the primary function these separated
laboratories was testing and quality control, they had be
close the point manufacture.X-22
Edison's manufacturing plants had led the creation of
testing laboratories the many factories built the early
years the twentieth century. The test department
of the Edison Storage Battery Company slowly enlarged its
functions and 1913 research department was created at
Silver Lake. The divisional policy TAE
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unquestionable. One tester argued that "the importance the work
here, related the marketing the product, mind
. accelerated the growth satellite laboratories the
various divisions TAE Inc.
The storage battery business required extensive testing
services and initially this was carried out the West Orange
laboratory the battery research department and later the
small cell test department. The pressure work led the
formation separate testing department with its own
facilities the storage battery factory.
Several other operations had been taken from the West
." 1917 the Silver Lake laboratory was
enlarged, and soon became competitor with the West Orange
laboratory for chemical testing work. Testing was considered vital part battery
manufacture because the end product had reliable and free
of defects. 1916 much the experimenting
and testing West Orange was being done the manufacturing
buildings which clustered around the original Edison
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