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Quick-Disconnect Couplings

Aeroquip of- fers hundreds of styles of quick- disconnect couplings, in- cluding our new Deluge Coupling for fire quenching applications in rocket launching chambers. Couplings are available in steel, stainless, and brass in diameters up to 1/2" and with pressure ratings to lO.OOOpsi.

Request Bulletin 258B

Aeroquip products meet strict MIL,

NAVSEA, and USCG specifications, and are available through a worldwide network of distributors.

Our Marine/Military Customer Service

Group is a team of experienced profes- sionals who speak your language. For assistance, call them at 419-238-1190.

Aeroquip Corporation, 300 South

East Avenue, Jackson, Ml 49203-1972.

For literature call 800-982-0030.

Tidewater Marine Acquires

Three Vessels In Exchange

For Common Stock

Tidewater Inc.'s marine division,

Tidewater Marine Service, has com- pleted an agreement to purchase three utility vessels from Bollinger

Machine Shop & Shipyard, Inc. of

Lockport, La., and two of its affil- iated companies.

The three 800-horsepower, 105- foot utility vessels built in 1980 were acquired in exchange for 168,000 shares of Tidewater Inc. common stock, bringing the company's total shares of common stock outstanding to 22,452,047. Bollinger is a major builder of vessels for the offshore oil and gas industry, as well as the U.S.

Navy and U.S. Coast Guard.

The vessels are currently being readied for service in Tidewater

Marine's "small boat" division in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, according to Tidewater Marine president

Richard M. Currence. "This di- vision has experienced substantial progress, more than doubling in size since its inception in late 1987. We anticipate further fleet expansion if current trends continue," Mr. Cur- rence said.

He added that this is the compa- ny's third vessel package purchase

Security at sea is using

Aeroquip products before you in eight months.

Tidewater Inc. owns and operates one of the largest fleets of vessels supporting the international off- shore oil and gas industry.

Spliethoff's Places $87.3-Million Order

For Six Cargo Ships

Dutch ship operator Spliethoff's

Bevrachtingskantoor has placed an $87.3-million order in the Nether- lands for the construction of six 10,000-dwt multipurpose cargo ves- sels.

Four of the vessels will be built by

Tille Scheepsbouw at the Frisian yard. The other two vessels will be built by Verolme Heusden.

The vessels are expected to be delivered between October 1989 and

April 1990.

The photo shows an Eckold mobile tool for press-joining air ducts.

Congratulations ASNE on your 100th Anniversary. worldwide

For literature on Aeroquip products, circle the appropriate number of the reader ser- vice card: Hose & Fittings—Circle 121; T-J

Cylinders—Circle 122; Teflon Hose—Cir- cle 123; Quick-disconnect Couplings—Cir- cle 124.

RISIC Couplings

Aeroquip RISIC 3 Rub- ber Insert Sound Isola- tion Couplings provide superior sound and vibration dampening.

RISIC 3 Is approved on U.S. Navy sur- face and subsurface vessels.

Consult Aeroquip for your application.

Marine Hose and Fittings iSSffi* - I UK hose now has

IMAVSEA approval. FC300 hose has been engineered for demanding high- temperature shipboard applications and is available with a complete selection of fittings. FC300 exceeds SAE I00R5 specifications.

Request Catalog 306

Eckold AG of Trimmis, Switzer- land, is offering free literature on"press-joining," an advanced method of connecting metal sheets, profile sections and components.

These can be of either the same or different materials and up to a max- imum combined thickness of 5 mm (0.200 inches).

Press-joining requires no heat and no auxiliary materials. Echold says you can forget about rivets, screws, nuts and bolts when con- necting light-gaged metal parts, thus saving time and money while also avoiding fumes, surface damage and distortion of the material. All it needs is a hydraulic unit to drive one of the mobile tools which have various throat depths to enable you to press-join air duct parts or other metal components on construction sites or in the shop.

Eckold can also supply tools and stationary machines for multiple joints in a single work cycle.

Press-joining is said to be fast, simple, reliable and easy to inspect.

For free detailed literature from

Eckold,

Circle 23 on Reader Service Card

T-J ™ Cylinders

Series TG hydraulic cylinders are fully approved by the American Bureau of

Shipping (ABS). They handle pressures up to 3500 psi (5000 non-shock).

And are available in 15 standard mounting styles.

Request Bulletin 4120

Convoluted Teflon

Aeroquip Teflon hose designs are

USCG approved, and are unsurpass ed for lightweight, fluid compatibility and flexibility.

Operating range from -65 °F to +400°F. •Teflon is a DuPont trademark

Request Catalog 306

Hose

Swiss Firm Of Eckold AG

Offers Free Literature

On 'Press-Joining'

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