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1954
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21 August 1954 306 MACDONALD BROS. AIR CRAFT, LTD.—See Bristol Aero plane Engines Co. of Canada, Ltd. MINNEAPOLIS-HONEYWELL REGULATOR CO., LTD., Lea- side, Toronto 17.—Canadian factory of well-known American manufac turers of aircraft automatic control devices, whose claim it is to have produced more autopilots (40,000 produced last year) than any firm in the world, and to have developed world's first electronic autopilot. Other products include helicopter autopilots; gyros; fuel gauges, auto matic fuel-control equipment and jet-pipe temperature indicators. NORTHWEST INDUSTRIES, LTD., Aircraft Division, Box 517, Municipal Airport, Edmonton, Al berta.—In three large hangars, some 650 people are engaged on mainten ance and repair of all types of air craft and components (excluding en gines). Current contracts include overhaul and modification of B-25s and C-119s for R.C.A.F., and a Canadair sub-contract for overhaul of T-33 jet trainers. Stated to be the only approved Douglas Aircraft over haul and service centre west of Mon treal and north of Los Angeles, the plant has also reconditioned numerous DC-3s and C-47s. A large new instrument laboratory is among the facilities. Executives include F. G. Winspear (pres.), B. W. Pitfield (vice-pres. and gen. mgr.), G. L. Best (mgr., a/c divn.), and R. Whitaker (sec.-treas.). PHOENIX ENGINEERED PRO DUCTS, LTD., 750 Lawrence Avenue West, Toronto.—With an impressive war record in the produc tion of aircraft instruments and fuel pumps, the company is now engaged, in a plant of 71,000 sq ft floor area, in the major overhaul and test of some 500 types of instruments. In the case of obsolescent instruments for which replacement parts are im possible to obtain, Phoenix have the necessary knowledge and facilities to make the details themselves. Special equipment is maintained for the test ing of gyro gunsights and electronic autopilots. PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEYS (QUEBEC), LTD., and (WES TERN), LTD.—See P.S.C., Ltd., p. 301. PRECISION RUBBER PRO DUCTS (CANADA), LTD., Ste Therese de Blainville, Quebec— Wholly Canadian subsidiary, founded January 1953, of Precision Rubber Products Corp., Dayton, Ohio. Ap- prox. 14,000 sq ft of plant space devoted to production, for aircraft industry, of Precision "O" rings and Dyna-seals. PRENCO PROGRESS AND EN GINEERING CORP., LTD., 72-74 Stafford Street, Toronto.—Company founded in 1940 by J. K. Chmel, who had previously owned a factory in Prague, Czechoslovakia, devoted to the production of aircraft hydraulics and structural applications of mag-n f.sluI5- During the war Prenco sup- Pi.! 2e!?ble hoselines (with detach-ab 'e, fittings) self-sealing couplings and hydraulic control components for British aircraft. Prenco hoses are made under licence from the U.S. firm of Aeroquip, and are supplied to the R.C.A.F. and the Australian, New Zealand and Indian Air Forces. A factory extension will shortly be completed for the production of spheroid-type valves for aircraft. Executives include J. K. Chmel (pres. and man. dir.), Clifford Salton (vice- pres.), Mrs. A. Schmocker (vice- pres.), L. E. Buckwell (aircraft sales), F. Walter (designer) and A. N. Turner (ch. inspr.). P. S. C. APPLIED RESEARCH, LTD.—See P.S.C., Ltd., p. 301. RENOLD - COVENTRY, LTD., 1006 Mountain Street, Montreal.— Suppliers of aircraft parts, units and accessories. E. ROY INDUSTRIES, LTD. L'Assomption, Quebec.—Established in 1889, the company are large-scale manufacturers of domestic appliances, and now have an aircraft division making airframe and engine assem blies; current contracts are for T-33 rear fuselages and for machined parts for Rolls-Royce Nene. Executives in clude Edouard Roy (pres.), T. Z. St. Laurent (gen. mgr.). SANDERSON AIRCRAFT, LTD., Malton, Ontario.—Overhaul, modi fication and repair of aircraft, en gines and radio; components and assemblies. A current sub-contract is for D. H. C. Beaver components. Executives: W. J. Sanderson (pres. and gen. mgr.). SHELL OIL COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD., Metropolitan Building, 25 Adelaide Street E., Toronto, Ontario.