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Michigan Wheel Names

Dykstra General Manager

Of Grand Rapids Facility

Holmatro Offers Brochure

Showing Full Product Line

Holmatro Incorporated, USA, a subsidiary of b.v. Holmatro Indus- trial Equipment of the Netherlands, has available a free color brochure picturing its complete line of hy- draulic and mechanical jacks, air tools, hydraulic rescue equipment, hoists, and air bags.

The Holmatro U.S. office in Se- verna Park, Md., was established to serve the American and Canadian markets for the sale of the compa- ny's hydraulic tools and rescue equipment, lifting equipment, and specific systems for the shipbuilding industry and petrochemical plants.

The Holmatro equipment is manu- factured by a wholly owned sister company in Holland.

Next to the West European mar- ket, the U.S. and Canada are the most important export markets for

Holmatro. In 1983 the turnover in- creased 75 percent over the previous year. Increases of 50 percent in 1982 and 200 percent in 1981 were achieved in the U.S./Canadian mar- kets. It is expected that this market will take over first place from West

Europe within a couple of years.

For further information and a free copy of the Holmatro brochure,

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Charles Dykstra

H.L. VanderMay, president of

Michigan Wheel Corporation, has announced the appointment of

Charles Dykstra as general man- ager of Michigan Wheel-Grand

Rapids facility.

Mr. Dykstra has been with

Michigan Wheel for the past 19 years, and most recently served as vice president of sales and market- ing. He is a graduate of Calvin Col- lege in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Michigan Wheel is a world leader in propeller manufacture, offering a complete line ranging from three to 96 inches in diameter.

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SKF Steel Introduces New

Simplified Coupling —Literature Available

The Coupling Division of SKF

Steel, with headquarters in Avon,

Conn., has developed the OKF cou- pling to fulfill the need for a simpli- fied method of connecting a shaft to a flanged prime mover or gearbox output. This coupling connects a cylindrical shaft without taper or keyway to the output flange, reduc- ing maintenance time and costs, and saving installation problems asso- ciated with tapered fits and fitted keyways.

The OKF coupling is similar to the OK shaft coupling that, unlike other rigid couplings available on the marketplace, uses no bolts, nuts, keys, or keyways. Instead, it em- ploys a powerful interference fit to transmit high torque and shock loads—an interference fit that is created without using heat to ex- pand the components.

The design of the OK coupling requires no keyways in the shaft, and enables a 25-percent reduction in shaft diameter to be made with considerable material savings in other components such as bearings and seals. Corresponding weight savings are also realized. Simple fine-turning is all that is required to prepare the shaft.

For additional information and free literature on the OKF,

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GEMS Level Switches for

Shipboard Service.

Where high reliability is required for monitoring liquid levels and signaling alarms.

There's a GEMS switch to meet all types of marine liquid level applications...to monitor and control levels, signal alarms, and to provide oil/water interface. Ideal for use with diesel engine fuel tanks, lube oil reservoirs, ballast, bilge, or oil sump tanks or for other common shipboard uses.

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Custom-made switches using standard components, are supplied with various mounting methods, lengths, floats, materials, etc. to suit the application.

LS-35565 (brass)/

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Mounted Models.

For use where access to inside of tanks is limited, such as on lube oil or fuel day tanks Custom-length housings Provide ease of maintenance and tank cleaning.

LS-270 Model with Protective

Shielding for

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Conditions.

Small and com- pact, unit side- mounts in tank.

Ideal for low level bilge or sump tanks, and oil/ water interface.

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With Intrinsic Safety.

Zener Barrier Safe-Pak relays, FM approved, from

GEMS provide intrinsically safe operation when interfacing level switches with your AC or DC loads

For application information, call toll-free (800) 321-6070.

In Ohio call (800) 441-7733.

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