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METRIC TUBING — Cold drawn precision seamless steel hydrau- lic tubing. O.D. from 4 mm to 42 mm with a wall thickness of 1 mm to 5 mm. Lengths of 5 to 6 meters.

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GHH Sterkrade To Build 15,000-Ton Floating Dock

For Neorion Shipyards

A contract has been awarded to Gutehoffnungshutte Sterkrade

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The new drydock will have a lifting capacity of 15,000 tons, a length of approximately 640 feet, a width of 136 feet, and a height of 48 feet. Delivery is scheduled for summer 1978.

Jover Corporation

Named To Represent

Velcon Filters Inc.

The Jover Corporation, P.O.

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Division of Velcon Filters Inc. of

San Jose, Calif., in the states of

New York, New Jersey, Connect- icut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Del- aware, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. The announcement was made by Joachim Werner, president of The Jover Corpora- tion.

Velcon Filters Inc. is recognized as one of the world leaders in jet fuel filtration systems. The man- ufacturing program of Velcon

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Velcon Filters Inc. offers approx- imately 700 different cartridges of various types, efficiencies, and configurations to meet the indi- vidual requirements of its cus- tomers.

A substantial number of oily water separators of various ca- pacities have been sold for instal- lation onboard different types of merchant marine and Navy ves- sels, industrial plants, and re- search facilities. Velcon oily wa- ter separators have been utilized to clean up oil spills on lakes and to remove oil from the ground water.

The Velcon Filters Inc. systems meet USCG and EPA standards for effluent purity.

Further information may be obtained from Mr. Werner at the above address.

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