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on July 15, 1986— L i t e r a t u r e Available A compact, smooth and quiet diesel powered DC arc welding generator with solid-state current control, BIG 30 Diesel is a product of M iller Electric Mfg. Co., Appleton, Wis. The new solid-state design assures a stable, consistent output of welding power, even
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on July 15, 1986Automobiles being imported from Japan and South Korea through the Port of Portland (Oregon) have grown to a record rate of 1,000 units a day during recent months, and are expected to soar even higher during the coming months. Executive director Lloyd Anderson reports that Toyota, one of thre
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on July 15, 1986Bailey Controls, Wickliffe, Ohio, has announced the following appointments in its domestic sales operation: William T. Heist has been named manager of the newly formed Northeast Sales Region, which was created by the merger of the Eastern and Allegheny Sales Regions. Mr. Heist joined Bailey
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on July 15, 1986Robert E. Howson, president and chief operating officer of McDermott Marine Construction, announced that James F. Franklin has been promoted to vice president and general manager, Fabrication and Shipyard Operations based at Bayou Boeuf and Amelia, La. Mr. Franklin has been general manager
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on July 15, 1986Two of Finland's biggest shipyards, Wartsila and Valmet, will merge into one shipbuiding group, with Wartsila taking a controlling 70-percent interest. To begin operations in early 1987, the merger will make the new group a market leader in specialty vessels, according to Wartsila president
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on July 15, 1986Tracor Hydronautics, Inc., Laurel, Md., a subsidiary of Tracor, Inc., has received a multimillion-dollar contract from FlightSafety International to provide a shiphandling simulator to support a program for the U.S. Navy's Surface Warfare Officers School in Newport, R.I. William C. Moyer, Ph
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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