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Coast, this extrusion cut into 46 3-meter (10- foot) lengths will prevent containerships as big as 54,000 displacement tons from damag- ing Vancouver terminal docks, and vice versa.

These fenders are by no means Epton's maximum capacity. Doug Maass, business manager for marine products, explains, "Our plant has the capability to produce up to 711- mm (28-inch) OD extruded, and as large as 2,540-mm (100-inch) OD hand-built cylindri- cal fenders."

Epton Industries was founded by a group of former BFGoodrich employees who have pur- chased and assumed the operation of BFG's

Canadian Engineered Products Plant in

Kitchener, Ontario.

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Philadelphia Gear Licensed To

Manufacture I Hi's Duckpeller

Philadelphia Gear chairman Russell C. Ball (left) and ISC president Tadeo Kanauchi conclude execution of their licens- ing agreement with a handshake.

Philadelphia Gear Corporation, King of

Prussia, Pa., recently concluded a licensing agreement with Ishikawajima Ship and

Chemical Plant Company, Ltd. (ISC), a sub- sidiary of IHI, Tokyo. This agreement, revers- ing the normal flow of technology out of the

U.S., affords Philadelphia Gear the opportu- nity to broaden its North American sales ac- tivities in high-technology marine propulsion with a service-proven system.

Under this agreement, ISC has granted

Philadelphia Gear an exclusive license for the manufacture and sale of the Duckpeller 360- degree steering/propulsion system in the U.S. and Canada. The system, consisting of twin drive units complete with propellers, is cur- rently available in five sizes ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 shp.

The features of the system may well revo- lutionize workboat propulsion in the U.S.

Combining thrust and steering in a single package, it will lower construction, fuel, and maintenance costs, as well as simplify vessel operation.

The Duckpeller, with its unitized design, transmits the power of the main engine to the propeller via two bevel gear sets. The twin propeller systems, which are equipped with energy-efficient Kort nozzles, can be rotated through 360 degrees, effecting propeller thrust in any direction. This insures high maneuver- ability in all vessel motions, including on-the- spot turning, sideway movement, and rapid backing, without the necessity of a rudder.

The Duckpeller is furnished with a single-le- ver, remote-control console, incorporating a micro-computer that automatically synchro- nizes the two propulsion units for movement in the desired direction.

The Duckpeller system has been used suc- cessfully and reliably overseas aboard more than 180 vessels, including tugboats, ferry- boats, pusher boats, barges, work platforms, dredges, and floating cranes.

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Epton Completes Order For

Canada's Largest Marine Fenders

Epton Industries Inc. extruded a Canadian first recently with the completion of an order for 600-mm (24-inch) OD marine fenders, largest of their kind yet produced in Canada, according to the manufacturer. Destined for the Port of Vancouver on Canada's West

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Epton crane operator Jim Woods oversees the loading of 1,700-pound section of fender for Port of Vancouver.

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