https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/aa2be0f4-d164-4d27-a0df-d714cee40457 For more information about Linotype history check out the documentary by Doug Wilson! https://linotypefilm.com/ Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join This film "The Practical Way to Automating Drafting" (1970) promotes the Mergenthaler Linotype Company's Diagrammer. This machine is an innovative automated system designed to streamline the drafting process, significantly reducing costs and improving the quality and speed of engineering drawings. By using a system of replaceable symbol buttons and a slide carousel, the Diagrammer allows operators to easily create and manipulate technical drawings on photographic film. The machine supports various line types and configurations, and the output is precise and clear, meeting industry standards. It is up to four times faster than manual drafting, requires minimal operator training, and is flexible enough to handle a wide range of technical disciplines, including circuit diagrams, piping layouts, and architectural plans. The Diagrammer represents a major step forward in automating the drafting process for industries requiring high-quality, accurate drawings. 00:00 - Introduction: Background music plays, introducing the Diagrammer by Mergenthaler Linotype Company. 0:32 - Purpose: The Diagrammer is designed to automate drafting, reducing the increasing cost of quality draftsmanship while improving speed and accuracy. 1:05 - Problem Statement: Despite technological advances since WWII, the methods for producing graphical data have remained largely the same, relying on slow, manual techniques. 1:28 - Historical Context: Mergenthaler has been a leader in graphic arts equipment since the invention of the Linotype machine in 1886 and developed the Line of Film system for photo composition over 10 years ago. 2:01 - The Diagrammer: The machine automates the production of engineering drawings on photographic film, improving both speed and quality. 2:29 - Operation Process: The operator attaches a film sheet, enters a rough sketch, and uses symbol buttons to project and expose symbols onto the screen, which are then recorded on the film. 3:47 - Symbol Array: The symbol buttons can be quickly replaced or swapped, and the slide carousel can be changed in seconds for new symbols. 4:08 - Line Production: Various types of lines, such as solid, dashed, or broken, can be selected and customized in terms of length, angle, and weight. 5:07 - Symbol and Line Control: The operator can adjust symbols for size, movement, rotation, and line weight directly through the console. 6:09 - Slide Creation: Mergenthaler engineers produce diagrammer slides in a specialized grid room, with meticulous hand-drawn symbol slides available for use. 6:48 - Symbol Flexibility: The diagrammer’s flexibility allows it to produce drawings across different technical disciplines like circuit diagrams, piping, and architectural plans. 7:23 - Quality and Clarity: The output is of high quality, exceeding MIL M9868 specifications, with better clarity than traditional ink drawings. 7:55 - Speed and Efficiency: The Diagrammer is up to four times faster than manual drafting, with minimal operator training required. 8:02 - Conclusion: The Diagrammer offers significant improvements in speed, quality, and cost-effectiveness for the drafting industry. Website: www.PeriscopeFilm.com Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyVUuy_Gyho Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:25:29 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/aa2be0f4-d164-4d27-a0df-d714cee40457 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.