| Dodge Timken All Steel Pillow | ||
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| Catalog #: | 371204 | |
| Clip Number: | 371204-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | FFS-AA1006 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Mishawaka, IN | |
| Year Shot: | 1952 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/MOTION PICTURES: Corporate / Industrial Films | |
| Description: | ON PREVIEW CASSETTE #98795 IV 20 min sound color 16mm film, prints from A&B rolls. Produced for Ralph Hanes, Adv mgr. Shows how and why a pillow-block bearing is made and used. Fade in on title Dodge of Mishawaka presnts Dodge Timken all steel pillow block bearing. Credits roll. Symbol of Dodge salesman. (This film portrays a typical sales meeting of the 1950's at which a manufacturer introduces a new product to the sales force). Hotel. Dodge plant as locomotive races by, into camera. Lobby, reception desk, sales meeting. President Otis, CU as he addresses the meeting. VP Harry Torson takes over, with cutaway of the new pillow block bearing. Dissolve to the shop and the testing of said bearing. Torson adresses the camera while a hand touches the bearing. Cut to wires recording the temperatures. Cut to LS test. CU cutaway of a bearing revolving on a table. Return to lab test. Torson takes over, talking to the camera. Two engineers are introduced. First engineer rotates the cutaway. Second engineer talks to the camera. Finger points to the thickness of the cutaway. First engineer shows mounting holes in ECU. Second man hits steel ring with allen wrench to make it ring. Dissolve to turret lathe operator; and a check of drawings on the bulletin board. CU of VP speaking in front of drawing. Back to engineers with cutaway. Second man points to the three degree self-alignment ability. Cut to lab demo of two units to shaft. Cut to CU bearing races, as they are matched. Tapered bore is ground on both surfaces. Return to cutaway model. Cut to ability of the part to be moved sideways, 3/8" either way. Engineer shows cahrt of load conditions. Engineer stands by cutaway drawing, which he points to. Cut to the adapter as engineer assembles the ends to the bearing. Cut to the ruler on lathe model. Cut to rotating cutaway model and show rings. Two shot of engineers showing lubrication; CU 2-shot as engineer follows lubrication channels. Point to drain plugs. CU of nameplate with instructions on it. Ralph Hanes enters with charts, puts them down and addresses camera. Describes publicity and advertising between Dodge and Timken. Shows news items on display board. Advertising layout shown. A handful of inquiries is shown . Cut to Hanes showing bulletin cover. Sample letterheads of companies requesting information as a result of the advertising. Shows the poster for counter and window display. Sales logo, 75th anniversary seal, and end titles. | |
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