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Almerico to Manage

Trinity's Mississippi

Shipbuilding Operations

New Swagelok Tube

Fittings Incorporate

Sanitary Flanges

Swagelok® tube fittings with sani- tary flanged ends, which permit di- rect connection of utility and pro- cess lines, are now available from

Swagelok Co., Solon, Ohio. The new fittings are designed for applica- tions in the pharmaceutical, bio- technology, food, beverage and re- lated industries.

The fittings are available in %- inch and 1-inch sanitary flange sizes, and % -inch and V2 -inch O.D. tube sizes, allowing use in a wide range of systems.

The Swagelok tube fitting end accommodates a variety of metal and plastic tubing materials, pro- viding flexibility in system design.

Also, the end connection is gageable, an exclusive feature which permits rapid inspection for proper pull-up before a system is pressurized.

Specific applications include steam sterilization lines, nutrient feed systems, sterile air systems, sampling lines, pilot plants, and in- strumentation.

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Vincent R. Almerico Jr.

Vincent R. Almerico Jr. has been named vice president, opera- tions, of the Trinity Marine Group.

He is now responsible for the overall operations and management of the

Halter Marine, Inc. shipyard in

Moss Point, Miss., and Moss Point

Marine, Inc. in nearby Escatawpa,

Miss.

The announcement was made by

John Dane III, president of the

Trinity Marine group, which in ad- dition to the two Mississippi ship- yards, includes the Equitable/Halt- er shipyards in New Orleans and

Madisonville, La. Halter Marine's shipyard in Lockport, La., and Gret- na Machine and Iron Works in Har- vey, La.

All of the shipyards in the group are owned by Trinity Industries,

Inc. of Dallas, Texas.

Mr. Dane said Mr. Almerico's immediate attention will be focused on the construction of six U.S. Navy 224-foot T-AGOS vessels at the

Halter facility, and four 275-foot

U.S. Army Logistic Support Vessels (LSV) at the Moss Point Marine,

Inc.

Mr. Almerico joined Moss Point

Marine, Inc. in 1985 as vice presi- dent of the shipyard. Moss Point

Marine, Inc. was acquired by Trini- ty Industries, Inc. in August 1987.

New California Offices

For Electrocatalytic

Electrocatalytic, Inc. has an- nounced the relocation of their Cali- fornia offices and service center.

Effective immediately, their new address and phone number is: Elcat

Corp., 14299 Wicks Blvd., San

Leandro, CA 94577, (415) 895-6663,

FAX (415) 638-6667. The new facili- ty allows Elcat to better service their customers and provides a larg- er spare part inventory, training fa- cility and a local engineering and sales staff to better correlate and expedite Elcat system applications.

Electrocatalytic manufactures

Capac®, cathodic protection systems for naval and commercial shipping, process plants, electric generating stations and offshore oil platforms.

Their Pacpuri® systems are used for the purification and chlorination of potable water, and Chloropac®, for control of biological and marine fouling in systems utilizing seawa- ter.

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Circle 48 on Reader Service Card "It's the greatest thing to happen to our industry since water." —Local Tugboat Pilot

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February, 1988

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