Dr Sebastian de Ferranti
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Dr Ferranti’s War  
There is an exhibition about this at MOSI The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester

In Summary
At the start of WW1 Dr Ferranti saved Ferranti Ltd from closure (as proposed by the board) and partly converted a large part of it to the production of munitions.
He continued the normal production of Ferranti Ltd  - but on a smaller scale.
He continued the spinning development work.
He was also a Member of Government's  Inventions Panel and the Munitions Inventions Branch
 
During WW1 Dr Ferranti improved the factory plant and manufacturing methods so that Hollinwood became the factory with the highest output put per worker of any shell factory in the UK
He discarded many of the accepted methods of manufacture and introduced automatic machinery and thus improved the efficiency of the whole plant, speeded up production and saved valuable time on each operation
 
1915 to 1918             He managed to increase efficiency levels
                                    From 500 shells per week to 4,500
                                    And
                                    From 800 18-pounder shells per week  to 6000
 
1918   He patented his own method of forging and manufacturing shells
           He introduced automatic machinery for production
 
From 1916-1917 There were no patents for new inventions – he was too busy

For more detail of what he and his 2 sons did in the war ;-
Follow the below links to find more about Dr Ferranti and his 2 older sons during WW1
  Dr Sebastian de Ferranti
His oldest son  Basil de Ferranti   who was killed in action.
His next son    Vincent de Ferranti   who briefly returned from war in Galipolli to help his father in the works.
 

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