Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering includes technologies associated with mechanical power and the processes of manufacture. These include: the development, conversion, transmission and application of motive power; the processing of materials in industrial and craft manufacture (including forming, cutting, joining, assembling, control of dimensions and geometry); the organisation of production; lifting, handling and pumping; the manufacture of textiles and paper; and the performance of other specialised tasks.
Remarks
The Mechanical Engineering collections cover all historical periods, being particularly rich in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century material, plus a significant number of seminal objects from the eighteenth century.
Curatorial Staff:
Named Collections:
- Factory and mechanical handling
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Hand and machine tools
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Heat engines (not steam)
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Industrial metrology
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James Watt's garret workshop
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Kinematics
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Lifting and mechanical handling
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Mechanical power transmission
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Motive power
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Papermaking
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Production engineering
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Pumping machinery
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Textile machinery
