A 36-ROLLER raising machine manufactured in the year 1918 has recently been delivered to its final retirement home-as a historic showpiece at the Monforts Advanced Technology Centre (ATC) in Monchengladbach, Germany. The machine remained in operation at a plant in Poland up until early 2000 and has now been handed back in full working condition to its manufacturer. Monforts veterans Walter Dresen and Fred Vohdahl - both of whom each worked for the company for more than 50 years and are themselves now retired - ensured the smooth landing of the machine as it was unloaded from its delivery truck. The raising machine was introduced by Monforts at the end of the 19th century and represented a gamechanger at that time, due to the use of low friction ball bearings for its raising rollers. This greatly reduced the wear and maintenance of the raising rollers and was a first for the market.
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