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Omnithruster Establishes New

Manufacturing Facility In Canada —Literature Available

PV/JTl 100, 1,000-hp module thruster.

Omnithruster Inc. has recently established a Canadian manufacturing facility in Sarnia,

Ontario. The new Mark II Omnithruster se- ries and Omnithruster ice lubrication systems will be fabricated at that plant.

Omnithruster president Charles M. Aker said: "The equipment is to be produced from

Canadian raw materials and with Canadian labor. The only components to be furnished from our plant in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., are the control systems. These will be installed during the final assembly and the complete system will be tested prior to shipment from the Sarnia facility."

Omnithruster manufactures a complete line of hydrojet maneuvering, propulsion, and ice management systems ranging from 50 to 3,000 horsepower in single units. Systems are installed in ships worldwide, including tank- ers operated by Shell Canada, Imperial Oil, and Exxon; in barges operated by Chevron

Canada and A.B. McLean; in Gulf Canada ice- breakers; and in geophysical vessels, fishing boats, etc.

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January 1, 1984 manufacturing, installation, and repair activ- ities through commercial offices located in

Sarnia as well as in Montreal and Vancouver.

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Propulsion Systems Introduces

New Line Of Trawl Winches—

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Propulsion Systems, Inc. of Kent, Wash., re- cently introduced six new trawl winch models.

The new product line includes net reels and fully automated electronic controls.

The winches start at model R-625 for 1,000 fathoms of 5/8-inch cable and extend up to model R-1250 for 1,000 fathoms of IVi-inch ca- ble. The automated controls feature synchro- nized cable tension monitoring between the two winches to maintain optimum net posi- tion during conditions such as heavy seas, vessel maneuvers, and in the presence of un- derwater currents.

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