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Hitachi To Build Third

Jackup Rig For Danish

J.L Offshore Drilling

Hitachi Zosen recently received an order for construction of an- other cantilever type, jackup off- shore oil drilling rig for J.L. Off- shore Drilling A/S, Copenhagen.

This is the third rig of this type to be ordered from Hitachi by

J.L. Offshore. All three rigs are designed for operation under rough sea and severe weather conditions. The first is scheduled for delivery on July 1, 1981, the second on October 1, 1981, and this latest one in January 1982.

The rig is designed for oper- ation in water depths under se- vere North Sea weather condi- tions of up to 62.5 meters (205 feet) and in water depths of less severe weather conditions of up to 91.8 meters (301 feet). It ranks among the world's largest of this kind, a cantilever type. Hitachi has drawn upon its long and ex- tensive experience in both marine and industrial fields in the design and construction of this highly advanced rig.

Hull dimensions are 70 by 76 by 7 meters. The three legs have an overall length of 104.8 meters (343 feet), and can be extended up to 129.5 meters (425 feet).

The rig will be built at Hitachi's

Ariake Works to American Bu- reau of Shipping Classification. It will have a complement of 72 per- sons, and drilling capability of 6,096 meters (20,000 feet).

J.E. Folsom Named Gulf

Region Sales Manager

For Hydranautics

John E. Folsom

John E. Folsom has been ap- pointed regional sales manager covering the Gulf of Mexico area for Hydranautics Hydraulic sys- tems, according to James L. Bart- lett, president. Mr. Folsom will direct marketing and sales efforts on all Hydranautics Hydraulic systems for shipyard and off- shore-related industries. He will be headquartered at the new Hy- dranautics sales office located at 4801 Woodway 300E, Houston.

Hydranautics Hydraulic is headquartered in Goleta, Calif.

The company designs and manu- factures mechanical, hydrome- chanical and electromechanical systems, subsystems and compo- nents for material handling and transfer. In addition to the office in Houston, Hydranautics main- tains engineering and sales offices in London, Singapore, and Cairo, and has representatives around the world.

New Brochure Available

From Unimation On

Portable Welding Robot

A new, illustrated brochure cov- ering the benefits and capabilities of the Unimate® Apprentice® arc welding robot is available from

Unimation Inc., Danbury, Conn.

The brochure references the ro- bot as an economical automatic welder that provides greater arc time and better weld quality. De- signed for one-of-a-kind weld- ments, as well as repetitive weld- ing, the Apprentice robot can be programmed in minutes. It easily compensates for poor metal fit ups, and eliminates most of the

OSHA-mandated protection de- vices required by welder opera- tors.

Covered in the new brochure are the robot's ease-of-use, and ver- satility. Specification diagrams, mounting configurations and ex- amples of Apprentice robots cur- rently in use in industry are in- cluded in the 8V2 x 11 brochure.

For a free copy of the new Ap- prentice robot brochure,

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