—This company began operations in eastern Canada in 1912, and in British Columbia in 1913. The Montreal refinery, which was built in 1932, has a present re fining capacity of 2.2 million tons per year. There is also at Montreal an associated petro-chemical plant which was the first to be established in Canada. The Shellburn refinery at Vancouver was built in 1932, and its present capacity is | million tons per year. At Jumping Pound, Al berta, the company has a gas-treat ing plant and sulphur extraction unit. A complete refuelling service is maintained at seven Canadian air ports, including Gander: during 1953 the company serviced 4,848 aircraft. W. M. V. Ash is president. SMITH AND STONE, LTD., 50 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto.— Manufacturers of polyester/Fiber- glas laminated aircraft seats, silicone gaskets, phenolic mouldings, etc. Parent and associated company plants, located at Oshawa, Windsor, Sarnia, Guelph and Dunville produce plastic components by injection, ex trusion, lamination, etc.; safety glass of all types; mirrors and graticules; porcelain and metal fittings in the electrical field; and Fiberglas insula tion and insulating products. Execu tives include Col. W. E. Phillips (pres.), Brig. F. C. Wallace (exec, vice-pres.). SNAP-ON TOOLS OF CANADA, LTD., 41 Cranfield Road, Toronto, are specialists in mechanics' hand- tools. Executives include J. Johnson (pres.), R. Palmer (vice-pres.), W. Seidemann (vice-pres.), W. H. Shearin (camptr. and sec), A. W. Clark (gen. mgr.). Port of the aircraft hose assembly department of thjs, Prenco Progress and Engineering Corporation, Toronto. SURVEY AIRCRAFT, LTD.—See under Aerial Surveys, Ltd. TECALEMIT (CANADA), LTD., 43 King Street, Toronto, a subsidiary of the well known Plymouth, Devon, company, was formed in 1949 and in 1953 moved into larger premises to keep pace with the increasing de mand for Tecalemit products in the field of specialized lubrication equip ment. The oil-filter side of the com pany's business also quickly ex panded, and a manufacturing unit, patterned on that of the English parent company, was established in 1950. A production plant for other Tecalemit equipment is now being planned. President of the Canadian company is J. F. Parker. TIMKEN ROLLER BEARING SERVICE AND SALES, LTD., 43 Edward Street, Toronto.—Canadian sales and service representatives for the British Timken company of Bir mingham. Roller bearings for aircraft.' TUBE BENDERS AND FABRI CATORS, LTD., Streetsville, Toronto.—This recently established company is engaged in work of the character indicated by its title. Though the automobile and a num ber of other industries are served, the bulk of its production is for aircraft firms. J. A. H. Brocklebank is managing director. VICTORY TOOL AND MACHINE CO., LTD., 236-250 Rose de Lima, Montreal 30.—Established in 1914, the company has some 30,000 sq ft of its plant, and 120 men, engaged on the manufacture of precision parts for airframes and engines. YORK GEARS, LTD., Toronto, Specialists in the production of com plicated assemblies, gearboxes, and individual parts for the aircraft in dustry, were founded in 1950 as a division of Canadian Acme Screw and Gear, Ltd. Now a separate company, it is housed in a new build ing occupying approximately 120,000 sq ft with another 800,000 sq ft of ground available for expansion. Some 700 employees are now employed in the manufacture of gearboxes for the Orenda and CF-100. Other com ponents include power take-off drives, pumps, tachometers, etc., for the CF-100 and F-86. Considerable use is made of magnesium in castings for gearboxes. AUSTRALIA A.P.I. CABLES AND INSULA TION PTY., LTD., 571 Bourke Street, Melbourne—Manufacturers of electric cables for aircraft. G. ADAMS AND SON, Mascot, N.S.W. — Aircraft components; manufacture and repair of wooden airscrews. W. O. AND B. ADAMS, Carlton, Vic.—Manufacturers of cast phos phor-bronze bar for the aircraft industry. ADASTRA ATRWAYS PTY., LTD., 41-43 Vickers Avenue, Mas cot, N.S.W.