rolling

method, process, technology

A manufacturing process in which the metal stock is passed through rotating rollers in order to reshape the metal.

A distinction is drawn between cold and hot rolling.

Traveljournal 1814

Making the acquaintance of Philippe Gengembre, 17 August 1814
Sheffield and Rotherham, 5 September 1814
Cannon casting at the Walker works, 6 September 1814

Traveljournal 1825

Factory visits in Sheffield, 30 June 1825
Admiring praise for Fischer’s razor, 2 July 1825
Visit to a rolling mill and a refining forge, 2 July 1825
Business opportunities in the London Mint, 11 July 1825

Traveljournal 1845

Turton, Huntsman and Chinese tea, 1 August 1845

Traveljournal 1846

Liverpool’s maritime ironworks, 29 October 1846
Fischer loses his way in Sheffield, 31 October 1846

Walzen. In: Lueger, Otto: Lexikon der gesamten Technik und ihrer Hilfswissenschaften 2. Auflage, Band 8. Stuttgart, Leipzig 1910, S. 825–835 (Zeno.org, Stand 25.2.2023). Siehe auch Eisenbibliothek Aa 182x.

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Cite as: rolling. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-3621, viewed on 7 June 2025.