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DRS Awarded Contracts

Worth Over $6 Million

Diagnostic/Retrieval Systems,

Inc. (DRS) received letter contracts valued in excess of $6 million from the Oceanic Div. of Westinghouse

Electric Co. For these contracts,

DRS will produce upgraded AN/

AQS-14 recorder/reproducer sys- tems and sonar image display simu- lators. The system will be used on

Navy helicopters to detect mines located in critical ocean-floor areas.

For more information on DRS,

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Alden Debuts Search &

Rescue Transponder

Alden Electronics, Inc. introduced the Aldensart™ search and rescue transponder, which is designed to help rescue forces find a vessel, life raft or personnel in distress, espe- cially in poor visibility. The

Aldensart responds to radar signals on rescue planes of ships by "paint- ing" its location on their radar screens. This painted signal is seen on the radar as a series of 12 highly- visible dashed lines pointing directly to the location of the Aldensart. The unit operates in the 9GHz frequency band. For free information on Alden

Electronics' new safety product,

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Metro Machine Corp.

Honored By EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protec- tion Agency (EPA) has honored

Metro Machine Corp. for helping to protect America's air and water. The

EPA has awarded its 1993 "Excel- lence in Environment Education" recognition to the Norfolk-based ship repair and modernization firm.

Metro's environmental achievement was selected for the single award from applications of businesses and industries in the five-state EPA Re- gion III. Metro Machine, which was officially presented the award at an

October 1 luncheon, is an employee- owned small business which oper- ates a shipyard and that repairs and modernizes U.S. Navy non-nuclear surface ships in Norfolk. For more information on the company,

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Kennar Technics AB

Launches Pressure

Monitoring System

Kennar Technics AB recently launched a new portable cylinder pressure monitoring system, with accurate data and plots running in

Windows™. The new system, dubbed "The Doctor," is accurate because it takes pulses from the flywheel teeth for a true crank angle and it uses the Kistler piezo-electric type pressure transducer, not a stain gauge type. For free information on the new system from Kennar Tech- nics,

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Peterson Builders Reaches

Agreements With Royal

Schelde And FBM Marine

Peterson Builders, Inc. (PBI) of

Sturgeon Bay, Wis., announced that it has reached a non-exclusive agree- ment with Royal Schelde Shipbuild- ing of The Netherlands and with

FBM Marine of Cowes, Isle of Wight,

England to market and produce under license a wide range of high- speed passenger and passenger/car vessels.

The designs include a range of

Surface Effect Ships (SESs), high- speed catamarans, low-wash cata- marans, fast displacement (SWATH- type) catamarans and high-speed mono-hulls. The ability to produce such a wide selection of vessels will allow PBI to meet specific demands with regard to speed, capacity, and operational conditions for the ves- sels, including environmental re- quirements for low-wash generation.

The recent passage of legislation in Indiana allowing gaming vessels on Lake Michigan has given PBI the immediate opportunity to offer these designs configured to suit the vary- ing operational conditions of the

Great Lakes.

Keep Workboats Working

Workboat performance at its design best!

E-Series propeller and rudder shaft seals boost productivity... extend time between scheduled maintenance and dry dock- ings...save time and money...and limit pollution.

Proven John Crane maneBar mechanical seals provide maximum sealing integrity. They virtually eliminate excessive leakage, slash maintenance and reduce the volume of oily bilge water. These seals are designed to meet tough applications for tugs, trawlers, ferries, fishing boats, offshore supply ships.

And, our patented inflatable backup seals and split face components allow for emergency primary seal inspection, maintenance and repair without dry docking. No other seal offers these advantages.

John Crane Marine offers seal designs for all hull sealing needs—water, grease and oil lubricated systems for propulsion shaft, rudder stock, bulkhead, fin stabilizer and bowthruster applications. Sizes range from 2" to 60" in non-split, partially split and fully split configurations.

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