Show 0 1 rich powdered metal hh 15 I 1 i aid in war effort speeds up manufacture of delicate Pe licate instruments DETROIT too many americans believe that the most important scientific research and enterprise has been developed in for foreign eign countries according to A J langhammer president of the amplem division of chrysler corporation its time to advise the american public that scientific research here equals or surpasses that of any other nation langhammer said and it is part of indu job to prove it Langli langhammer ammer who directs powdered metal and research production for chrysler charged that foreign developments frequently have been more spectacular because so often concentrated on devices to kill such as germanys germanas Germ anys robot plane in this country we have designed for peace but when faced with war our scientists and research men have met the challenge and we had the know how to build mass production machinery to f finish the job and build the greatest war machine in in world history langhammer said the amplem chief pointed to advances in powdered metallurgy as one of researches most important contributions to war production making possible mass production of intricate parts at incalculable savings in time labor and strategic materials record after record was broken in getting under way fast langhammer said powdered metallurgy made possible immediate manufacture of scientific equipment and apparatus otherwise unobtainable though use of powdered metal was known to the ancients langhammer said amplem was among pioneers to use it in making oil impregnated bearings and parts which may last the life of a plane tank or dr i gun without needing lubrication prom bearings to precision instruments and iron parts that are hard bard as tool steel through newer developments that are still military secrets was a logical though not a simple step langhammer said |