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HMS Marine Hardware

Announces New Products —Literature Available

HMS Marine Hardware, Inc.,

Valley Stream, N.Y., now has shock-qualified lavatory and emer- gency equipment for U.S. Navy shipboard applications.

To maintain commercial price levels for shock-qualified products,

HMS Marine Hardware has utilized standard commercial products with modification-as-necessary to achieve shock resistant capability.

HMS Marine Hardware also of- fers shock-test program-manage- ment for concerns wishing to have their products shock qualified.

Kick-out louvers provide compart- ment ventilation needs while also providing a means-of-escape in the event of the compartment door be- coming jammed or blocked.

HMS Marine Hardware has de- veloped kick-out louvers for flush panel doors of 1-3/8-inch through 2- inch thickness, intended for either retrofitting existing doors or instal- lation into new doors. Either way, these louvers provide life-saving es- cape routes.

Solidur 2090

Dock Fenders-

Fuifiii All Requirements

And Are Field Proven

Solidur 2090, Made of UHMW-PE

Offers A Combination of

Important Benefits: • Eases berthing — low friction • Reduces wear — abrasion resistant • Protects docks — highest impact strength • Unaffected by chemicals • Non-pollutive — will not leak chemicals or splinter and break on impact • Unaffected by marine organisms • Will not rot — absorbs no water • Easy installation — light weight — custom design • Cost effective

SOLIDUR fender facing on rail ferry terminals.

SOLIDUR fender facing in canal system. solidur 200 Industrial Drive • Delmont, PA 15626 1-800-322-8469 • Fax 412-468-4044

Solidur Pacific Co. • 18179 S. W. Boones Ferry Rd.

Portland, OR 97224 1-800-343-0444 • Fax 503-620-9316

Solidur Canada, Inc. •281 Ambassador Dr.

Mississauga, Ontario L5T2J3 416-564-6870 • Fax 416-564-6901

NOISE PROBLEMS?

ULTRA-LIGHT SOUNDFOIL

FLOATS THEM AWAY. m

SOUNDFOIL is a high efficiency constrained layer vibration damping composite designed to reduce the resonant vibrations of thin sheet metals and machine components. It is available with five basic types of viscoelastic polymers, each having maximum damping over a specific temperature range from as low as - 40°C (- 40°F) to as high as 260°C (+ 500°F). It bonds tenaciously to a variety of substrates and maintains its damping properties over an extended period of time.

SOUNDFOIL from Soundcoat. The most effective way to make vibration and noise float away.

The noise stops here.

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REPRESENTATIVE - WESTERN HEMISPHERE

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For further information and a free color brochure from HMS Marine

Hardware,

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DU Awarded Machine

Condition Monitoring

Contract By MSC

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) in Washington, D.C. has awarded DLI Engineering Corpora- tion of Bainbridge Island, Wash., the first phase of an $11.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, five-year con- tract to furnish computerized ma- chinery condition monitoring sys- tems to the MSC fleet. When fully installed the systems, which will include expert system software, will increase the fleet's operational readi- ness and reduce overall vessel main- tenance and repair costs.

According to Robert B. Grant

DLI program manager, the MSC contract requirements include port- able vibration data collectors for periodic monitoring of shipboard machinery plus expert system soft- ware which will make automatic diagnosis of shipboard machinery problems. DLI developed vibration data collectors and expert system software will be installed through- out the MSC fleet of steam turbine and diesel engine-powered ships totaling approximately 106 vessels worldwide.

Navy Awards Avondale $110.9 Million Coastal

Minehunter Contract

Avondale Industries, Inc. recently announced the award of a $110.9 million U.S. Navy contract for the construction of two Coastal

Minehunters (MHC). The contract is a fixed-price-incentive award subject to escalation based on se- lected material and labor indices.

The current backlog of Avondale work related to the Coastal

Minehunter program (including this award) is $235.2 million.

The award of this contract repre- sents the third award of this class of vessel to Avondale. Work will be performed in Gulfport, Miss., and is scheduled for delivery in Navember 1994 and February 1995. Construc- tion of these vessels will be based on glass reinforced plastic construction technology. MHC-class ships are used to provide coastal and harbor mine countermeasure capabilities.

Avondale Industries, Inc., head- quartered in New Orleans, La., is one of the nation's leading marine fabricators. In addition to its ship- building operations, the company specializes in boat and LCAC con- struction and is a major repair con- tractor for commercial and Navy ships. It is also involved in the modular construction of plants and components for a variety of land- based industries.

For free literature on the facili- ties and capabilities of Avondale

Industries,

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