Bolinders Mekaniska Verkstad
Bolinders Mekaniska Verkstad was a Swedish industrial company on Klarasjö in Kungsholmen / Stockholm .
history
The company was founded in 1844 by the brothers Jean and Carl Gerhard Bolinder as J. & CG Bolinders Mekaniska Verkstad . From 1873 the workshop was renamed J. & CG Bolinders Mekaniska Verkstads AB with the establishment of a joint stock company . In the first decades, production focused on steam engines , woodworking machines and engines for ships and sawmills . It also produced ovens and kitchen appliances, including pans , pots , waffle irons and meat grinders .
In 1893 Bolinders built Sweden's first internal combustion engine . The engine was designed by engineer Albert Weyland, but was unsuccessful. Only engineer Erik Rundlöf managed a two-stroke engine in 1897, which was a success. In the 1920s, Bolinders had fitted 80% of all fishing boats in the world with this engine because of its reliability, low fuel consumption and long service life.
Also in 1893 the factory tried to build steam locomotives . Three locomotives were built for Jönköping Gripenbergs Järnvägs Aktiebolag (JGJ) based on the Decauville light rail system , two of them with tenders and train heating.
After the deaths of Carl Bolinder in 1892 and Jean Bolinder in 1899, the company was taken over by Erik August Bolinder. In 1906 the premises in Kungsholmen were too small, so Kallhälls gård in Järfälla was purchased as a production facility. There was a rail connection to Västerås and the sea route over the Mälaren to Stockholm was also available. In 1909 production began in Kallhäll. Kitchen goods, including meat grinders, were again manufactured there, and cast parts were transported by sea to the factory in Kungsholmen. In 1919, Bolinder employed 1900 people in both plants.
At the end of the 1920s, Bolinders tried to build tractors . However, it is uncertain whether more than one tractor was used.
In 1932 the Bolinders were split into two parts. The engine department was merged with Munktells in Eskilstuna and named Bolinder-Munktell . The rest of the company continued production in Kallhäll under the name Bolinders Fabriks AB . In 1935 the factory in Kungsholmen was closed.
During the 1930s and 1940s, Bolinders produced the Trim outboard motor . There were also dishwashers , sanitary ware and enamelled pots. During the Second World War , various devices were supplied to the Swedish defense industry, such as gas generators. Then they built refrigerators and electric stoves, but the competition from Electrolux , Husqvarna and Elektro-Helios was too great. In 1956, Bolinders Fabriks AB was taken over by AB Svenska Maskinverken , who relocated part of their own production to Kallhäll.
In 1988 the Bolinder Museum opened in Kallhäll.
Images of Bolinder's products
Bolinder's exhibition stand at Stockholmsutställningen 1866
Bolinder's furnace 1851
Bolinders Locomobile Columbia
Bolinder's kitchen stove
Bolinder's refrigerator
Outboard motor "Trim"
Bolinder's radio
Enamelled pot
literature
- Harald Norbelie: Vårt Kungsholmen. PMB bokkonsult, Stockholm 1992, ISBN 91-88016-17-X , pp. 17-20, (Swedish).
- Torsten Gårdlund: Bolinders. En svensk Verkstad. Till 100-årsminnet av J. & CG Bolinders mekaniska Verkstads grundande. AB Bolinder-Munktell - Bolinders Fabriks AB, Stockholm 1945, (Swedish).
Web links
- Bolinders Museum at Stockholms Läns Museum (swed.)
- Bolinders Verkstäder - en del av den svenska industrihistorien. Folkets Hus Kallhäll, accessed February 7, 2016 (Swedish).