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AUG 21 1959.
Mr. Walter P, Reuther
20101 Appoline
Detroit 21, Michigan
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of the industry in machines and men be
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its
industry
maximum
for a few months each
on reduced schedules,
never
potential
year.
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and many plants
operates
at
more
capacity,
than
and
then
of the year it opershut down completely.
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period, it would be possible, without reducing the total output of automobiles, to convert a large portion of this machinery
to
the
manufacture
17
cent
per
cent.
year
working
at
output
total
ending
productive
of its
Nash,
its
tured
planes.
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the
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of
maximum
for
the
Nash
August,
last
capacity;
Dodge
could
capacity,
12 months
Chevrolet,
Dodge, in 111 working days.
producer of motor cars, turned out over
used
only
used
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manufac-
have
days;
in 49% working
the largest single
a million cars during
the last model year, and yet used less than 50 per cent of its
The main Chevrolet Motor plant
potential productive capacity.
produced 380 completed motors per hour at
at Flint, Michigan,
utilizing all four of
the peak of the 1937 production season,
At the present
its complete motor machining and assembly lines.
time, at the peak of this year's production season, the Chevrolet
Flint plant is producing 282 motors per hour, with one motor
line standing completely idle, while the three remaining lines
Since 1957, Chevrolet has
are operating on a two shift basis.
built a new motor plant in Tanawanda, New York, which at the
present time is producing 65 complete motors per hour, with a
This would indicate that
plant capacity of 90 motors an hour.
at the peak of the production season Chevrolet is only building
347
hour,
per
motors
with
an
capacity
actual
of
470
motors
per
With an unused capacity of 123 motors per hour at the
hour.
peak of the production season, it is obvious that Chevrolet
has unused reserve which becomes tremendous during the months
of reduced operating schedules.
for plane
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CAN BE ADAPTED To
MAKE PLANE MOTORS.
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the
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motors?
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most
is
aviation engine are
in Detroit, much of
even
now
being
difficult
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supplied
precise
by
parts
being manufactured in the
it with retooled Cadillac
The new Allison plant
in Indianapolis,
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expansion,
is being used largely for assemb
ly,
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aking Allison parts with
retooled Cadillac machinery should al
so dispose of the bugaboo
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the plane engine
than in the automobile
engine.
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precise dimensions can be obtained by
more precise tooling.
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the
will
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necessary
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in
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be
of
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plane
equip
already
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duplicated,
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airplane
to
required
and
construct
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in this process of duplicating basic machinery, lies the most
serious delay.
This lag, which from all indications may continue,
may well defeat our national defense program.
An additional
burden is placed on the already overloaded machine tool industry.
We propose to short-cut the process by building only the tools,
jigs and fixtures necessary to convert idle automotive
dies,
A few special machines
machinery into plane engine machinery.
will be necessary, but these will be but
In this way a job that
total equipment.
at
least
18
months
can
be
done
in
six
a small part of the
will otherwise take
months,
Certain basic mchines are necessary to build
These include
and aircraft types of engines.
both
gear
automobile
cutters, gear
drill presses, punch presses,
various types of milling mach-
shapers, screw machines, bullards,
turret lathes,
broaching machines,
lapping machines,
ines, various types of lathes and Fay machines,
various types of grinding machines, die casting machines, forge
presses, header machines, foundry equipment, welding and riveting
equipment.
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has
The
plane
the
production
three
main
parts:
wings and fuselage.
encine,
as there is unused capacity
ADAPTABLE FOR STAMPING
OF WINGS AND FUSELAGE.
of motors,
so
is unused capacity for the
The large body plants and the
of the wings and fuselage.
plants have metal stamping equipment now used for stamping
parts for the body of the automobile which can be adapted
ing out the parts which make up the wings and fuselage of
Just
for
there
production
parts
out
to stampthe plane.
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fact
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dies to stamp the lighter aluminum alloys used
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necessary
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turn
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adapt these various types of automotive machinery to plane production,
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reservoir of skilled labor in the
than 25,000 tool and die workers, jig and fixture
makers, draftsmen and designers, and allied crafts-
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more
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than
at
the
peak
production.
of
its
Each
tooling
year
thousands
ee the industry's most skilled craftsmen work at top speed for a
iew months to complete the necessary tooling work to adapt the old
machinery to the new models.
When the tooling program is completed,
only a skeleton crew of these skilled craftsmen are retained for
méintenance and duplicate tooling.
Three or four
eraftsmen are shifted to ordinary production jobs
10,000 are laid off entirely until their labor is
next tooling season.
