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- Houston Ship Repair Busy With Work page: 86
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on June 1988—Literature Available Houston Ship Repair, Inc., headquartered in Channelview, Texas, operates facilities at Brady Island (Port of Houston), Galveston, Orange and Corpus Christi, Texas. The company's Houston Ship Channel berth on Brady Island accommodates ships up to 780 feet, with full uti
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- Simrad Receives Canadian Contract page: 85
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on June 1988—Literature Available Mesotech Systems Ltd. of Vancouver, a Simrad subsidiary, has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Hydrographic Service to supply the Simrad EM100 Multibeam Echo Sounder for two of their vessels, the Louis M. Lauzier and a newbuilding. CHS will use the new equipment
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on June 1988A highly sensitive pressure reducing regulator from Circle Seal, called the PVR Series, is said by the manufacturer to be ideal for corrosive or ultra pure fluids. Its design, featuring a large diaphragm and small seat, provides performance equal to constant bleed type regulators. Made with a
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on June 1988A drydock built by Conrad Industries, Inc. of Morgan City, La., has arrived for service in Pointe-APitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Chief executive officer J. Parker Conrad said the 650-toncapacity structure contracted by Naval Drydock Guadeloupe will be used to drydock and repair both
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on June 1988The Ward Machinery Company of Cockeysville, Md., manufacturers of components and systems for the military and commercial markets, is offering a free 12-page, full-color brochure describing the company's facilities and capabilities. Discussed are the precision machining Ward can perform in it
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- Spare Parts Amendment Passes House page: 81
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on June 1988The House of Representatives recently passed the Marine Machinery Association's amendment to the FY89 Department of Defense Authorization bill requiring that critical spare parts for ships meet the same qualification standards and quality control levels as the originals. As originally drafte
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on June 1988A new indicator switch for use with normally closed, miniature airactuated bellows valves is now available from Nupro Company, Willoughby, Ohio. The switch threads into the top of the actuator. It activates when the valve is open, sending an electrical signal to another component such as a
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on June 1988McElroy Machine and Manufacturing Company of Biloxi, Miss., is now offering a free 47-page brochure package on its line of deck machinery. The package includes dimensional drawings and technical data on some of the products within McElroy's manufacturing range such as fishing winches, capst
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on June 1988Electrocatalytic, Inc., has announced the purchase of the Seltech Group businesses including DEM (Dished Electrode Membrane) Cell Process Technology from Steetley Engineering Limited, West Midlands, England. DEM Cell products will be manufactured in Electrocatalytic's plants in Portskewett,
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on June 1988The Waugh Co., Jacksonville, Fla., is offering free color brochures on its Acra-MoldTM Acrylic Head Modules and Rockwool (TNF) Joiner Systems. The Acra-Mold Acrylic Head Module is manufactured by Waugh as a one piece, seamless unit, which is prefabricated to include all plumbing and electri
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on June 1988Diesel Engine & Fabricating Co., Inc. (DEFCO) of Houston, Texas, one of the world's largest precision remanufacturers of GM EMD, Detroit Diesel and Caterpillar engines, has published a free full-color brochure on the products and services offered by the company. DEFCO remanufactured engines
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on June 1988The often time-consuming and costly task of fluid power system troubleshooting can be greatly simplified by using the four "tools" provided by nature: sight, smell, hearing and touch. Aeroquip Bulletin 2027A, a practical, easy-to-read manual for equipment operators or maintenance personnel,
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on June 1988—Literature Available Leslie Controls, Inc., is launching its new Class DLO-1 Series 80 line of diaphragm control valves that provide higher overall flow capacity, size for size and at lower initial cost, than competitive models now on the market. The new Series 80 model is a single- seated
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on June 1988Intertek Services Corporation, with world headquarters in Fairfax, Va., is offering a free, eight-page, full-color brochure on the tasks performed by their registry of 5,000- plus independent contractors. The registry includes expert quality engineers, consultants, inspectors, expediters and
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on June 1988John Biancamano recently joined SPD Technologies as manager- international marketing. In his new position he will be responsible for all international marketing and program development on behalf of SPD's line of military circuit breakers, switchgear and battery monitoring systems. The compa
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on June 1988Soundcoat Company, Inc., of Deer Park, N.Y., has introduced Soundfoam HT, a newly developed sound-absorption material made of a flexible very low density, fireresistant polyimide foam. It provides not only excellent sound absorption but good thermal insulation, as well as being resilient an
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on June 1988Houma Fabricators, a division of L.O.R., Inc., has been awarded a contract for the construction of a 149-foot vehicle-passenger ferry for the State of North Carolina Department of Transportation. The vessel is 42 feet wide with a design draft of 3 feet 6 inches. Scheduled for delivery in Apr
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on May 1988The Port of Portland recently dedicated its $46-million Terminal 2 rehabilitation project as Oregon's State Treasurer Tony Meeker declared the project was "good news for every Oregonian." The rehabilitation project has transformed Terminal 2 into a modern general and breakbulk cargo terminal
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on May 1988Kobelt, manufacturer of high quality marine controls for 25 years, has recently introduced an innovative new two-station, single engine control system for clutch and engine throttle functions. Known as the 2090 Series, it was designed to provide the ultimate in simplicity, durability and per
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on May 1988Ulstein Trading Ltd. A/S of Norway is offering a free color brochure on its high lift rudder, a result of intensive research and several years' experience in ship construction and manufacture of ships' equipment, which provides improved maneuverability and fuel economy. According to the broc