Article ID: CBB938950512

The Turnkey Factory: Technology Transfer from America to Spain in the Portland Cement Industry (2007)

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The Clot del Moro Portland cement factory in the Pyrenees region of Catalonia, Spain, was designed, equipped, installed, and operated by American engineers. It provides an exceptional example of the transfer of new manufacturing technology from the United States to Europe at the turn of the 20th century via the purchase of a complete or turnkey factory. Clot del Moro is a well-documented example of a first-generation rotary-kiln Portland cement factory. It is also possibly a unique instance of a large cement mill built specifically for direct-drive hydropower. Study of the rich archive of original plans, the archaeological remains of the factory, and the production records shows that the project very nearly failed, in part due to the "model" factory building designed around the production plant, and that the sustainability of the transfer owed much to the persistence of the technology recipient.

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Authors & Contributors
Dennis E. Howe
David R. Starbuck
Steven Kantor
Samantha MacBride
Christopher W. Merritt
Gray Fitzsimons
Concepts
Industrial archaeology
Coal
Buildings, Industrial
Hydroelectric power
Design
Factories
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
Places
United States
New Hampshire (U.S.)
Seattle (Washington, U.S.)
Canada
Lachine Canal
Concord, New Hampshire
Institutions
William Sellers
Delaware and Hudson Railroad Corporation
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