WEISS MANFRED WORKS, CSEPEL NEAR BUDAPEST

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• Publication Date: March 14, 1951
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1,,. The c.nerr .?~ required by the entire iss i+.ar fre6. 7orlcs in Csepo]. near ]D apest
was supplied alr.:os t exclusively by t:,~ hi h :pressure section of the
stcari-`ene-
r:tin ? incl. usclh), the water was softened so that its residue vas 0,2 grams per cubic
peter. The food rater ;,as also carefully checked by the analytical chemist,
whose laboratory was on the second floor on the platform of the, steam control
stand. The high-pressure steam was conveyed to a 3zd.ss high-pressure turbine
from the = scher 'ryso Firm in '..urich; the expanded %wpaste steam went to the
lorr pressure turbine.
5. The chief engineer at the steam-generating installations was Ladislaus Leva,,
a graduate engineer, 4ngineer 1diihelm Szolanyi was another official in this depart-
ment, and the analytical chemist was Desiderius L oso.
The Laboratory
6. The chemical laboratory of the Weiss Manfred :corks was co::~pletely destroyed
during a:r r raid on 27 July 19U.a During the s arse bombardment the laboratory
of the aircraft factory burned out. Immediately after the arrival of the Russians
the material.-testing methods sera entirely reorganizer:, The various laboratories
were united and placed wader single control, and they were all acconrzodatec in
the reconstructed aircraft laboratory. (3)
7.
The material-testing office was headed by a director who was under the direct
orders of the y,eneral raanagc rent,. The head of this office in December 19119 was
Dr. Josef u erne, a 5O ,ear old university professor. Formerly Veroe lectured on
meiLallofraphy in the :`aping Academy in Sopron (Oed.enburg)0 About 1935 Veroe was
granted a scholarship in the U.S.A. Veeroe, who is married and a Catholic, comes
from Slovakia and speaks fluent Hungarian, German., English and Slova.leian,. His
chief field of research in 191{.9 was the course of crystallization in steel ingots
and the accoi pa. ;>in ; phew such as distribution of the gas content, pollu-
tions midi behaviour of components of alloys. i'eroe united in his person the
qualities of a practical man arid a. theorist in a most fortunate manner, He was
held in high esteem by his colleagues and was much respected by the management
and the central administration of the heavy industry. The new regime left him
alone as he never took part in politics.
3. The laboratory cployed a managing director, four analytical chemists, a mechanical
engineer, two technicit)ns, eigh assistant cheri sts,
eight adui tional helpers in the room for testing solidity, eight unskilled workers
for preparing ;aterial;, and four charwomen0
9. The testing of material took place in four sectioh.:s, each of which was Managed b
a specialist. The sections worked independently. The different sections were
the cho?ic e
electric furnace, They rdvanta e of thin method was the, fact t iat 1^rrer
quantities of liono venous :cater:i .l were obc,ai is .le ian4 that the alloying of
the iron was under better control,. These advai tai;es,, however, were offset
by considerably increased. operatinE costs.
23,~ In the sane shop as the c:-ton I!6roult furnaces there, was also a 19i./;h ?frequ.ency
steel-sneltinr- furnace. It was furnished by the Siemens i'ira in 19l2 Its
capacity was 800 Iqi; of sr ieltec steel. RRofinini work was not done; in this
furnace, but this furnace was indisvensabLe for producinL Ill Ell? euality- specii_
steels,- The charge used in the furnace was a pre--:refined steel whieh went
into I he crucible either in liquid condition or - n the shape of cast cry lin-
cati.ccl p _eces. In this furnace tool steels were smelted, chiefly the so-
called triple-as_loy steel, which was contained 3 percent chromdurm, 3 percent
tune?si:ean and 1 to 2 percent vmaadiun. The waste of the whole steel plant
was re-processed in this furnace.
