Industrial Photos

Photos by MJ Klein

I’ve been kicking around the idea of a new blog for industrial photos. It seems that people love food photos ^[1] and blogs about food ^[2], but I am not sure of the appeal of industrial photos to the general public. I certainly have a raft of them from several countries, taken over a number of years.

Recently Michael Turton visited a factory in Hsinpu ^[3] where I introduced him to my friend Tony Lin. I was there yesterday and took more photos (this time of copper pouring) in addition to the ones taken earlier in the week. I’d like to present these photos and ask: Are these interesting? Should I create a separate blog for industrial photos? I would appreciate feedback.

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Michael Turton discussing investment casting with one of the most famous factory bosses in Taiwan, Mr. Tony Lin.

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Michael photographing a pile of recently cast shell molds. The material is A-356 aluminum.

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Mr. Wan (the lead man) inspects parts he cast earlier.

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Copper alloy melting.

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Tony Lin inspecting the copper as it pours into a shell mold.

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Tony Lin, despite being the owner of the factory, personally handles some aspects of the process.

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Tony holds a shell mold to steady it against the pressure of the copper flow.

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Hot hot hot!

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Shell molds after being poured. These shells have been “hot-topped” with an insulating material over the riser to slow the cooling process.

technorati tags:aluminum ^[16], copper ^[17], investment ^[18], casting ^[19]

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