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| Morso's ultra-modern Office and R&D Facility | Part of the Assembly Factory. | |
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Ultra Environmentally Friendly Manufacture. Morso Stoves are made using only re-cycled material. For better quality control, rather than using re-cycled cast iron, high quality steel waste, of known composition, from local fabricators is used as the raw material. This allows morso to ensure that the end product is exactly right. |
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The steel is melted in furnaces and the exact amount of carbon added to change it from steel to cast iron, a more suitable material for stoves, being much more thermally stable than steel. |
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Once the melt has reached the right temperature and chemical composition, it is poured into travelling crucibles for transport to the automatic, computer-controlled moulding machines. Despite the smoke being created here, pollution control systems prevent escape to the outside. The foundry, from the outside, looked like a modern office building rather than an industrial plant and there was absolutely no smoke visible outside - impressive! |
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| The components are cast in sand moulds in a continuous line. Unlike traditional sand-casting which is labour intensive, this process is fully automatic. From pressing the moulds, through pouring the cast iron to separating and cleaning the finished castings from the mould, there is no manual intervention. |  |
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After fettling and machining, the castings arrive at the assembly shop. The cleanliness is quite striking as is the quietness. Absent is the usual noise from ghetto blasters simultaneously playing different stations. Instead, the operatives have radio ear protectors which allow them to listen to local radio channels without spoiling the environment for their neighbours. A typical Morso touch. |
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| Each stove is
built from scratch by one person and can be traced back
in the event of any problem. There is no supervision
system as such, everyone taking responsibility for their
own work. In order to improve job satisfaction and maximize staff utilization, all employees can perform all aspects of stove assembly. Here the famous Morso Squirrel is being assembled, three at a time. No cement is used on Morso stoves, all joints being dry, rope-sealed for long-lasting air-tightness and ease of dismantling should a replacement panel be needed. |
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After painting,
the door-glass, handle and internal firebricks are added
before being sent for packing. Here, Morso "O" series stoves are being finished. |
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| The Sting in the
Tail !! After watching the stoves being assembled, all the visiting dealers were co-opted onto the assembly line and we had to fully assemble one stove ourselves. An excellent way of really learning about the Morso products we show in our showrooms. |
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This is one small part of the despatch warehouse where all the stoves, including the ones we built!, go prior to being shipped out all over the world. | |
| After a
quick"wash & brush-up", we returned to the
Morso R&D Department to discuss future plans for
Morso products, followed by a look around the Morso
Museum. Examples of the bewildering variety of stoves
made by Morso over the last hundred and fifty years are
on show. Here is just one tiny corner, overlooked by Morso's founder's portrait. A sincere thanks to all at Morso for their hospitality during our visit. |
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