24. Three cupolas were avail_sble for the production of cast iron,, The capacity
of each of these cupolas was 300 kC per hour,. T oidin was done in "4lre lrrL,e
casein bay, The sand dresssinj and noldind installatiouas ntre obsolete
and scarcely raecha.i zed? The 'Three-Year Plan provided. for Lull mechanization
but up to the enc. of 19L9 little had been crone in this respect, i'io-ces up
to 2 tons are cast there. tatlhtubs and other plumbing euuiprrent r:, a e there
in larte quantities and sent to the enamelinc- plant- The charges Thr:.Cl7 were
alloyed -rr?`~ th nickel, molybdenum and small percen-Lal es of chromium were pre-
pared in the lod].e. Pael:in, rin. ;s for combustion encinea were s* molted
separately and alloyed in a small electric furnace, casting by centri.fu'al
action. I,L peri.rrients with electric cupolas were under w y, but the erection
of such a unit h, ,.d not been definitely decided imon at the end of 11'1;9
Crude iron was supplied liy socboalov2 ;i_a and Poland, e'1.ri( the ; ,.t, 3,1
furnished cast iro'. for s ?ecizi purposes., The ri iuiacture of 4?n;ina parts
was the chief n ssion of the pla:.t. The cast-iron section worked to
capacity?
25, Even during the war the -production of hi;.?h-Crado machine tools was started
at tl '..eisw i''anfrcd Aorks in Csepela (7) At first the production ?.i..a for
the firrle s own rer1i,ireri mts, afterwards also for the ssocia+tion of rnr-
facturers of ':_'ainler-i3enz Aircraft 1.[2L'i.neso The production covered lathes,
three types o plain erillinL r:lachines, two types of radial dr:? lli n,.
machines, two types of vertical rallinp machines and various tool-mold
:finding machines, The production of machine "fools was resumed ir.rrlediately
after the end of the 'war.. i irs t o all raaadial drillinC achirses were
delivered to the 3ovi.e;ts as repzirr.tions. By anc, by new t?;"tee s-':ere acidod, At
the end of 151149 the production procram comprised the. .iol lowi.nk ri chutes:
t-h'o typos of radial bor1ni, machines, differin :. only in the size of the
win s; 'r i lz-peri`arr axrce uni.vr'r:- it nillin{ mchine s, vc;?ti_cal nilllnf ra: chi.re
i rrvo3 ut :-,.;Gar millinC: machi rues; frame speed drillers; upri, -ht d3:
machines: hydraulic circular savis; and plate shears, she ce machines were
mzuiuI'actured =n series and cert~' n special r?cr.Cl9thes for "L1:2E- plant s Own
use wore also ade as spe.cial construction jobs;.
2t6:, The r.:;Octal drill" rv- machines, of types h 3 :i.rxi. 4F 2, were orii,in fly built
at the 'eiss an.fred i; rk:s under license obtained iron the a r?aun +/:.0,,
i''irr": in ;.erbst (r a 90). (J) poci icat ons o-' these Y:'1Giine were, as
follor .. x'he column at tl-ie right gives tare a term to measurements where
tY ? the two t-,!n 7h C:?. +"i J
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`aximzzt ove ht t'ra: s I;iL1,sr to extreme
position of t? : drillirn. spindle: 1.,500 mn 1, 7510 mm
overhangs
. 'r..xirzui . radius , 725 1
:'t^3C.'Lrlt a heitht betreen base plate and '975
r
l under ed; a of the dr71lin; spindle: ? , 750
i ru:~
ertic,l position of the overhang 1, i_50
3pind .e stroke 350
Dril.lin, capr-ci ty (pohrfaehi ?keit) 60 mm
L.otor power 3.5 HF
These radial drilling machines cnn be user' for cuttin, thread,, ranCinr;
botween 1.5 .end 3 inches in dianeter. The monthly output of these T:inchi_nes'
T M,9 50 pieces. h n or part of the :iroductior t? s deliverer: to the
Only V IC rar.nchines ;Jhich had been rejected by
,r. `' Vic acce ~t-.ncE co ..ittee were
for sale in the free rket in Hung,ar.
