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Woven Glass Insulation

Introduced By HITCO—

Literature Available

Fabrisil is the trade name for a family of fiberglass textile in- sulation offering exceptional ver- satility to industry in tempera- ture control applications to 1,000

F. Introduced by HITCO, the woven glass family complements the company's existing line of

Refrasil engineered silica textiles for insulation uses above 1,000 F to as high as 3,100 F. These glass- based textiles offer a unique com- bination of properties for insula- tion requirements, states HITCO, citing flexibility, ease of fabrica- tion, noncombustibility, resistance to most chemicals, impervious- ness to moisture degradation, and high dielectric strength.

Applications for the versatile fabrics include: insulation lag- ging; welding shields and stress relieving pads; refinery fire blank- ets; removable valve and flange covers; molten metal spray and splash shields; protection for pipe, meter lines, hose, wire and cable; and gasketing, seals and curtains

Maybe you never thought of Noah as a marine fabricator, but that's what he was. A darned good one too, by all accounts. He'd probably have the lion's share of the marine fabrication market if he were still around.

But even if you could call on Noah today, you'd get better results by working with Wiley.

Compare the facts and draw your own conclusion.

STAFF: Noah's was essentially a one-man operation. In comparison, Wiley's staff of 400 includes a variety of specialists, from naval architects to highly skilled steel workers, who know how to deliver a good product at a good price.

EXPERIENCE: Noah enjoyed quite a reputation on the local level, but the Ark was his only noteworthy marine fabrication project.

Wiley produces tunnel tubes, ship midbodies, barges and workboats, pier forms, hatch covers, and a wide range of custom fabrications.

FACILITIES: Noah was a backyard builder working with tools and techniques that were just plain primitive.

Wiley works in a newly-expanded yard that fills 13'/2 acres with shipways, a large platen area, and an array of metalworking tools and equipment that enable our people to do the right things with steel.

LOCATION: Noah had a lousy location. What if it hadn't rained?

Wiley builds for the water, so we work on the water's edge.

Located near the mouth of the Susquehanna

River, we're just 150 miles from the Baltimore

Canyon, 350 miles from Boston, and 750 miles from Jacksonville.

Wiley is a clear choice over Noah for marine fabrication. And, if you compare our staff, experience, facilities, and location with what any other fabricator can offer, you'll see why people like you are keeping us pretty busy

For more information, contact:

A unit o( AMCA International Corporation

P.O. Box 97. Port Deposit. Maryland 21904 (301) 378-4111 • Telex: 90-8232

Write 374 on Reader Service Card 24 for ovens, furnaces and kilns.

Aiding this versatility, Fabrisil and Refrasil are offered in cloth, tape, sleeving, and rope forms and a wide choice of special finishes and coatings. They are available through a nationwide network of

HITCO distributors for single- source availability on high-tem- perature textile insulations. HIT-

CO is a subsidiary of Armco, steelmaker and diversified manu- facturer.

For more information and free literature, write HITCO Materi- als Group, 1600 West 135th Street,

Gardena, Calif. 90249.

Detyens Yard Awarded $3.9-Million Contract

For Overhaul Of ASR

Detyens Shipyards, Inc., Mt.

Pleasant, S.C., is being awarded a $3,874,647 formally advertised, firm fixed-price contract for the regularly scheduled overhaul of the submarine rescue ship USS

Petrel (ASR-14). The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and

Repair, USN, Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity. (N62673- 79-C-0001)

Dunford And Wilkins Get

New Management Posts

At CDI Marine Company

Paul I. Beining, president of

CDI Marine Company, Jackson- ville, Fla., has announced an im- portant change in executive man- agement of the company. James

M. Dunford, who had been execu- tive vice president, has assumed the position of assistant to the president, and Dr. James R. Wil- kins Jr. will succeed him as exec- utive vice president.

As assistant to the president,

Mr. Dunford will be responsible for special assignments, overall reviews of operations, and long- range planning and development.

During the past seven years, he has been instrumental in guiding the progression of CDI Marine

Company from one office with a staff of 40 in 1973 to the present 10 offices with over 700 employees.

Dr. Wilkins, as top operational manager of CDI Marine, will be- come responsible for the day-to- day operations and guidance of the 10 offices. He joined CDI Ma- rine in 1977 as chief engineer, and has been involved significant- ly in the overall operation of the company.

CDI Marine Company, a major division of CDI Corporation of

Philadelphia, is a prominent sup- plier of naval architectural and marine engineering services to commercial and naval shipyards and to their supporting industries.

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NoahvsWi

A SUBJECTIVE COMPARISON OF TWO NOTED MARINE FABRICATORS.