Short 1986 Articles
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on July 15, 1986A $700,000 contract to supply five Data Automatic Link 11 sets to the Spanish Navy has been awarded to Rockwell International Corporation's Collins Defense Communications (CDC). Under the 14-month agreement, five Spanish Navy Baleares Class frigates will be modernized with CDC's latest Techn
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on July 15, 1986The cargo access equipment for two car/truck carriers to be built at a major shipyard in the People's Republic of China for West German operator Christian F. Ahrenkiel will be Mac- Gregor-Navire designed. Each 3,700-car capacity vessel will be fitted with an extensive access shipset that, in a
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available Gould Inc. Systems Protection Division has announced the opening of two new facilities to provide repair and overhaul services for circuit breakers. The new facilities are located at Gould's headquarters plant in Philadelphia and in Virginia Beach, Va. George
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available The engineering department of Bailey Refrigeration has announced the addition of computer- automated drafting to its roster of services. Using ATT computers and Autocad software, and the HP 6-pen Plotter, the firm can handle the large and small air conditioning
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on July 15, 1986Marianne C. Hughes, vice president of operations and administration for Coastal States Trading, Inc., the transportation and supply subsidiary of The Coastal Corporation, has assumed the additional responsibilities of marine operations following the retirement of Albin Smith, vice president of
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on July 15, 1986Valmet Automation a.s. in Norway recently received an order for eight Damatic marine automation systems to be delivered to the Yugoslav shipyards Split and Uljanic. These systems include monitoring as well as control functions of the propulsion machinery and electrical power station, and are
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on July 15, 1986Action Threaded Products, Inc., is offering a free 20-page color brochure on their extensive line of non-corrosive fasteners, including: lock nuts, hex head cap screws, socket cap screws, wood screws, lag screws, studs, etc. The color publication, complete with a table of contents, is divided
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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available Unaflex Rubber Corporation has announced the availability of their Unasphere precision molded expansion joints. Identified as Style 800, this line is available in sizes ranging from 2 inches to 12 inches in diameter. Molded of neoprene and nylon, these units r
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on July 15, 1986Ralph Helm, president and chief operating officer of the Manitowoc Company, Inc., has promoted Allen A. Powell to executive vicepresident and general manager of the company's shipbuilding subsidiary, Bay Shipbuilding Corp., Sturgeon Bay, Wis. In his new capacity, Mr. Powell will be responsib
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on July 15, 1986Coast Marine & Industrial Supply, Inc. (COMAR) of San Francisco, Calif., is offering a wide selection of color literature in a catalog on their new and reliable marine products. COMAR's catalog contains color literature on their new doubling up rat guard, COMAR/MARK/I Pilot Ladder, mucking w
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on July 15, 1986A new 12-page color brochure published by Mark Controls Corporation of Skokie, 111., describes the complete MARPAC ball valve product line, one of the broadest selections of automated and manual ball valves available. MARPAC ball valves are well-suited for applications requiring tight shutof
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on July 15, 1986ANADAC, Inc., a professional services firm in Arlington, Va., has been awarded a three-year, costplus- fixed-fee contract for $1 million by the U.S. Navy. The contract calls for ANADAC to provide systems engineering and technical support services to the Phalanx Closein Weapons System Program
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on July 15, 1986Royal Caribbean Cruise Line recently announced the signing of contracts for an additional three vessels. The three, plus another now under construction in France, will give Royal Caribbean an eight-vessel fleet. The new vessels, to be named the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, are two
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on July 15, 1986Walter Todd, president of American Information Management Corporation of Bay St. Louis, Miss., has announced that the Genesis Information Management System has been installed on the 192-foot offshore supply boat Long Island, owned and operated by Nicor Marine, Inc. of Morgan City, La. The v
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on July 15, 1986— B r o c h u r e A v a i l a b le Louis Allis, Milwaukee, Wis., has announced the availability of induction motors with sealed insulation systems that meet U.S. Navy specifications. The company now provides a full line of AC motors, from 1 through 500 hp, that meet the stringent specificati
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on June 1986—Literature Available Cat Pump Corporation of Minneapolis has announced the introduction of two new stainless steel plunger pumps, the Model 651 rated 7 gpm at 3,000 psi, and the Model 1051 rated 10 gpm at 2,200 psi. Both models feature all 316 stainless steel wet-end construction including ma
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on June 1986Microphor, Inc. of Willits, Calif., has just published a new four-color brochure on its Microflush Marine Heads. The high-quality brochure details the broad marine applications of the Microflush, which uses only one-half gallon of water per flush. The cover title of the brochure is "Distinc
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on June 1986Gerald P. Toomey, president of Puerto Rico Marine Management Inc. (PRMMI) of Edison, N.J., e privately owned management com pany that serves as agent for Navieras de Puerto Rico, has announced four key sales appointments. J.D. Plemmons has been named manager for the Carolinas, which include
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on June 1986A comprehensive 72-page catalog now available from The Falk Corporation of Milwaukee, Wis., provides complete details on the firm's new line of OMNIBOX® worm gear speed reducers. The modular-design units are reported to offer a selection of at least 275,000 different combinations. Catalog 2
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on June 1986—Literature Available During the past year, the Polish engine manufacturer ZGODA tested an NA 34/T M.A.N.-B&W high-efficiency turbocharger on the test bed of a 6 ZL 40 engine. After successful tests, an identical engine from the four-engine plant of the ferry Pomerania was equipped with an N