https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/fbc00dbb-ba8c-4cf0-aaa2-97414603c95b Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Produced by Richard Moore of the Rochester Cinema Laboratory in the late 1940s, "Speeding the Distribution of Engineering Drawings by Xerography" is an early promo film made by the Haloid Photographic Co., later known as Xerox. It highlights the adoption and benefits of xerographic copying and offset duplicating by major companies. At Poughkeepsie, New York, IBM's Research Laboratory utilizes these methods to efficiently produce engineering drawings, saving costs and improving speed. Chrysler, Ford and Martin Aircraft have all seen substantial cost reductions and improved quality. Xerography can play a crucial role in achieving industrial goals and enhancing productivity. 00:00 IBM research center in Poughkeepsie, New York. 1:03 IBM computers built around magnetic memory cores for storing data and processing instructions. 1:30 - Fabrication and assembly of thousands of parts guided by engineering drawings. 1:38 - IBM uses xerographic copying and offset duplicating for efficient delivery of engineering drawings. 2:04 - Original drawings copied by xerography. Xerographic copying process reproduces pencil detail. 2:23 - Single handling of the drawing for exposure. IBM's drawing duplication procedure. 2:49 - Reduced reproduction of original drawings to save material costs and space. 3:23 - Walkthrough of xerographic copying cycle at IBM. Transfer of image on the plate to an offset paper master. 3:43 - Xerox process contrasts with the old method of using cloth reproductions. Old method caused loss of quality and slow process. Xerox process used for high-speed reproduction of engineering drawings. 4:18 - Xerox model 1218 units and offset process duplicators. Masters sent to another section in manufacturing. 5:03 - Total time for making masters and copies is now faster. Reserve copies kept on file. 5:31 Vellum transparency used for further reproduction. 5:41 - Advantage of maintaining reserves with minimal cost. Development of innovations using xerography. 6:07 - Xerox process valuable in dispatching engineering change notices. 6:22 - Engineers mark changes on intermediate copies. Draftsmen use intermediate copies as guides for changes. 6:36 - Originals and intermediates copied onto offset paper masters. Changes executed by duplicating intermediates alone when urgent. 6:59 - Intermediate mounted on the copy board for exposure. Xerox and offset copies assume identity of visual engineering change notices. 7:27 - Notices distributed with altered originals. 7:33 - Notices read and interpreted immediately. Visual engineering change notices save time. 7:56 - Previous procedure for executing change notices involved multiple steps. 8:02 - Intermediate copies marked up by engineers. Change writer composes explanatory information. 8:12 - Draftsmen alter originals based on intermediate copies. 8:26 - Previous method processed 10-12 notices daily. New method doubled capacity. 8:42 - Xerox unit's versatility demonstrated by copying small drawings at two-up rate. 10:00 - Chrysler Corporation's use of xerography. 10:08 - Chrysler's search for better methods and its initial use of xerography. 10:15 - Use by Chrysler, resulting in significant cost savings. 11:02 - Ford Motor Co.'s administrative center 11:20 - Ford's credit for pioneering xerography for large-sized engineering drawings. 11:57 - Xerography as a standard process at Ford, leading to cost savings. Use of xerography for various types of drawings and lists. 12:34 - Ford's increased production speed using xerography. Glenn L. Martin Company 13:18 - Martin's improved duplicating system with xerography. Significant cost savings.13:42 - Testing and acceptance of xerography for high-quality reproductions. Martin's findings on the stability and quality of xerographic copies. 14:08 - Advantages in reproduction time. 15:05 - Rocket launching by Martin research, applying jet propulsion principles. Martin's attempt to project a man-made satellite into outer space. 15:45 - Xerography as a tool for achieving industrial goals. 15:50 - End Haloid Photographic Co., a manufacturer of photographic paper and equipment, was founded in 1906. In 1938, Chester Carlson, a physicist working independently, invented a process for printing images using an electrically charged photoconductor-coated metal plate and dry powder "toner". In 1946, Joseph C. Wilson, the son of Haloid's creator, began to commercialize the invention. Wilson is now known as the "father of Xerox". 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