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New Offshore Committee

Formed By SNAME—

McClure Named Chairman

A new technical committee, the

Offshore Committee, has been formed by The Society of Naval

Architects and Marine Engineers.

Its purpose is to give wider empha- sis to the offshore aspects of naval architecture and ocean engineering than heretofore, and permit greater participation by interested mem- bers of the Society in its research programs. Chairman of the new committee is Alan C. McClure, president of McClure Associates, a

Houston design and engineering firm.

Committee members are being as- sembled from a broad spectrum of offshore applications, including construction, engineering design, offshore mining, and offshore well drilling. Also represented will be people from government, academia, equipment manufacturers, and clas- sification societies.

At its inaugural meeting in Sep- tember this year, the following areas of interest were identified for panel activity: stability and motion; moor- ing, station-keeping, and marine terminals; and loads structural de- sign, and riser technology. Also, transportation and installation; me- chanical, electrical, and industrial systems; submersibles and diving equipment; and subsea systems and pipelines.

Don't Risk Engine

Security

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Due to the precise fit of poured- in-place CHOCKFAST, critical alignment is permanently maintained. No engine has ever been damaged as a result of a CHOCKFAST mounting.

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The concept of poured-in-place resin chocks for marine engines was conceived at Philadelphia Resins Corpo- ration almost 20 years ago. This concept has been proven, unquestionably, through the mounting of 70 million horsepower on CHOCKFAST.

Factors contributing to the remarkable performance of

CHOCKFAST include: a precision fit, superior modulus of elasticity, higher coefficient of friction against steel, and the application expertise of factory trained world- wide installation specialists. The system Philadelphia

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THEIR ENTIRE

SERVICE LIFE ON

THAN ON ORIGINAL

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Literature Available

On 1987 Edition Of

Marine Equipment Catalog

The new 1987 edition of the worldwide Marine Equipment Cata- log, to be published in April 1987, is described in a free brochure avail- able from the publishers.

Fully illustrated, marine and nav- al products and equipment from the world's leading suppliers are dis- played in open format to aid buyers in placing direct orders with the manufacturers. The catalog is used as a purchasing guide for vessel owners, shipyard personnel, U.S.

Navy procurement officers, consul- tants and design firms.

Free details are available for com- panies wishing to display their products in the 1987 edition.

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Cost-Saving Numeric

Control Service Offered

By Maritime Design

Maritime Design, Inc., who offer naval architecture and marine engi- neering services to the marine in- dustry from their Jacksonville, Fla., facilities, have recently developed a numeric control (NC) parts genera- tion service capability.

According to company president

Jim Konopasek, the service is cost-effective for single hull produc- tion, allowing yards to increase pro- ductivity and better utilize their NC equipment. Builders who do not own NC equipment, now have the option of subcontracting burning work with cost savings.

At present, the service comprises computerized hull lines fairing, hull geometry file, parts generation and nesting. Control tapes are produced in either ESSI or EIA format for

X-Y axis burning machines. Addi- tionally, existing tapes owned by the yard may be read into the computer and translated for CAD design.

For free literature containing fur- ther information on the services of- fered by Maritime Design,

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Japan Opens Up

For Rauma Winches

Recently, while Deck Machinery

Works in Rauma was busy deliver- ing winches to the Korean ship- builders, they also secured an order for two sets of combined anchor/ mooring winches to be installed on tankers being built by Nagaski ship- yard of the Mitsubishi Heavy Indus- tries of Japan. In 1984, Rauma de- livered electric mooring winches to

Nippon Kokan Shipyard.

These winches will be delivered to the U.S.-owned vessels in the sum- mer/autumn of 1987, and each set comprises two combined hydraulic mooring winch/cable lifter units with capacities of 20 tons and diam- eters of 84 U3 cable, as well as seven hydraulic mooring winches with ca- pacities of 20 tons.

For further information and free literature on Rauma-Repola,

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