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Hudson/Penco Division

Publishes Brochure On

Zero-Leakage Valve

A patented check valve that has a zero-leakage guarantee is 'the sub- ject of a new brochure released by Penco Division, Hudson Engi- neering Company, Hoboken, N.J.

The configuration of the poppet rim and seat permits positive seat- ing and sealing under conditions that vary considerably. Through machining and heat treatment the metal seal lips are made flexible.

The contact between the poppet and seat is such that the effective- ness of the seal is increased as back pressure increases.

Known as the Flex-Tact Valve, its flexible mating surfaces permit them to conform to almost any de- flection. Whether in perfect con- dition or deformed, these valves will not taper-lock nor stick closed.

On a test stand, steel chips and shavings have been pumped through a Flex-Tact Valve at high pressures, enough to damage any valve. The valve seat was chipped, the poppet badly scored and the rim split in places. Yet, this dam- aged valve survived 153,000 sepa- rate, repeated tests without a sin- gle failure. Test pressures in ex- cess of 4,000 psi were maintained without any leakage. SHIP REPAIR

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And you'll, save wherPwe restore your marine valves at 50% or less of replace- ment cost. p j, ;> "

Because our work meets'U. S. Coast

Guard, A.S.M.E., and A.P.I, requirements, the valves must actually fit tighter than new. All our plants have 1500 P.S.p steam for test purposes, with adequate volume for blow-down adjustment. fS\

Remember, also—we offer remote operat- ing geafe for cargo .systems, and other equipment by Brooks Marine [Hardware from our Baton Rouge facility. for

Writebr phone our office nearest* a free brochure. Henze Service is a unit of International Telephone and Telegraph

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In another test of cycle life, with pressures fluctuating from 0 to 1,800 psi, a Flex-Tact Check Valve was operated over 3,030,000 times before any failure occurred. When it did, the failure leakage was less than one drop per minu'te.

Standard stock sizes of flanged steel valves range from 2x/2 inches to 8 inches; threaded valves from stock in Yi-inch through 2-inch sizes. Larger and smaller sizes are available upon application.

Goulds Pumps Names

Brien Rogers President

Vertical Pump Division

Brien B. Rogers

Robert L. Tarnow, president of

Goulds Pumps, Inc., Seneca Falls,

N.Y., recently announced that Bri- en B. Rogers has'been named presi- dent of the Vertical Pumps Divi- sion. Mr. Rogers, formerly assistant to Mr. Tarnow, succeeds

Andrew W. Woodbury, who has resigned.

The firm's Vertical Pump Divi- sion, acquired in 1968, accounts for about $10 million in sales for the company. A wide variety of verti- cal turbine pumps for the chemi- cal, petrochemical, marine, mining and irrigation markets are manu- factured in two facilities. Division offices are located in the City of

Industry, Calif., and a manufactur- ing facility is in operation at Lub- bock, Texas.

An employee of Goulds Pumps,

Inc. since 1960, Mr. Rogers has held various positions in the manu- facturing department. In 1965 he became manager of the standards department and three years later, assistant to the president at the main plant and headquarters in

Seneca Falls.

A graduate of the University of

Rochester (New York State), he later received an M.B.A. degree from the University of Pennsyl- vania.

USCG Names Chairman

Of Towing Industry

Advisory Committee

The Commandant of the United

States Coast Guard in Washington,

D.C., has appointed William C.

McNeal as chairman of the 'Coast

Guard's Towing Industry Advisory

Committee for a two-year term, it has been recently announced.

Mr. McNeal has been a member of the committee since 1968. He is also executive vice president of Oil

Transport Co., Inc. of New Or- leans, La. 42 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News