274 The igh-dutf universal lnz.chines, types UF 21 azrd Ur' 22, acre ori,;in. 11;r built
ss _ardred Jor1:s under license of the ;ieinickor--iim, in Cherubtz
(11 51/K mot%), (9} Lata on these rtrLchines are as follows:
Table
0 x 320 z
dpeed of spindle, r::axir_aum 11,600
1,,1'0 rp.:z
I-'aximur~ lon ?itudinal motion
150 um, 'nand.-operatod
1,035 mm motor-driven
I,?a7cirtu?~, cross notion
235 zar:?
i:^ ii
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d
r!u
t
st~ncc et eon table amid milling
spindle
i.inil:lu a distancd3 bett'rcert tz ' le Gth m'.?iliirC
sincrlc
500 rim
Vertic,11. notion of table distance ,r0 nm
Distance bet een millin~.? spindle ar1,i under ~.~0 i wm
edge of bracket 175 r
Ireyuired pouter $.5 fir
The 'eiss-L. ~anfrcc? 1+orks t monthly capacity for this type o2 production r*as
15 pieces. i,inety percent of the production rent to the
1;.,.
23. Tire plant 1;o : uf< ctured vertical milling mach _nes of t,;rr}e "F 21; originally
built under a license of the uueinickor..Fire, Cherinitz. Data on these mach-`Lnes
are is follows:
Table
:.-ax:i.nur" speed of spindle
a c:i.r:,urm ionLltudinal ? otion
a.xir_nun cross motion
Verti cal notion of t able
Required power
1,410 x 320 ?u:
1, 600 rpm
1,150 rife
2^
~U5rtr::
500 ;:gym
U-5 III,
29. The involute-e:ear milling maciine manufactured b;,? the : eiss-- nfred forks
was of type 1? i.~. This machine was not built i;efors or c~.urin the war. On
special demand of she ' .3. ;.Ii. , the production of th'.
in s machine %r"'13 included
the 111;o-xhtzr Plan- The specifications of this machine are as follows:
I rnci_r:tu^ module
I.: r .rt r Tiber of dentzttions 3.5
:ienuired porter 150
g. 5 up
The pia'-t' s monthly production capacity o ' this type or machine was 15
pieces,, This machine ias intent erL exclusively for the autorotive i:adust .
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30. The frame rapid-drillin4 machine of type GyP 20 manufactured by the plant
as built cuing the war and was designed by specialists of the plant.
Specifications of this machine are;
Smooth variable automatic feed
Drilling capacity
3 to 20 rrr,
Table
350 x 350 mm
Drilling spindle stroke
150 mm
I_'axlmun table feed (Tischbe;mgung)
300 mn
L aximum distance between table and spindle
150 mm
The pillar is prismatic and, therefore, the
table is
not rotatable.
Required power
1.5 HP
Speed, ranging from
80 to 4,000 rpm
31. The pillar drilling machine of type Gy 35, developed by
during the r;ar. Data on this machine are as follows:
the plant, was built
Smooth, variable auto_.:atic feed
Drill .ng capacity
10 to 35 mm
Table
450 x 450 mm
Drilling spindle stroke
200 mm
L`aximim table feed
coo
I.'.inimu : distance between table: and
drilling spindle 1.50 mm
This pillar is prismatic arid, therefore,, the table is not rotatable o
Required pother 3 IIP
Speed
30 to 1,'x:'0 rpm
The G,yP 20 and the Gy 35 machines were built in series of two, three or
four riachines. The monthly output of the two types was 35 pieces. (10)
32.
Hydraulic circular saw of
during the war nor prior t
developed at the plait, vies not built
its specificati:_ns are as follows:
Di nneter of saw with ?rutommatic-hydraulic
feed and variable drive
6 "0 mm
Speed
80 to 200 rpm
Cuts material up to maxi rum size
150 x 150 asap
Required pourer
3.5 lip
33. The Weiss Manfred Plant also manufactured tin shears of type t L 2500/15.
Formerly the tin shears were only made indi va dually. They were developed
at the plant. Data on those shears area
Table 2,650 x 1,100 mm
Cuts plates up to 2,500 mm in length
and 15 Required power, HP thick
4.5HP
The monthly production of the circular am,-7s, and tin shears was 10 to 15
pieces. (10) At the, end? of 19L9 the production dropped considerably. Hone
requirements are nil, and the Soviet a