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The programe introduces the case study for the course, the Hy-Machydraulic excavator. It examines the design and construction of the machine through a visit to the assembly plant.
The programe introduces the case study for the course, the Hy-Machydraulic excavator. It examines the design and construction of the machine through a visit to the assembly plant.
| Module code and title: | T231, Introduction to engineering mechanics |
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| Item code: | T231; 01 |
| First transmission date: | 02-02-1975 |
| Published: | 1975 |
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| Duration: | 00:22:36 |
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| Producer: | Andrew Crilly |
| Contributor: | John Cannell |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Assembly line; Components; Design; Factory; Hy-Mac hydraulic excavator; Rhymney; Simplicity |
| Footage description: | Cannell introduces the programme. John Cannell, at the Assembly Plant in Rhymney, Monmouthshire, looks at the base frame for a model 580 excavator. This frame already has several components attached. Cannell points out the individual components and explains their function. Shot of an assembled Hy-Mac580 at work. Cannell points oy the tracking method. cannell examines the slewing mechanism of a partially assembled 580. He points out the individual components and explains how they work. Cannell examines the track mechanism on a partially assembled 580. He explains how the components work together. Film shots of a track being wrapped. cannell examines the superstructure platform of the 580 during assembly. Cannell examines the superstructure platform of the 580 during its assembly. Cannell examines the hydraulic pump engine and the rams which activate the front end digging equipment. Shots of a completed Hy-Mac 580 being driven out of the factory and parked. JohnCannell goes on to talk about the course in general. He maps out a course plan and discusses the scope and context of each major section. |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/71430 |
| Production number: | 00525_5101 |
| Videofinder number: | 2218 |
| Available to public: | no |
