THE VASILE ROSITA METALLURGICAL FACTORY IN BUCHAREST

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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 14, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT The Vasile Roaita Metallurgical tom-=--~_-
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DATE DISTR. iz ..Tan. 1952
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1. Vasile Roaita is a metallurgical factory located at 25 Pentelimon Road
(near the East R?~ilroad Station), Bucharest. It employs about 2000 persons
and normal] y works two shifts daily. It produces the followings
a. Fifty thresh.Ing machines,, of Austrian type, monthly.
b. Ten combines monthly, of a type described by source as derived from
British and Soviet models.
c. Buffers, axles, and bars for the Rw anion railroad.
d. Gal chains (the only producer of these chains in Ruz:uzia).
e. Roller bearings (described by source as produced for the factory's
ovn use only).
f. Grenades.
2, The factory's equipment includes:
a. A power station (containing two engines, 240 horsepower each. Another
engine was transferred to the Danube Black Sea Canal). The power sta-
tion is not 3.n use, since the f~.ctory now gets its power from the city.
b. Three furnaces for the welting of cast iro:t with capacities of one and
a half tons, two and a half tons, and five tons per eight hours. Perli-
tic casts for ar"-all compressors may be cast by these furnaces.
c. Five furnaces and nine presses in the forging section, and one large
electric German press for reducing freshly cast ingots to 2-40 milli-
meter thickness and various aza]ler machines and tools.
3. The factory receives cast iron from the Steagul Rosu plant at Resita; sheet
iron from Resita; steel 60/61 (resistance/tension) from Czechoslavakia and
the USSR, for manufacturing chains; steel 16/61 of Swedish origin; coke
from Craiova; and fire-resisting bricks from the Turda-.factory.
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Personalities
Cavan a engineer at the Locksmith'swoxicehop, 35, tail, brown hair.
Gheorghe Ionescu - Assistant Director, 261, tall, brown hair.
'Leibovici - Chief Accountant, 544 medium height, blond.
Victor Naghy - Manager, 27, tall,, lean,. blond.
Pitulescu -'engineer at the chief repair section, 35, tall, stout,
former captain.
Stefaneecu - Chief Ehgineer, 50, tall, brown hair.
W&rda a Nag Section Chief, 40, medium height, brown hair.
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1. Pantelimon Road
2b Arrow points towards the center of the town.
30. Arrow points toward "Halles Obor"..
4.. Entrance.to the,Plante
Entrance to the Plant.
6.' Entrance to the Offices.
7. Administrative Offices.
8. Entrance Building to the Foundry.
9. Foundry.'
10, Technical Offices.
124 Power Stationo :
12, Ground-flowt Planning, shaping; and milling. sections.
133. First floor's Locksmith Workshop.
13o Ground Cooz Store.
14r Hall for the Fitting of Combines.
15. Hall for. the Fitting of- Threshing Machines.
16. Workshop for h*at application.
17. Workshop for Tools.
18. Forging Section.
190 Workshop for Welding.
20. Stores,
21. Arrow points toward the Eastern Station.
22o Ire t e rnal . Avenue .
23e 5tp, aonca (for the exclusive use of the factory).
2ite Garages,
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