1985 Articles
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on January 1985Bath Iron Works Corporation (BIW) in Maine is the apparent successful bidder for two of the three Aegis guided-missile cruisers of the Ticonderoga (CG-47) Class that the U.S. Navy ordered recently under the FY 85 shipbuilding program. The other ship was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding, which
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on January 1985—Literature Available The Cajon Co., of Macedonia, Ohio, now has available tube butt weld and socket weld fittings for use in systems fabricated with automatic orbital head welding equipment or done manually. The fitting series, designated ATW and ASW, are extremely compact. Both series are
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on January 1985An order received recently by Schottel of America, Inc. of Miami, Fla., for its new SPJ-32 Pump Jet thruster units to be installed in two 92-foot line-handling tugs, marks the introduction of the 360-degree steerable, centrifugal-pump water thruster to the American market, and represents the
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on January 1985"How Armco Now Provides You Bigger And Better Aquamet Boat Shafting" is the title of a new brochure published by Armco's Specialty Steels Division headquartered in Butler, Pa. The four-page color folder says that to make Armco Aquamet shafting even more appealing to boatbuilders and naval a
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on January 1985The marine industry is now successfully using an "unconventional" shaft coupling combining a high torque-carrying capability with ease-of-mounting and dismounting. Classified by Lloyd's, ABS, and DNV, among others, SKF OK couplings prove to be a simple, safe and fast way of connecting two sh
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on January 1985Garry W. Perkins has joined Seaward International, Inc. of Falls Church, Va., as senior sales engineer. He will be responsible for product selection and recommendation to customers, bid and proposal preparation, government marketing and project management, as well as in-house sales support.
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on January 1985Newman's Inc., Tulsa, Qkla., now has in its division offices a new 70- page catalog featuring NEWCO International Cast Steel and Pressure Seal Valves. This updated and completely revised catalog has been designed to be a valuable working tool for the engineering as well as the sales departme
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on January 1985Excerpted from a speech to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Annual Meeting AWO is the National Trade Association representing over 300 members active in various facets of the inland and coastal barge and towing business. Our members include carriers w