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Rockwell International

Announces Key Top

Management Promotions

The appointment of Hugh Gait to vice president and general man- ager of Rockwell International

Corporation's Autonetics Marine

Systems Division (AMSD) heads the list of key top management promotions within the division.

Mr. Gait had served as director of the division's navigation and control systems prior to his new assignment. He replaces Dr. Don

Pickrell Jr., who has been named vice president and general man- ager of Rockwell's newly formed

Strategic Defense and Electro-Op- tical Systems Division.

Promoted to newly created posts within the division at the same time were: Jim Winter, former manager of tactical navigation programs, to vice president of nav- igation and control systems; Don- ald (Buz) Sawyer, Jr., former di- rector of program management, to director of electronic systems;

Floyd Fay, former director of en- gineering and technology, to direc- tor of advanced programs; and

Dave Hillman, former manager of project engineering, to director of engineering and technology.

Marine Cargo Tensioner

From W.W. Patterson

Works By Hand Or Power

Tensor used as container lashing tie-down tensioner.

Tensor, available from W.W.

Patterson Company, Pittsburgh,

Pa., uses eccentric-loading design principle to prevent backing off under vibration.

Up to 1,000 pounds tension can be applied by turning the drive head by hand—no tools needed.

Maximum tension—up to 6,000 pounds—can be reached with a common rachet or impact wrench.

All working parts are protected and enclosed. This rugged design makes Tensor indestructible in the RO/RO or containership envi- ronment. Tensor survives being run over by heavy vehicles such as

Army trucks and tanks.

Safe working load capacities range from 2,000 to 20,000 pounds.

A variety of end fittings are avail- able for use with chain, webbing, wire rope or rods.

For more information,

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New Remote Control

Subsea Gyrocompass

Introduced By Robertson

Robertson has now extended the applications potential of the Rob- ertson Subsea Gyrocompass (RSG) with the development of a remote control.

The remote control facility in- corporates a high degree of micro- processor technology. The most immediate benefit for operators will be the ability to adjust the gryocompass without the need to remove it from its pressure cham- ber. Thus, the RSG can now more easily be incorporated into the overall electronic system.

The RSG has been installed on- board many underwater vehicles, ranging from ROVs to Sea Bed

Crawlers. This solution to the problem of underwater navigation is unique, the RSG's north seeking ability and its total absence of drift being of crucial importance to firms engaged in survey work. Ac- tual operating experience indi- cates that the accuracy of such op- erations is greatly increased through the use of the RSG, espe- cially where work is performed close to steel structures.

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