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PRODUCTION OF SURGICAL f INSTRUMENTS ( Surgical instruments for the battlefield and for civilian hospitals are beinj. made much more quickly to-day by new methods worked out in a British factory. While surgeon’s knives and specialised delicate instruments are still hand-forged and receive individual treatment, most of the essential instruments at present in use are standardised, especially as nearly all of them are for the British and Russian Gov- « ernments. The many varieties of surgical forceps can therefore be made from drop forgings. Uniformity in these stampings is the aim so that the instruments may be machined and set. and, after minor adjustments from a skilled operator, turned out with perfect workmanship. Apart from a considerable reduction in cost, production is now ten times as quick. Instruments for Russia have a special coating of copper as an additional protection against corrosion.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 1 September 1942, Page 2
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143TEN TIMES QUICKER Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 1 September 1942, Page 2
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