Hello Rolf,

your "Frohe Weihnachten und ein Gesundes, Erfolgreiches Neues Jahr 2017."
does look perfect. So - perhaps you're from Germany. Would be funny, because
I'm living in Germany near Nuernberg ... ;-)

Gemuetliche + ruhige Feiertage + einen gelungenen Jahreswechsel
(wish you pleasant holidays + a successful new year)

Greetings

Franky / Frank Herfert


Rolf worked for NSU in Germany on the Wankel as I understand it.


Paul Lamar Merry Christmas

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Hallo Frank,

Yes, as Paul said, I worked for NSU on the Wankel engine development on Manufacturing processes.
At one time two of us were proposing a steel liner in the trochoide. For fastening we were trying soft solder that of course did not work. I had one exemplar delivered to the trochoide grinding machine operator but he screwed it up taking too much machining advance. It heated up and the liner came off. It likely was a good thing because it would for sure have loosened in a running engine. It was only 1 mm thick, that is too thin. A thicker liner of special shape would work braced in (hartlöten) at a bit under the Al melting point.

But is was all too late. NSU was going bankrupt. Die Landesregierung von Baden-Württemberg, the local state government stepped in and negotiated a deal with Audi. At that time I left, all looked bleak, a salary increase was out of the question. I was in my building years and needed a better income.

I grew up in Neckarsulm took apprenticeship at NSU, Maschinenschlosser, machine fitter, went to the 'Staatliche Technikerschule' in Heilbronn and moved up to the Process Planning Department (Arbeitsvorbereitung). I had once a discussion with Dr. Fröde for about one hour trying to talk him out of the Wankel engine with no luck. :-) He was the major force behind its development. The phrase was coined: 'Kraft durch Fröde' in Anlehnung an den Spruch von Hitler "Kraft durch Freude" when he wanted a higher birth rate in his early days.

Anyway, I kept up my German well as I worked later in Canada for Lurgi a subsidiary of Metallgesellschaft, Frankfurt that went bust when the Austrian CEO at the time gambled 20 Million Deutschmarks away in trading oil futures.

I am now retired and am experimenting with another rotary design that keeps me busy and young.

Besten Dank für die guten Wünsche. Auch Ihnen ein Frohes Fest, Frohe Weihnachten und ein Gesundes, Zufriedenes und Erfolgreiches Neues Jahr 2017.

Alles Gute weiterhin.
Rolf Pfeiffer


Translation :-)

Thanks for the good wishes. Also to you a Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas and a Healthy, Happy and Successful New Year 2017.

Paul Lamar

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