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Swagelok Quick-Connects

With Heavy-Duty Body

Sleeve Now Available

Quick-connects with a heavy- duty body sleeve design are now available from Swagelok Quick-

Connect Co., Solon, Ohio. The de- sign allows users to install instru- ment-quality Swagelok Quick-Con- nects in rugged industrial systems.

The sleeve protects the Quick-

Connect body when the unit is un- coupled. Dropping and other rough handling will not damage the open end of the body.

The Swagelok Quick-Connects feature automatic shutoff to mini- mize pressure loss or fluid spillage during uncoupling. Operation is an easy straight-line action—push to connect, pull to disconnect.

Sizes are 1/8-inch to 1/2-inch in brass and 316 stainless steel. End connections can be Swagelok Tube

Fittings, NPT, 37-degree AN flare, or Cajon Hose Connectors. Service ratings range from vacuum to 3,000 psi and 400 degrees F.

For more information and free lit- erature from Swagelok Quick- Con- nect Company,

Circle 67 on Reader Service Card

Strachan Shipping

Appoints Singleton VP,

Stevedoring In Savannah

Strachan Shipping Co. president

J.R. MacPherson has announced the appointment of Bill Singleton as vice president of stevedoring for the Savannah, Ga., area.

A veteran of 20 years in the mari- time industry, Mr. Singletonwill be responsible for the overall daily stevedoring operations for Strachan in Savannah, Charleston and Jack- sonville. He will report to Edward

J. Condon, Strachan's vice presi- dent of stevedoring for the South

Atlantic area.

Strachan Shipping Co. is one of the nation's largest shipping agents and stevedores with offices in major ports on the East, Gulf and West

Coasts.

Palmer Offers Brochure

On Cavitation-Reducing

Polymer Coatings

Palmer Internationl, Inc., Wor- cester, Pa., has developed two elas- tomeric compounds, DuraTough

DP and DuraTough DL, for the repair of marine components dam- aged by cavitation. These compliant compounds are designed to inhibit the deterioration of metal sub- strates caused by cavitation and low percentages of entrained solids (silt and sand) in high volume and high velocity fluid flow environments.

Both materials are cold-applied over a grit blasted surface treated with a corrosion-inhibiting primer.

DuraTough SP is mixed to a firm paste and is used for filling areas deeply pitted by cavitation, and can be applied to vertical or horizontal overhead surfaces up to 1-1/2 inches thick without slumping. DuraTough

DL is a high viscosity, brushable topcoat, applied to protect metals from damage caused by cavitation and entrained solids' erosion.

Tests conducted by the B.C. Hy- dro Research & Development Labo- ratory, Surrey, British Columbia, show that DuraTough resists cavita- tion erosion five times better than carbon steel and two time better than 308L stainless weld overlay. (Figures obtained from ASTM G 32

Vibratory Cavitation Test methods for low intensity cavitation.)

According to Palmer Internation- al, repairing cavitation-damaged marine components (rudders, struts, screws, bearing "barrels," circ pumps, sea chests, Kort noz- zles) with DuraTough is extremely cost-effective.

For more information and free lit- erature on Palmer polymer coat- ings,

Circle 60 on Reader Service Card 111! u UJ 1 Ideal for workboats 1 Incinerates waste to a table- spoonful of pure, clean ash 1 All stainless steel • Compact, space saver • Economical, easy to install • Needs only electric power for operation • No water, chemicals, pipes, or tanks

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U.S. COAST GUARD RULES

FOR CHEMICAL DRUG AND AL-

COHOL TESTING OF COMMER-

CIAL VESSEL PERSONNEI ... can affect 120,000 commercial vessel person- nel on the 19,000 commercial vessels which are operated by Coast Guard licensed personnel .. .

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE

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TREATMENT MODES • INTENSIVE OUT-PATIENT CARE PROGRAMS • CONFIDENTIAL INDIVIDUAL THERAPY • GROUP COUNSELING • SELF-HELP PROGRAMS • EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

For full details, telephone or write in complete confidence

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GOLAR MARINE INCINERATOR SYSTEMS meet all requirements from IMO/MARPOL.

Now produced byTeamTec, Norway

Golar Incinerators are approved by all major classification societies and are installed on board more than 1000 ships.

We offer you: • Compact design and easy installation • Efficient, economical operation and maintenance • World-wide service and spares

For further information please contact:

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P.O. Box 100

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