In order to drill an iron cylinder that can withstand steam pressure, Bolden and Wattro wrote a letter to John, a famous foundry expert. Wilkinson. He knows the casting of the barrel. In order to complete this casting task, he made the first boring machine in 1775. His condition is that the first Watt steam engine must be given to him, and it will be used to drive the furnace bellows after installation. The project ended at 1776. This machine consumes much less coal than in the past, and the people concerned are very satisfied with it. The news of success spread quickly and orders followed.
At that time, all the machines were produced in one piece, which took a lot of time. Just like making clothes, they were made one by one. Apart from simple forging and benchwork tools, there are almost no processing machines. Now that there are more orders, mass production can be arranged, and the equipment in the workshop needs to be supplemented.
The first machines were mainly given to mines in Cornwall. After the Watt steam engine was put into use, the mining depth of the mine immediately increased by 36 meters, so more coal seams could be mined. With the increase of mining depth of coal and ore, Watt gained high prestige and other new design patents. By 1780, * * * had produced 40 steam engines.
Prior to this, the product that Bolden cooperated with Watt Factory was a low-pressure steam engine with reciprocating linear motion. Bolden has a quick mind. He saw that if the machine can be successfully turned into a rotating motion, he would have a chance to make huge profits. Watt finished the design task again. Since then, the textile industry (the largest industrial sector in Britain at that time) can also be equipped with efficient steam engines. 1785, the first batch of newly designed machines were put into use. After that, 10000 spindles can run simultaneously through transmission. This has undoubtedly given the textile industry wings. A brewery in London and a large steam factory founded by Bolden in London were the first subscribers of steam engines. A sugar factory in the West Indies ordered goods from a sawmill in the United States. An infinite market was opened almost overnight.
/kloc-After the patent of Watt expired in 0/800, numerous steam engine factories were established. New industries are constantly emerging, which provides sales opportunities for the manufacture of steam engines, because steam engines provide power for working machines. The development of emerging industries is surging, and some people even say that Britain has begun an era of "mechanical madness". 182 1 year, there are 1500 steam engines in Britain.
As the factory is no longer driven by water, it can be built anywhere. Stamping the words "steam enterprise" on the manufacturer's stationery, and even printing the factory drawing with smoking chimneys, has become a prestigious symbol at that time. The industrial age began.