These are enlargements of the photos and translations of the captions of the article I posted earlier. The Heinkel factory was a 44,000 sf (about an acre) facility in Speyer.
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This is the giant 550 ton press where all of the stampings for the Kabine are made. |
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A jig used to attach the stampings to the frame |
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Sheet metal and scaffolding come to the assembly line after a degreasing bath - otherwise the paint will not adhere. |
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Here, the outer skin of the door is beaded with a pneumatic tool, this one precision job. |
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this structure, the fixed side panels and the bottom part are affixed with small welds. All work is done according to a specific timetable.
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Small
parts such as brake and clutch levers are handled by women. (Sounds a little sexist!-SM)
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With a hydraulic lift the pre-finished engine with gear and drive to
final assembly is lifted into the body. The workers have six minutes to fit the assembly, then
the car will automatically go on to the next workstation. |
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Women
are also active in the final assembly. This woman, for example, does not specialize on a particular job, but can be used anywhere in the Cabin
assembly.
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My translation is not so good on this one, but here goes: "This
is how the strip from the final assembly. Interesting way occupied with
tricycle cabs, for the still in great demand in our export is generally the
preferable four-wheel cab."
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Thanks again to Burgess for the scans!. If you have any improvements on the translation, please let me know,
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