General Electric History: Schenectady Works Welcomes You! Page 20

[Schenectady Works Welcomes You! is a tourist booklet published by General Electric in 1949. Full size images of each page are reproduced here, and the photographs are available individually at original and enlarged sizes.]

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The Works Laboratory was established as a service organization for the development and control of materials, processes, and procedures. This includes such specific responsibilities as checking quality of purchased materials, control of metallurgical and chemical processes, and the training of certain skilled factory personnel. Trouble-shooting and application of new and improved materials or manufacturing processes are part of the Laboratory's service to all departments in the Works.

[Ultrasonic Equipment in use in search for hidden flaws in Turbine-Generator Revolving-Field Core - 1x | 4x]

[X-Ray examinations of Turbine diaphragm - 1x | 4x]

[Microscopic examinations of metals - 1x | 4x]

[Testing tensile properties of metals - 1x | 4x]

[Analysis of Industrial Gases - 1x | 4x]

Updated 8/14/01

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