to fit the specifications of a wide variety of pulping machines. The knives are the blades that grind the wood [...]
Bolton Emerson Americas: Getting it Straight
I got the impression that this machine is not used very often. It sits kind of isolated from the rest, distant from what appears to be a natural workflow. Bobby, a fixture at Bolton Emerson Americas for the past 49 year, told me, “if any of the bars need straightening, we use this machine.”
