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Louis Allis Pacer Motors

Now Available Through 50 HP —Literature Available

Louis Allis of Milwaukee, Wis., a division of Magnetek, Inc., recently announced the extension of their

Pacer line of AC motors to include open drip-proof to 50 hp, and C-

Face motors from 1 through 10 hp.

Standard Pacer motors afford- ably priced, available from stock through the Louis Allis Distribution

Center in Milwaukee, or through independent distributors nation- wide, represent the ideal motor for commercial or light industrial appli- cations.

Louis Allis is a leading producer of electric motors, adjustable speed drives, and power generation equip- ment,

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Tideland Signal Introduces

Frequency-Agile Racon —Literature Offered

Tideland Signal Corporation of

Houston, Texas, has recently intro- duced the SeaBeacon®, a frequency- agile radar beacon (racon) which uses microprocessor technology.

The SeaBeacon uses high-speed dig- ital signal processing to service est * § 1. i <-

Design simplicity gives Murdock Lockseal RISIC units unequaled reliability.

In fact, Murdock Lockseal Rubber

Insert Sound Isolation Couplings are so reliable they're the only RISIC units qualified for new submarine service.

They're used exclusively aboard SSN 688 and Trident Submarines. And they've been in continuous ship- board service for the U.S. Navy since 1974.

The patented* design features an advanced elastomeric seal. The seal provides omni-directional flexing between resiliently mounted machin- ery and associated piping. While it protects the piping system, the seal also attenuates sound and damps vibration.

RISIC-2 units, with separate elasto- mer moldings, and RISIC-2A units, with integral elastomer moldings, are offered in straight-through and 90 degree elbow configurations.

Murdock RISIC units come in all stan- dard pipe, sizes. And Murdock has the extensive design, manufacturing and testing facilities to engineer, pro- duce and test RISIC units in special sizes and materials.

For more information on reliable

RISIC units for your application, write or call Murdock today.

See us in Booth F6/F7 at the

Fifth International Maritime Exposition. 104

MURDOCK ENGINEERING COMPANY

PO. Box 152278, Dept. 1500, Irving, TX 75015

Phone: 214-790-1122. TWX: 910-860-5901. Telex: 792996 •Patent Nos. 3,734.546: 4,068,864 Lockseal is a registered trademark.

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The SeaBeacon has a wide variety of applications, from use as a land- fall identification to marking off- shore platforms. The racon protects vulnerable offshore structures by re- sponding to marine radars with a distinctive coded trace which ap- pears on the radar screen, accurate- ly identifying the platform and its location in all weather.

For free literature fully describing the features and applications of the new SeaBeacon from Tideland Sig- nal Corporation,

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Tenn-Tom Tonnage Up

Sharply From Last Year

Tonnage moved on the Tennes- see-Tombigbee Waterway during the first six months of 1986 has sur- passed the total amount shipped last year, according to a recent an- nouncement by the Tennessee-

Tombigbee Waterway Development

Authority in Columbus, Miss.

For the period of January 1 to

June 30, the cumulative total of all shipments on the Tenn-Tom was 1,853,171 tons. A total of 1.7 million tons moved over the waterway dur- ing 1985, the initial year of opera- tion. During the first six months of 1985 the total stood at 567,000 tons.

The waterway opened to navigation in January last year.

Penske Literature

Details New Onboard

Diagnostic System

Penske GM Power, Ronkonkoma,

N.Y., recently introduced its new computerized monitor, the Penske

Onboard Diagnostic System.

The Penske system, available for all Penske Single Turbocharged en- gines, is a small (6 inches by 3 inches) microprocessor controlled, solid-state computer. Utilizing a three-digit vacuum fluorescent readout, the water and shock resis- tant unit will alert the operator to potential fault conditions, according to the manufacturer, before they become a problem.

The onboard computer monitors pressures in the airbox, measures out-flow pressures from the raw water pump, the fuel pump and the turbocharger compressor discharge, incorporates a pyrometer to mea- sure exhaust gas and gear oil tem- peratures, and even checks the water and oil.. . without even open- ing the "hood".

Penske GM Power's engineering team has brought the computer age to the hostile environment of the engine room. The high-technology of electro-optics, thermo couples and programmed computer soft- ware now allow direct interface be- tween the operator and his second largest investment, his engines. The

Penske Onboard Diagnostic System is available on Penske's line of high performance "Advantage" marine diesels and can be retrofitted to cer- tain existing marine diesels.

For further details and free litera- ture,

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