in the period of peace between waterloo in 1815 and the belgian revolution of 1830, the delft company developed rapidly. by 1813, the company was already utilizing steam power and producing artillery, field guns, small arms and military vehicles. other products were manufactured in facilities located in liège, but this ended after 1830 when the belgian revolution geographically split off these facilities, leaving the company's production entirely in delft. again, a reorganization was undertaken and non-core tasks such as woodworking were rejected. the company focused its efforts on metalworking under the leadership of colonel ultich huguenin (1755-1833). the company began to manufacture small arms and ammunition as well, while continuing to produce machinery and precision instruments. because it was also a mining plant, lathes were required for the machining of artillery munitions and the like. their manufacture of precision instruments required custom machines and, by 1836, the company was producing lathes for their own use. by about 1850 there were 500 people in the company. the quality of production was high.