MODERN MIRACLE: in 5 years the U. S. Aviation Industry jumped from 17th to. 1st place among all the nation’s

 

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industries! Shell participated by supplying 19 Aircraft and Engine manufacturers with Shell Industrial Lubricants.

STINGERS

3,623 combat planes produced in 1939—
110,000 in 1944!

In 5 years, by a production miracle the Aviation In-
dustry has multiplied annual output 30 times—turning
out an average of 276 planes every day in 1944! We
now have enough planes to give us complete and
devastating air superiority—and our output rate is
still climbing!

Shell’s contribution to this production miracle was
the development of special industrial lubricants to
meet specific needs. For example, one lubricant
stepped up cutting speed and at the same time sub-
stantially increased tool life. Another reduced drill
breakage—lessened operator fatigue. Other Shell
Industrial Lubricants helped a major manufacturer

achieve one of the lowest maintenance costs in the
industry.

As war production enters the final phase, proper
lubrication becomes more vital. Yesterday’s solution
is seldom good enough for today!

Constant improvement in lubrication is a major
responsibility of the “University of Petroleum,” Shell's
research laboratories. Shell engineers apply these im-
provements in the field.

Are you sure your plant has the benefit of all that is
new in lubrication as it develops?
Call the Shell Lubrication En-
gineer.

 

First oil refinery to win the
Army-Navy “E’’—Shell’s
Wood River Refinery.

 

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