—Founded in 1930 as a flying school, Adastra developed pas senger services and then, in 1936, concentrated entirely on aerial survey work. Today, with two hangars and a photographic laboratory at Kings- ford Smith Airport, Mascot, Sydney, the company operate a fleet of air craft—mainly Hudsons—on photo graphic survey and the production of mosaic and contour maps. They are contractors to the Federal Common wealth Government, the State Gov ernments of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, and the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority, etc.; they also serve the Government of Fiji, and have carried out numer ous contracts in New Guinea. An important new contract, in collabora tion with the Hunting Group, is for a geophysical survey, using the mag netometer technique, for oil and uranium in Australia's north. Execu tives include G/C. H. T. Hammond, O.B.E. (gen. mgr. and dir.), L. B. Pares (asst. mgr.), Miss M. Murrell (sec), E. Haynes (wks. mgr.). ADVANX TYRE AND RUBBER CO. PTY., LTD., Rushcutters Bay, N.S.W.—Specialists in rubber com ponents for aircraft. AERIAL AGRICULTURAL PTY., LTD., Bankstown Airport, N.S.W. —Airframe and component repairs and overhauls; distributors of spares. AERONAUTICAL SUPPLY CO. PTY., LTD., 210 Victoria Street, Melbourne, Victoria.—Manufacturers of aircraft mechanical assemblies, machined parts, sheet-metal compo nents, etc.; distributors of spares. AERO SERVICE PTY., LTD., Maylands Airfield, W.A.—Manufac turers of metal and wooden aircraft components; overhaul and repair of airframes, engines and components; electrical installation and overhaul. AFTERDARK PTY., LTD., 678- 684 Victoria Street, North Mel bourne, Victoria.—Founded in 1943, the company has two factories, in one of which aircraft instrument-dials, panels, nameplates, etc., are manu factured; in the other, dials are luminized with radio-active and other luminous pigments. The company (which is a contractor to R.A.A.F. and aircraft manufacturers) is under the direction of C. P. Trowbridge. ALLISON GRAY AND CO.—See Paul and Gray Pty., Ltd. N. V. APPLETON PTY., LTD., Hendra, Queensland.—Manufacture and repair of plastic components for aircraft. ASSOCIATED POWER SEALS PTY., LTD., 200 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, Vic—Specialists in gas kets, oil seals, etc., for the aircraft industry. AUSTRAL BRONZE CO. PTY., LTD., O'Riordan Street, Alexandria, N.S.W., and Williamson Road, Mari- byrnong, Vic, are manufacturers of aluminium bronze, bronze bars, sheet copper, and extrusions in these materials. AUSTRALIAN ALUMINIUM CO. PTY., LTD., Unwin Street, Gran ville, N.S.W.—Producers of alu minium and its alloys in many forms, e.g., ingots, forgings, rod, bar, ex truded sections, sheet, strip, etc AVIATION AND ENGINEERING SUPPLIES PTY., LTD., 134 Fer- rars Street, South Melbourne, Vic, are general distributors of aircraft spares. AVIATION MANUFACTURING CO. PTY., LTD., Auburn, Vic, are manufacturers and distributors of "B.G." sparking plugs and fittings. BALM PTY., LTD.—See Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand, Ltd. BENDIX-TECNICO PTY., LTD., 53 Carrington Road, Marrickville, N.S.W.—In a 27,000 sq ft plant, the company employs 150 on the manu facture of aircraft electrical equip ment (starters, generators, electronic amplifiers, etc.) and servicing of elec trical, hydraulic and fuel-handling equipment, together with radio-com passes, oxygen regulators, etc. Prin cipal current contracts are for manu facture of Bendix (U.S.A.) 375-amp, 30-volt aircraft generators and com plete control equipment; airborne isolation and cockpit amplifiers; and AN-type Scintilla-designed connec tors. Land has been acquired near Sydney for a new 40,000 sq ft factory in which, in particular, manufacture of electronic equipment will be ex panded. Executives include C. A. Fordham (mgr.), W. Whitburn (prod, supt.), A. J. Coghlan (ch. engr.), V. Watts (ch. inspr.). BRICO (AUSTRALIA) PTY., LTD., 41-57 Mallett Street, Camper- down, N.S.W.—A wholly owned subsidiary of the British group of (principally) piston and ring manu facturers known as Associated Engineering Holdings, Ltd. A mechanized grey-iron foundry, with centrifugal-casting section, is main tained, and a second plant is devoted to the machining of pistons, rings and liners. During the war the com pany produced aircraft piston rings to approved specifications, together with non-ferrous castings for air screw-blade bushes. Aircraft work is at present on a small scale, but Merlin piston-rings are being pro duced under A.I.D. approval to cover local overhaul requirements. Execu-
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