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C.A. Tomassoni Joins

Designers & Planners In

Design/Economics Post

Carlos A. Tomassoni

Carlos A. Tomassoni has joined

Designers & Planners, Inc. as di- rector, ship design and marine economics. The announcement was made recently by Ferd Serim, president of the company. Design- ers & Planners is a firm of naval architects and marine engineers with offices in New York, Wash- ington, and Galveston.

In this new capacity, Mr. To- massoni will be responsible for early stages in ship design and marine economics activities for both commercial and naval ves- sels. He reports to Wolfgang

Reuter, executive vice president.

Mr. Tomassoni is a naval ar- chitect with 18 years of experi- ence in ship design. Prior to join- ing Designers & Planners, Inc., he was employed by John J. Mc-

Mullen Associates, the Advanced

Marine Technology Division of

Litton Industries, and most re- cently with HYDRONAUTICS,

Inc., where he reached the posi- tion of head, Naval Architecture

Division.

Garlock Introduces

Asbestos-Free Packing —Literature Available

A new illustrated Bulletin CMP- 134, just published by Garlock

Inc. introduces Style #5050 pump packing as an economical, dust- free alternative to asbestos for industries pumping slurries and other abrasive media and for ap- plications where recovery from shaft deflection is important.

Said to be ideal for reciprocat- ing and slow rotary motion as well as for use as a groove pack- ing, the Style #5050 features a resilient EPDM core with an outer jacket of high-tensile, abrasion- resistant, yellow KEVLAR IT® aramid fibers. It operates in a pH range of 3-11, functions at speeds to 1,000 fpm, and handles line temperatures from — 251 C (— 420

F) to +260 C ( + 500 F).

For a free copy of Bulletin

CMP-134, write to William V.

Rhodes, Garlock Inc., Mechanical

Packing Division, Palmyra, N.Y. 14522.

August 1, 1980 ZIDELL 39

Hamburg To Host World's

First Trade Fair On

Port Planning/Operations

Portex '81, said to be the world's first comprehensive inter- national trade fair and conven- tion, will take place in Hamburg,

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Filling an important gap, the event is seen as a much-needed forum and marketplace for all industries that provide or use port facilities.

The event will focus on six ma- jor topics: harbor planning, port construction, communications and signal equipment, cargo-handling gear, storage and packaging fa- cilities, and related services and equipment.

For additional information on

Portex '81 write to Hans J. Rathje,

Dept. MR, The Hamburg Group, 545 Madison Avenue, New York,

NY 10022.

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