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in
months
past
the
five
years
industry,
work
per
year.
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or more
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than
than
the
half
of
10,000,
present
jobs.
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of
the
remainder
are
on
tool
averaged
time
imately 5,000 tool and die makers unemployed
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duction
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thousand skilled
while more than
needed for the
a
there
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less
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die
than
approx-
in the auto industry;
machine-tending proshort
work
week,
those working on proIn addition to the men who are unemployed,
duction and those enployed only part time, there are at least
2,000 tool and die men who have permanently gone into production
jobs because of the short work year in the tool and die industry.
These mechanics could be combed out of production departments
and made available again for tool and die work.
we have
as in machines,
Thus in manpower,
highly specialized and valuable skills of
workers are available to do the necessary
production program here outlined.
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Body Corporation, a division of General Motors, is now
working on wood models for a new body design.
Chrysler also
is working on new models, for which some die work is likewise
under
way.
If
the
automobile
industry
goes
ahead
with
plans
for new models, it will absorb these unemployed tool and die
workers.
However, if the introduction of new models in the
auto industry could be delayed for six months, from 12,000
to 15,000 skilled mechanics could be made available to build
the necessary tools, dies, jigs and fixtures for the production
of an all metal pursuit ship on a mass production basis.
The tool and die shops of the automotive industry,
like the tool
The 90 tool and
and die workers themselves, are partially idle.
die jobbing shops in the Detroit area affiliated with the Automotive
Tool and Die Manufacturers Association employ 7,000 tool and die
In addition to these
workers when operating at full capacity.
die shops which
vroduction,
In
addition
die
and
tool
to
tool
1,500
enploy
are
there
Association,
the
in
shops
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departments
die
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workers
enterprises,
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these
some
body
auto,
there
and
and
tool
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are
parts
large
plants
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These are known as “captive™ tool and die Shops.
proper.
creat “captive” tool and die shops have a capacity beyond the
available manpower if all the skilled men in the entire industry
were employed on a full time basis.
tremendous unused capacity of these
This is
Fisher Body No. 23 at Detroit.
It builds the sheet
shop in the world.
A typical example of the
captive shops is that of
the largest tool and die
metal
dies,
makers
at
for all
In 1931
Body
of
Fisher
Fisher
Plant
the
No.
tooling
the
peak
23
the
of
employed
tooling
1,400
present
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season.
and
employs only 175 tool
a reduced work week.
this plant
few are on
In
program.
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special
die
and
time
die
machinery
Motors Corporation.
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plants in
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manufacturers,
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the
greatest
production
problems
possible
involved.
Though we propose
payment
of a fair profit to eaeh manufacturer in
accordance with his share in the work, we can foresee the fears this
plan may arouse on the part of some managements.
They may prefer a
method whereby the sovernment finances entire new engines and aircraft
plants.
Aviation
companies
may
look
with
misgiving
on
a
production
program that would inevitably cut the cost of planes by putting their
production on a mass vroduction basis.
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manazsement
executive would not put forward these selfish considerations
at a time of crisis.
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cooveration.
All that labor asks is
intelligent planning,
a voice in matters of policy and administration,
standards.
of its established
and maintenance
recognition of its rights
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moments
may
come
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1943
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FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR PLANE PRODUCTION IN THE
CHEVROIET FORGE PLANT, DETROIT,
following
The
present
time,
operating
at
the
which
peak
is
the
approximately
of
the
RE tele
60% of
capacity.
EQUIPMENT
AVAILABLE
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MACHINES
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at
Skilled
year,
hammers
the
Chevrolet
the
Forge
Buick
considerable
could
production
the
for
the
Chevrolet
1,000,000
Chevrolet
available
to
hammermen are
capacity.
full
at
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for
above
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alone
supply
still
forgings
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day,
per
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Mr.
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Dear
Reuther
21,
Mr.
Michigan
Reuther:
In going through the papers here bearing
we discovered that an important document
on the "Reuther Plan,"
sent by Jerome Frank
to President Roosevelt on December 30, 1940,
day, been sent by President Roosevelt to Mr.
had, on the following
Knudsen, and it was
never returned to the White House.
On inquiry we
the original of this document is among the papers
of Production Management
(which Mr.
Knudsen headed
learned that
of the Office
in 1940),
which
are now in the National Archives.
We have obtained from the
National Archives for our files a photostatic copy of this
document, and a photostat is enclosed for your files.
I think
that you will find it interesting.
Sincerely
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yours,
Herman Kahn
Director
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