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Southwest Marine Gets

NavShips Contracts—Yard

Undergoing Renovations

Southwest Marine, San Diego, recently was awarded two Naval

Ship Systems Command contracts totaling $300,000 for the USNS

De Steiguer (T-AGOR 12) to ac- complish mid-term overhaul and sponsor modifications, and for

USNS Taluga (T-A062) to ac- complish necessary work required for the vessel's INSURV Inspec- tion.

The San Diego yard is under- going major yard renovation. Its 7,000-ton and 1,200-ton drydocks are being refurbished to allow certification under existing Navy standards. The 1,600-ton marine railway is just completing Navy certification. Two smaller marine railways, 300-ton and 500-ton, are being upgraded and increasing their lift capacity to 700 tons and 900 tons respectively.

M.D. Mayfield Named

Manager-Coal Sales For

Federal Barge Lines

Mark D. Mayfield

Mark D. Mayfield has been ap- pointed to the position of man- ager-coal sales of Federal Barge

Lines by Pott Industries Inc., it was announced by Thomas F.

Maloney, senior vice president- sales of Federal Barge, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pott Indus- tries. Pott is a member of the

Houston Natural Gas Corpora- tion group of companies.

Mr. Mayfield will be responsible for all carbon product movements which will include, among other things, cargoes of coal, coke, and coke breeze. Previously, he had been manager-bulk sales and serv- ices of Federal Barge Lines. With the company since 1972, he has also served as traffic manager, and as a dispatcher.

Synthetic Packing

Developed By Garlock —Literature Available

Garlock has developed a syn- thetic fiber for the manufacture of general service packings, ac- cording to an announcement by

E.S. Kuhnen, vice president and general manager, Compression

Packing Division, Garlock Inc. A synthetic organic polymer, the new fiber will provide a pure, non-

October 1, 1980 asbestos alternative for manufac- turers and processors weighing the desirability of asbestos-free materials.

Trademarked "Synthepak", the new fiber, when converted to yarn, can be woven and braided similar to asbestos. Initial test results show its performance character- istics to be equal to or better than asbestos packings in a wide range of industrial environments. The

Waukesha Bearing's Securing

Collar System brings power to your propeller installation, securing and removal problem

The unique Waukesha design i motor operated hydraulic pre; push-on or pull-off your ship | using hydraulic pressures of le 10,000 psi. With this kind of it's no wonder that propeller i tion or removal can be accomi in a fraction of the time.

WA-4 new synthetic fiber is said to with- stand a broader pH range, retain lubricants better, and improve overall resistance to common sol- vents. Synthepak fiber doesn't swell, and exhibits less sensitivity to adjustment. It contains no as- bestos, therefore poses no health hazards.

The packings are recommended as direct replacements for asbes- tos low- to high-pressure appli- cations for most rotary, recipro- cating, and helical motion, and for many standard valve applica- tions where asbestos packings are used. Temperature ranges to 350

F (177°C).

For further information and free literature, write to E.S. Kuh- nen, Dept. MR, Garlock Inc., Me- chanical Packing Division, 1666

Division Street, Palmyra, N.Y. 14522.

RECEIVER AND

TRANSMITTER

SOLAR RECEIVER

For application information, call toll-free (800) 243-3177.

For marine use: fuel or chemical carrying barges, remotely located storage tanks, or wherever conven- tional power is not available.

GEMS Solar-Powered Receivers, used with Gems Transmit- ters, provide continuous tank level indication without the use of conventional AC or DC power. The light is directed upon the solar receiver and powers the operation of the level transmitter. Changing liquid level in the tank causes the magnetic float to vary an electrical signal to the solar head receiver. This changing signal voltage is directly proportional to liquid level change. This design incorpo- rates a 'discriminator' circuit to preclude false readings.

FM approved and is intrinsically safe.

The Solar-Powered

Receiver is shown flange-mounted directly on top of a transmitter. How- ever, it can also be supplied for remote mounting at a dis- tance from the transmitter.

For more information, contact GEMS Sensors Division, Trans- america Delaval Inc., Plainville. Connecticut 06062. (203)677-1311.

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Delaval

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But time is not the only savings.

The Waukesha Securing Collar can be flush or recess mounted, which permits the tailshaft to terminate at the propeller hub. No longer is costly threading of the tailshaft necessary and the potential hazard of thread damage is eliminated. This also reduces the tailshaft length, making the securing collar ideal for installations where clearances aft of the hub are small. Discover all the reasons why over 100 vessels are equipped with the

Push/Pull power of the Waukesha Securing

Collar System. Call or write your Waukesha

Bearings Representative today and ask about our new W-21 Catalogue.

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BEARINGS CORPORATION

P O BOX 798

WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN 53186