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MTNW has completed: • offshore rig/barge mooring projects in Scotland, Nigeria, Singapore and

Dubai… with new projects scheduled for 2010; • new winch and hoist instrumenta- tion projects with Dynacon,

Ingersoll-Rand and DynaWinch; • a new venture into winch monitor- ing for aerostat applications with

Allied Power; • new fishing trawler warp/line mon- itoring systems.

Measurement Technology NW pro- vides complete instrumentation solu- tions for new and retrofit winch/hoist installations for offshore, Oil & Gas, commercial marine and oceanograph- ic applications. MTNW is a trusted source for industry-leading, daylight- readable displays, payout and tension sensors, running line tensiometers,

PC software for remote winch moni- toring, as well as a provider of calibra- tion services and full system instru- mentation packages. From single Line

Control Instrument (LCI) display installations to complex networks of a dozen displays or more, MTNW equipment is designed to be fast, accurate, extremely reliable, and easy to use. Its LCI display products are used to control and monitor speed, payout, and tension (wire rope, EM cable, synthetic lines, and chain) in winch/hoist systems used for ROV deployment, oceanographic research, rig/vessel mooring and towing, barge positioning - anywhere accurate and reliable line control is required. LCI has also recently manufactured a new line of rugged tensiometers for winch mooring retrofit and line rider appli- cations. These tensiometers are avail- able in models ranging from 20KIPS to 1MKIPS. MTNW ‘s LCI division now provides an entire solution set from sensors and tensiometers, to dis- plays, to remote PC software inter- faces for data logging and analysis. • Displays: The LCI-90i, MTNW’s flagship display, released in early 2010. It includes a wide range of data inputs including (Ethernet, USB, and

Serial Data), a high line tension sam- pling rates (over 20Hz to meet

UNOLs new standards), a locally programmable interface for more flexibility, and a onboard CF disk for local data logging. The thin-film elec- troluminescent (EL) viewing screens used in our daylight-readable LCI displays provide higher contrast and brightness than comparable LCD technology and feature an amazing 160° viewing angle in both vertical and horizontal directions for crisp data viewing under any conditions.

Our LCI solid-state design, rugged 316 stainless steel front panel, and sealed pushbutton controls all come together to yield a compact display with exceptionally fast response times. Crisp image quality is main- tained even at high/low temperature extremes (-40C to +70C), and our EL panels retain more than 75% of their original luminance after more than 100,000 hours of operation. The LCI displays offer superior shock, vibra- tion, and electromagnetic resistance.

Tensiometers: MTNW’s running line tensiometers have a compact, cost-effective, rugged design that is

J.F. White Contracting

Framingham, MA

Tel: 508-879-4700

Email: jclark@ jfwhite.com www.jfwhite.com

J. F. White Contacting Company is a heavy civil and marine con- tractor with a demonstrated record for construction performance in the New England area commencing in 1924. The Diving Division performs inshore and offshore inspection, construction, and repair. J.

F. White supplements traditional diving capabilities with ROV, ADS (Atmospheric Diving System), and manned submersible operations.

The company has established an exemplary safety record, were award- ed “AGC 1st Place Safety Excellence for 2010”, and the Diving

Division has a zero injury record. Diving Division experience comes with a reputation for creating innovative work plans, developing spe- cialized underwater equipment, and executing projects in a disci- plined and uncompromising manner.