General Electric History: Schenectady Works Welcomes You! Pages 12 and 13

[Schenectady Works Welcomes You! is a tourist booklet published by General Electric in 1949. Full size images of each page are reproduced here, and the photographs are available individually at original and enlarged sizes.]

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[Full page view of page 13 - 1x]

The Induction Motor Manufacturing Division at Schenectady not only manufactures some of the largest induction motors built but also builds the versatile three-horsepower motors whose rating of 120,000 revolutions per minute makes them the world's fastest notors... The major portion of manufacturing capacity at Schenectady is set up to build Tri-Clad motors ranging from 20 horsetower and larger... These motors are used in power stations, machine tools, paper mills, oil refineries and similar industrial applications... Many special types of motors are also built to suit special requirements of customers.

[Inserting coils in Stator Frame of Tri-Clad induction motor - 1x | 4x]

[Gauging slots for coils and broaching slots for wedges on stator of 4,000 H.P. Motor - 1x | 4x]

[Connecting stator windings on Tri-Clad induction motor - 1x | 4x]

[Assembling end shield on 350 H.P. Motor - 1x | 4x]

[Assembling induction motors on conveyor line - 1x | 4x]

[Testing operations on induction motor - 1x | 4x]

Updated 8/14/01

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