Chapter 274 Tinplate Lunch Box
Perfect’s will and ideas were quickly implemented.
The 17th Guards Division has now been placed under the management of the Northern Territory. As a lord, Perficott naturally has the right to purchase some equipment she deems necessary for her army, even if it is just a lunch box.
It is naturally impossible for Pignisberg to have any objections to Purficott's decision in this matter. On the contrary, they are very supportive of this matter, or very welcome.
After all, Purficott placed the order with the factory in Pignisberg. For Pignisberg, where the unemployment rate remains high, although it cannot be said to solve the problem immediately, it can still be said to be an immediate solution. It's like rain comes after a long drought.
The local factory quickly signed a contract with Perficott. After Perficott provided samples and specific parameter requirements, they quickly produced the first batch of samples.
After all, it is just a lunch box, so it is not difficult to make this kind of thing.
Although in the history of the original world, most of these lunch boxes were made of aluminum, it is obvious that the world did not have the ability to industrialize aluminum on a large scale at this time, so iron was still used.
Tinplate used to make cans has a certain strength and hardness, good formability and is easy to weld. It is a very good material, so there is no problem in making lunch boxes.
There was originally a related factory in Pignysburg, which was originally used to produce military cans for the military. However, with the end of the war, the troops stationed here no longer needed to march long distances, and the soldiers could eat When it comes to fresh food, naturally no one wants to eat canned food.
However, this did not lead to the closure of the cannery, but turned to the civilian market. After all, canned food, which can be stored for a long time, is still very practical and marketable for ordinary people.
Correspondingly, Pignisberg also built related industries supporting the cannery, and a steel plant that could produce tinplate was naturally established accordingly.
To a certain extent, the cannery can be regarded as one of the economic pillars of Pignisberg. The cannery that relies on the sale of cans to maintain operation can be regarded as stabilizing the supporting related industries and preventing them from being destroyed. Unemployment in Pinigsburg was completely out of control.
Perficott, who got the sample, was not too satisfied with the tinplate lunch boxes produced in Pignisberg, but considering that it was not practical to produce aluminum or stainless steel lunch boxes in this era, he had no choice but to Let's make do with it first.
After all, even if she could use alchemy to master the relevant production technology, this is not something that a city with industrial decline like Pignisberg could meet the technical requirements.
Purficott, who had already inspected those factories, could only comment on them as being old and long overdue for replacement.
As for tinplate, Purficott is not unfamiliar with this material. After all, before she traveled through time, there were many products using this material in the original world, especially in Purficott. When I was a kid, there were too many canned products.
The so-called tinplate, more professionally or standardly known as tin-plated steel plate, is a cold-rolled steel plate with a thin layer of metallic tin on the surface. It is not easy to rust and corrosion-resistant, plus Non-toxic and odorless, it has been a main material widely used in food packaging before the emergence of stainless steel.
Using this material to make lunch boxes, although after long-term use, there will be problems such as the tin coating falling off, resulting in the lunch box not being so durable, but this is not so in the eyes of the factory that produces it. A little bit.
After all, if a lunch box lasts for decades without breaking, doesn’t it mean that they can only make a one-time deal?
Only this kind of lunch box needs to be replaced after being used for a few years, so that it can bring a steady stream of orders and profits to the factory. Purficott naturally knew this, but she would not make any special comments about it. She only asked for the use of enamel technology on the lunch box to increase the service life of the lunch box.
Although enameling tinplate may sound a bit repetitive, it is indeed a very practical approach.
The factory naturally did not dare to refuse Purficott's request. For Pignisberg, this was a life-saving new industry, and they could not lose this batch of orders.
But for Purficott, Pignisberg is not her only choice.
So even though there is no enamel factory in Pignysburg, they are still gritting their teeth and preparing to squeeze out funds to upgrade technology to meet Purficott's requirements.
This is not to say that the factory owners in Pignisberg attach great importance to this order. Although they do attach great importance to it, they do not go to the extent of upgrading the factory technology for such an order.
In the past few decades, Pignisberg has not encountered very important orders, but that did not allow them to take the initiative to upgrade the factory's production technology.
The reason why they are willing to grit their teeth and squeeze out funds this time is that the situation in Pignisberg has become increasingly serious, and it will be impossible to survive without upgrading.
Another noodle, Purficott’s identity did play a role, but more importantly, these factory owners were optimistic about the market for this kind of lunch box. In addition to selling it to the army, they could also sell it to Worker.
Factories in this era are not so kind as to build canteens for workers. In most factories, workers solve the problem of eating by themselves. At most, the factory will give you some time for lunch.
Other factories that are willing to provide lunch also require employees to prepare their own tableware.
For factory owners, they wish that workers would not have to have lunch and could work for half an hour more for themselves, but obviously this is not practical.
So being able to shorten the meal time for workers as much as possible has become the main consideration of these factory owners.
Although a small lunch box is inconspicuous, it can shorten the meal preparation time and make it easier for workers to bring their own meals. This is a good thing in the eyes of factory owners, and they naturally We can see the market prospects of this kind of lunch box.
And these naturally affect the workers in Pignisberg, because some workers who were facing unemployment due to insufficient factory operating rates can return to the factory to get a job, and even the unemployment rate, which has been continuing to rise, can For the first time, there was a decline.
This suddenly put the workers' federation that was preparing to carry out demonstration activities into a passive position. They began to hesitate and hesitate whether they should continue to organize workers' demonstrations at this moment. After all, there was a big commotion at this time. It will affect the whole city to some extent.
But after some intense discussions, Karen and the leaders of the workers' federation decided to launch this Y trip to make the factory owners and officials of Pignisberg suffer. Nod bitterly.
(End of this chapter)