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Tracor Applied Sciences

Awarded $5.9 Million For

FFG-7 Frigate Services

Tracor Applied Sciences Incorpo- rated, Rockville, Md., was awarded a $5,946,004 cost-plus-fixed-fee con- tract for engineering and technical services in support of the FFG-7 frigate class ships. The work, which is expected to be completed Novem- ber 12, will be performed in Rock- ville. Contract funds would not have expired at the end of the current fis- cal year. The Naval Sea Systems

Command, Washington, D.C. is the contracting activity (N00024-85-C- 2178).

AT&T Awarded $5.4-Million Contract For

Oceanographic Services

AT&T Technologies Incorpo- rated, Greensboro, N.C., was recent- ly awarded a $5,468,500 modifica- tion to a previously awarded cost- plus-fixed-fee contract for oceano- graphic services. The work will be performed in Greensboro, and is ex- pected to be completed on Septem- ber 30. Contract funds would have expired at the end of the current fis- cal year. The Space and Naval War- fare Systems Command, Washing- ton, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00039-85-C-0093). trim of the valves are bronze, nickel copper, 13CR stainless, 316 stain- less, iron, and hardfaced.

Newman's Inc. has divisions in

Oklahoma, Texas, New Jersey and

Oregon, as well as Canada, Europe and the Far East.

For a free copy of the Newman's

Inc. brochure on Newco Marine

Valves,

Circle 47 on Reader Service Card

GE Elects Joel Tenzer

A Corporate Vice President

Joel Tenzer was recently elect- ed a corporate vice president by

General Electric Company's board of directors.

The appointment further high- lights the company's commitment to the marine automation industry.

Mr. Tenzer is currently general manager of GE's Drive Systems Op- erations, in Salem, Va., which in- cludes the D.C. Motor & Generator

Department in Erie, Pa., and Gener- al Electric's Canadian drive system business.

Drive Systems Operations pro- vide sophisticated drives, controls and motors for a variety of auto- mated industries, including marine.

Free Brochure On

Newco Marine Valves

Offered By Newman's

Newman's Inc. is offering a free brochure on the company's line of

Newco marine valves.

The publication features text on gate, globe, check and angle valves.

Cross-section diagrams, as well as black and white photographs ac- company the text.

According to the brochure, Newco marine valves have been specifically designed for high reliability opera- tion in the confined, corrosive atmo- sphere prevalent in the marine in- dustry. The valves meet the stan- dards demanded by such agencies as the American Bureau of Shipping,

U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S.

Navy. The brochure states that each valve is backed by Newman's war- ranty and by the full resources of

Newman's Inc.

Besides their standard marine valves, Newman's also offers the fol- lowing optional features: soft seat- ing in all bolted bonnet valves; com- plete installment and full testing gear, electric or pneumatic opera- tors; and globe and angle stop-check valve versions.

Newman's manufactures the body/bonnet of the marine valves in cast iron, ductile iron, cast carbon steel and forged carbon steel. The construction materials used for the

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MK m • <71' I r, At sea, dependable • performance is what . counts. That's why /H * j. WALTER KIDDE Ma- 3 * J ^rine Fire Protection Sys- r* terns are chosen for military ,«rand commercial vessels around

J^fgif^the world. Our Halon, Carbon Diox-

P ide, Foams and Smoke Detection

Systems offer superior performance when seconds count.

WALTER KIDDE

Marine Fire Systems

Operations...

WALTER KIDDE THE MARINE FIRE PROTECTION EXPERTS.

Walter Kidde Drive, Wake Forest, N.C. 27587, U.S.A. (919) 556-6811, Telex: 802569 WALTKIDDE

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