The turner taps
The turner is working on an object to tap it by 9 mm. Vervloet is a family-owned company founded in 1905 by…
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Put on your headphones and experience what historical ears sounded like.
Chasing
The chiseler deepens the grooves through further chasing. To do this, he uses chisels of different sizes. Here, he has 573 copies…
Cinema seat
The cinema seat is folded down and then lifts up. Nova is a cinema that opened in January 1997, in the centre…
Film splicer
A knife is used to even up the film ends before splicing. Each film is attached with adhesive paper on each side,…
The removal of the film manually
Nova is a cinema that opened in January 1997, in the centre of Brussels. Its programming focuses on independently produced films and…
The rewinding of the film – Cinema projector
Sound of the rewinding of the film, at different speeds. The projector used in the Nova is an Italian Cinemeccanica projector, Victoria…
Projector running with the light on
Sound of the Xenon lamp lighting up; a well-protected, dangerous lamp and sound of the projector running. The projector used in the…
Cinemeccanica projector Victoria 9 running
The sound of the projector running, without the light (Xenon lamp). The sound varies according to the quality or thickness of the…
Projectionist turns the machine by hand – Cinema projector
The projectionist first turns the machine by hand, to check that everything is alright, and to ensure that the film is properly…
DGB (large feed reels) – Cinema projector
The projector used in the Nova is an Italian Cinemeccanica projector, Victoria 9 model, one of the last models produced by this…
Fan – Cinema projector
Sound of the fan. The projector used in the Nova is an Italian Cinemeccanica projector, Victoria 9 model, one of the last…
Film reels
Thirty-five mm films are delivered on several reels of about twenty minutes duration. These have to be transferred onto larger reels, and…
Welding
The sound of welding. Before the electroslag remelting (ESR) process starts, a consumable wire electrode is first welded to a special holder…
Ingot cutting saw
The sound of a Pegas ingot cutting saw manufactured by Herkules, Czech Republic. In electroslag remelting (ESR), the cutting saws are used…
CER annealing furnace
The sound of gas-fired burners heating the furnace to 700°C. When remelting is completed, an ingot is loaded in a furnace to…
Mould grinding
The sound of mould grinding. In the recording, a member of the maintenance staff is repairing an ingot mould with a handheld…