Bolton Emerson Americas: Cradle
Once the iron bars that will become the “knives” of the pulping machines are forged in the oven, they are placed on this cradle and lowered into the vat of oil to be cooled. Moving them is a three man task.
Bolton Emerson Americas: All Hail the King
We return to the big milling machines. I took this shot of a King Milling Machine in action the same day I shot this one. Turns out, it was a lucky day. Of the days I was shooting in the shop, the gigantic milling machines were only in action that day. The other days, the staff were busy milling smaller [...]
Bolton Emerson Americas: Phil
Phil is one of the employees at Bolton Emerson Americas. He was very eager to show me around and tell me about the company. He was working this lathe machine (or is it a milling machine? I should have paid attention) in the small machine section of the shop one morning I was there. I asked him to hold still [...]
Bolton Emerson Americas: All’s Weld that ends Weld
Sorry about the bad pun. I’m preparing this post pretty late on a Tuesday night. This is Bolton Emerson America’s welding area. I haven’t seen it in action, but I do know there is a lot of welding that goes into the assembly of the pulping machines. Thought I’d bring you another excerpt from the book, “50 years of Accomplishment,” [...]
Bolton Emerson Americas: Industrial Light
Thing is, I’ve driven past buildings like this before. They are not of the style of architecture that make you turn your head and say, “Damn. I need to photograph that.” They are part of the benign urban landscape. You just keep driving. No second thought. But light is an amazing thing. It can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. [...]
