No single company is identified because several boiler manufacturers disappeared during the interwar period. Their failures are linked to repeated transitions toward higher-pressure steam systems, which demanded new capabilities from established firms. Pressure labels were also relative: machinery below the newest ultra-high-pressure benchmark could still operate at demanding pressures by an earlier standard. Rapid technical change could therefore remove experienced suppliers that failed to keep pace with the next pressure regime.
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Rising steam pressure challenged interwar boiler firms
A request to identify a failed British boiler maker prompts a wider explanation of how rising steam pressures changed the interwar engineering market.