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IBES 'Seeing Eye'? A New Tool To Reduce Engineering Costs A unique, new tool that solves many of the complexities of modern engineering is now being used to advantage by industry. It is the IBES 'Seeing Eye,' product of IBES, Inc. (International Basic Engineering Systems), Seattle, Wash. "There's nothing like it anywhere in the world," states James E. Joyce, vice-president and general manager of IBES. "The IBES 'Seeing Eye' is not a memory de-vice but an output function. It cuts through manufacturing costs. "It draws. It tapes. It scales. It records. It inspects. It compares. It's an entirely new concept in data accumulation and conversion." The unique IBES 'Seeing Eye' is a systems tool comprised of in-terconnected units that provide ad-vanced state electro-mechanical data. It substantially reduces the lead time from design to produc-tion. As a professor from a leading western university says: "It liter-ally extends the hands of a highly skilled artisan so that duplicates of his original ideas can be mass produced." The IBES 'Seeing Eye' can: produce 3-dimensional illustrations in any rotated or tilted position; compare mating surfaces of two parts for accurate fit; provide data plane and point information in three axes through punched tape and print-out: convert models into accurate working lines ; create plan, top and end views of section draw-ings, lofting drawings and finished engineering drawings ... in scale; provide production drawings from free-formed models ; template lines for tracer operations, and many other operations. Mr. Joyce said, "A man can be-come an expert operator of the IBES 'Seeing Eye' in two weeks." Markets for the use of the re-markable new tool include auto-motive, aviation, shipbuilding, gen-eral data processing, electronics, quality control. Management, engi-neers, draftsmen, toolmakers, ar-chitects, mathematicians, program-mers, all gain a competitive edge from savings in time, money and labor. Some of the current users of this system are: Boeing Corporation, Bremerton Naval Shipyard, Ma-rine Iron Works and Western Gear Corporation. Complete information on the sys-tem can be obtained from: J. E. Joyce, vice-president and general manager, International Basic Engi-neering Systems, Inc., 1915 21st Avenue South, Seattle, Wash. 98144. Epoxy-Based Cement Offered By Engelhard Resists High Currents Recently concluded tests conducted by Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corporation reveal that a newly de-veloped epoxy-based cement has su-perior qualities over any other for-mulation when used as a dielectric shield for marine impressed current cathodic protection anodes. The name Capastic (Registered), will be re-tained from the previous formulation. Test results show the new Capastic to be extremely tough and not subject to damage even by excessively high current in the vicinity of an anode. Easy application in hot or cold weath-er, and unlimited shelf life, are two other positive results determined from the evaluation tests. It has further proved to be an excellent repair material as a patching cement for ship hulls, rudders, pro-pellers, and other metallic surfaces and equally applicable to wood or plastic repairs. W. L. Ean Appointed Director Of Marketing For Hydro Drive Corp. William L. Ean William L. Ean has assumed the position of director of market-ing for Hydro Drive Corporation according to an announcement by Langdon Simons, president of the Seattle marine propulsion equip-ment firm. Mr. Ean joins Hydro Drive from the Boeing Company where he has been B-52 interface manager representing Boeing in technical interfaces with associate contrac-tors and Air Force agencies. 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MONTREAL ? VANCOUVER and sales functions. Previously, he was a field engineer for Fairbanks Morse. Mr. Ean holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Oregon State University. Stewart To Manage Marine Division Of Alden Electronic Michael J. Stewart Robert E. Stubbs, director of marketing for Alden Electronic & Impulse Recording Equipment Company, Inc., Westboro, Mass., has announced the appointment of Michael J. Stewart to the position of manager of the Alden Marine Division. Mr. Stewart, former third and second mate for American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., will be responsible for the marketing and sales coordination of the Alden Marine/Oceanographic product line which includes radiofacsimile scan-ners/recorders and oceanographic survey recorders. In making the appointment, Mr. Stubbs pointed out that the Alden facsimile communications equip-ment and instant graphic recording instruments perform a vital func-tion for the marine/oceanographic communities. Mr. Stewart is a 1965 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Acad-emy at Kings Point, N.Y. Nixon Named APL/PSI Public Relations Dir. Stuart Nixon, publicist, author and former editor, has been named public relations director for Amer-ican President Lines Passenger Services Inc. The announcement was made by Warren Titus, president of APL/ PSI, which operates luxury Presi-dent passenger liners in APL's worldwide services from the Port of San Francisco. Since 1961, Mr. Nixon has been publicity director of the Redwood Empire Association and is widely known in the travel-promotion field. He is the author of a popular pictorial history "Redwood Em-pire," published in 1966. Prior to 1960, he was editor and publisher of the Fremont (Calif.) News-Register, and has a back-ground in feature and newspaper work. In 1967 he served as chair-man of the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table, oldest or-ganization of its type in the U.S. He is president of the Travelers Aid Society of San Francisco, a United Crusade agency. 62 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News