1951 CAST IRON / PIG IRON SMELTING DOCUMENTARY “ IRON -- PRODUCT OF THE BLAST FURNACE “ 18524
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This short film from Academy Films of Hollywood dates to 1951, and shows how iron ore, limestone, and coke are handled and prepared for the blast furnace in the making of pig iron. The blast furnace is used for smelting materials into pig iron aka cast iron, lead or copper and is an age-old practice dating back to the fifth century. This film opens with an outside look at a blast furnace and its cylindrical towers (:40). A diagram follows depicting what happens inside, pointing to where raw materials entered (1:13) and the layering in which it was sent in. Footage of actual raw material entering the furnace is shown in the raw materials yard (2:27). The entire car is seen turned upside down to remove all materials (2:58) and these are then emptied into an underground conveyor belt (3:07). The traveling stacking machine (3:23), reclaiming machine (3:49), and large triangular rake (4:00) are all seen at wor
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