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John J. McCarthy Joins

Waukesha Engine Div.

Dresser Industries, Inc.

John (Jack) J. McCarthy has joined Waukesha Engine Divi- sion, Dresser Industries, Inc.,

Waukesha, Wis., as director of do- mestic field sales.

In this position, Mr. McCarthy is responsible for the division's distributor organization and re- gional sales offices in the United

States and Canada. He reports to

Peter C. Trombley, vice president of marketing.

John J. McCarthy

Mr. McCarthy comes to Wau- kesha Engine with 13 years' ex- perience in diesel engines with

Alco Power, Inc., Auburn, N.Y.

For the past five years, he was regional manager, active in the marketing of diesel engines and parts for marine generator and propulsion sets, utility generator sets, dredge pump equipment, and large off-highway traction equip- ment.

Prior to his work at Alco, he was an application engineer with

Westinghouse International, New

York City, traveling extensively in the United States and abroad.

Waukesha Engine Division is a manufacturer of heavy duty die- sel and gas engines for the petro- leum, marine, off-highway vehicle and power generation markets. lotron Corporation

Introduces Automatic

RPM/Speed Converter

An inexpensive, easily installed

RPM/Speed Converter Unit has been introduced by lotron Corpo- ration of Bedford, Mass. It pro- vides a digital readout of ship's speed with an accuracy which approaches that of a conventional log at about one-tenth the price.

Originally designed to provide speed inputs to the lotron DIGI-

PLOT® fully automatic radar plotter when a ship's log is not available, this speed indicator is now available as a separate unit which can be used to automati- cally supply ship speed informa- tion to either a true motion radar or navigation system.

The compact unit can be con- nected quickly and easily to the bridge RPM indicator, and it pro- vides a standard 200-pulse-per- mile output. It is designed to be mounted separately or as part of the bridge control console. The bright LED numerals assure easy visibility of ship speed to bridge personnel under all light condi- tions.

For a complete description and prices, write to L.M. Pearson, lotron Corporation, 5 Alfred Cir- cle, Bedford, Mass. 01730.

Fleet Operator Develops

Heavy Duty Tachometer

A heavy duty tachometer for reliably accurate reading of en- gine and shaft speeds is now avail- able. Called the TaCHRONitor®, the instrument was developed by the operator of a fleet of river and coastal vessels and has proven its ability to retain accuracy in the face of extremes in moisture, vi- bration and air temperature. En-

MICRO=LAM is a laminated wood plank that's tough, reliable and stiff. In deflection, it tests 29% stiffer than Douglas Fir scaffold planking, which means important additional stability. It meets OSHA standards and is used extensively by contractors, ship builders and off-shore rig builders.

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Norshipco's Huge Drydock Launched

Micro=Lam Scaffold Planking

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The Norshipco Titan, shown above, the largest floating dry- dock to serve the East Coast, has been launched in Rio de Janeiro.

It is expected to be delivered to the Norfolk Shipbuilding & Dry- dock Corp. Berkley Yard, Nor- folk, Va., in December. The huge steel drydock is 950 feet long, 160 feet between wingwalls, and has a lifting capacity of 58,000 long tons. It was christened by Mrs.

Jane P. Roper, the wife of Nor- shipco president John L. Roper III.

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