We will now describe in detail a plant consisting of one two-ton con verter and having a capacity of about 40 tons of castings per week. It con sists of converter, converter blower and motor, pulpit or operating station, cupola, cupola platform and elevator, cupola blower and motor, ladles and ladle heating plant, sand grinder and mixer.

An analytical laboratory is also indispensable, and this has been made the subject of a special chapter. As for the foundry equipment, including cranes, flasks and miscellaneous rigging, it is the same for all foundries, no matter what process is used, but it may be well to make a few remarks on this subject in passing.

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