Short 1983 Articles
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on April 1983Broco Inc., headquartered in Pomona, Calif., and a Gulf Coast Division in Marrero, La., is offering free test reports on the company's cutting system. The key to the efficiency of the Broco system is the seven alloy interior rod which provides 10,000+ °F at the tip. The Broco system will cu
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on April 1983A recent meeting of the Puget Sound Section of the American Society of Naval Engineers heard Capt. Emlyn Jones Jr., of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, deliver a presentation on "The Coast Guard of the Eighties." The report focused on the technical improvements in ships and rescue syste
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on April 1983Wesmar Offshore Systems of Seattle, Wash., is offering a brochure describing its high-performance 1100RV color-scanning sonar system designed specifically for small, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Using Wesmar digital color sonar technology, the 1100RV operates over a single pair of con
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on April 1983Mike Lewis has been appointed engineering manager of Butterworth Systems (UK) Ltd., Croydon, England. Butterworth Systems produces equipment for tank cleaning, underwater hull cleaning, o i l / w a t e r separation, and high-pressure water jetting for marine maintenance and onshore industri
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on April 1983Stal Refrigeration, a specialized supplier of marine refrigeration systems, has received its first orders for centralized plants comprising a new system named Stalicon (STAL Individual Container Cooling System) for refrigerated containers onboard ships. The system is now undergoing full sc
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on April 1983Dennis Banta, president of Leevac Shipyards, Jennings, La., a division of the Leevac Corporation, has named Charles A. Hall as sales manager, responsible for U.S. and international sales of marine vessels and repair operations. Mr. Hall, a marine engineer with more than 20 years of manageme
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on April 1983Rivertronics, Inc. of Alton, 111., manufacturer and distributor of the RT-500 Swingmaster swingmeter system recently introduced an upgraded model, the RT-500 AC which is offered at the same price. Norman Matsche, president and chief operating officer, states "Our customers are towboat opera
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on April 1983A task group, under ASTM Committee F-25 on Shipbuilding, was formed recently to develop standards for shipboard sensors and instrumentation for automation and control of the ships' main propulsion and level limit applications. Participants in this area are solicited to write standards for
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on April 1983Litton Systems Incorporated, IngaTET Shipbuilding, has awarded the Westinghouse Marine Division, of Sunnyvale, Calif., a multimillion-dollar contract for four main propulsion gears for the Ticonderoga class, Aegis cruisers. Reduction gears are built to stringent sound dampering criteria. E
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on April 1983Ben C. Montgomery, group vice president of the Pipeline Operations Group of the Crutcher Resources Corporation of Houston, Texas, recently announced that Hugh O'Neill is being promoted to vice president and general manager of the company's Canadian pipeline equipment operations. Mr. O'Neill
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on March 15, 1983William C. Moyer, group vice president for the Applied Sciences Group of Tracor, Inc., Austin, Texas, recently announced the receipt of a $2.2-million U.S. Navy contract with a potential value totaling $7.3 million to provide technical engineering support services for the Naval Electronic S
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on March 15, 1983Total Transportation Systems, Inc. (TTS) of Newport News, Va., announced recently it was awarded a $1.2-million contract for a panel production line with associated welding equipment by Diques Y Astilleros Nacionales C.A. (DIANCA) of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Rear Adm. Carlos Paez Celis,
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on March 15, 1983Thordon elastomeric bearing compounds will be distributed in the U.S., its territories and possessions by Waukesha Bearings Corporation, Waukesha, Wise., as a result of an agreement between the firm and Thomson-Gordon Ltd. of Canada, the developer and manufacturer of Thordon. According to t
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on March 15, 1983The Crosby Group, Inc., a subsidiary of American Hoist and Derrick of St. Paul, Minn., recently announced that Richard Sked, formerly vice president, sales, has been promoted to vice president, sales planning and administration. In this position, Mr. Sked will have the responsibility for pro
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on March 15, 1983Rising demand for Westfalia oil purifying centrifuges has spurred the formation of a Mineral Oil Group at Centrico, Inc., North Vale, N.J., it was recently announced by Wend Wendenburg, executive vice president of Centrico. Centrico, Inc. is the North American distributor of Westfalia separ
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on March 15, 1983The American Waterways Shipyard Conference met recently in New Orleans, La., and unanimously elected officers for the coming year. Elected were: chairman—Robert W. Greene, president and chief executive officer, Jeffboat, Inc., Jeffersonville, Ind., and vice chairman—Neal S. Platzer, preside
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on March 15, 1983Dravo Mechling, the barge line subsidiary of Dravo Corporation, recently announced a series of management changes related to its operations in the New Orleans- Baton Rouge, La., area. Tom Terrell has been appointed manager, Southern operations. Located at Dravo Mechling's facility in Kenner
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on March 15, 1983Sal-Glas protective coatings are now available from Salwico Glassflake, Inc., Hoboken, N.J., for use wherever corrosion, abrasion, and chemical resistance are required. Needing no primer, Sal-Glas can be applied by brush, trowel, or airless spray rig on most metal, concrete, fiberglass, and
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on March 15, 1983Thomas Marine, Inc. of Patchogue, N.Y., recently delivered a 24-foot survey boat to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The boat will be used to survey ship slips, take soundings, and monitor dredging operations in the N.Y.-N.J. harbor. Designed by Thomas Marine, Inc., the boat
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on March 15, 1983A free, full-color, 124-page ring-bound book is now being offered by Centrico, Northvale, N.J., completely describing the full line of Westfalia Mineral Oil Separators for diesel lube oil and fuel oil as well as for the demineralization of lube oils for gas turbines. This very informative b