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SHIP & BOATBUILDING TECHNOLOGY paper drawing and turn it into a full scale model. However,

Computer Aided Design (CAD) is bringing new products to market in shorter developmlnt

Once the proluctiis 11 (»i

CAD file, the ImflN^aSA? diifct- ly manufacttMu by machines through Computer Aided

Manufacturing (CAM). CAD/CAM complements the work of the designer, because what goes into the CNC router as machine code is l^^cisely aJaatjMgiiyb UL1L ttt^a final partv

For more information on

North End Composites

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E-A-R Materials Designed

For Vibration/Noise Control

E-A-R Specialty Composites offers extensive lines of weight- efficient materials engineered to control noise and vibration on any size boat or ship.

There Are

BILLION

REASONS

To Be At

Iaritime c Vietnam97 16117118 APRIL 1997

Ho Chi Minh City International

Exhibition and Convention Centre (HIECC) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The 3iX Vietnam Maritime and

Inland Shipping Exhibition

Five Billion US Dollars. That's right! The Vietnam Maritime and

Port Industry is set for a US$5 Billion injection. And the best platform to ensure your share of this new market is MARITIME

VIETNAM 97. No other show offers an environment so conducive to trade - a perfect anchorage for a new trading opportunity.

BOOK NOW FOR MARITIME VIETNAM 97

Space is limited and will be on a first come, first served basis. To reserve your position, send or fax the business reply form to:

Incorporating VIETNAM PORT

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OF EUROPORT • • BUSINESS REPLY FORM

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Name

Company

Address _ Position —orard fcrtacn

Singapore"^

Telephone . _ Country _ Fax_

RAI EXHIBITIONS SINGAPORE PTE LTD. (A member of Amsterdam RAI Group) 1 Maritime Square, #09-01 World Trade Centre, Singapore 099253.

Tel: <65) 272 2250 Fax: (65) 272 6744 Email: [email protected] | Company's Main Activity . J

Co organised By:

VCCI

Vietnam Chamber of

Commerce and Industry

Supported By:

VINAMARINE

Vietnam National

Maritime Bureau

Supporting Publications:

ASIAN SHIPPING

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ENGINEERING NEWS

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I Marine Deck Hardware

U t and Equipment ^ L rATERMAN

SUPPLY CO., INC.

P.O. BOX 596

WILMINGTON, CA 90748

PH: (310) 436-4288

FAX: (310) 495-1045

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RANTON

INDUSTRIES

For more than twenty-five years

Branton Industries has workeo build a distinguish^ quality pro cus be X t fr l our ^ noise abatement and fi\ protection systems.

DISTRIBUTOR / FABRICATOR OF:

INSULATIONS JOINER SYSTEMS

Hull Board

Sound Abatement

Structural Fireproofing

Thermal

Exhaust

Joiner Panels

FRP

Doors

Wall Liners

Ceilings

Polyimide - Mineral Wool - Fiberglass

Complies with USCG and Navy Specs

P. O. Box 10536

New Orleans, LA 70X81 (504) 733-7770

FAX (504) 734-7818

The company's flexible Isodamp vinyl sheet materials can be applied extentionally to a wide range of substrates, includm^teel aluminum, plywood, jtfewAore^nd honeycomb cojjuDo^TwLto jampen pr^^nt iw^radiMnm as noise. ^phc|tioiAin($HKle decking, bulk- heads/gnd HVAC systems. For absolving sound in engine com- partments, E-A-R recommends its

Tufcote foams and composites with protective polyester facings.

These barriers are also used to block the transfer of airborne noise from gearboxes, bowthrusters and pumps.

For more information on

E-A-R Specialty Composites

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Automated Steel Plate Cutter

Installed At Yard

Bay Ship and Yacht has announced the installation of a new automated steel plate cutting system, featuring a computer which guides cutting torches through steel plates up to eight in. thick.

The system will reportedly allow the shipyard to speed production of precision parts and compete aggressively for ship repmn and shipbuilding contracts/ ini

Pacific Rim. I "This j^hrancMi temjyrlogy offers our \ c^tolner^rapid response, exacting r£r^tability and cut steel free « ccmtaminants and distor- tion," said Bill Elliott, president of Bay Ship. The new cutter fea- tures both plasma and oxy-fuel cutting on an ESAB L-Tec 3000-12 system.

This allows the shipyard to fabri- cate virtually any metal part required in ship repair.

For more information on Bay Ship

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SWEP Offers Heat

Exchangers With Flanges

SWEP has introduced vacuum- brazed, compact flanges of DN- type on its heat exchangers for dis- trict beetthflg.a^ Currently, the flangeVp^^JaeeX *Y " fit compamYbraledflPeaj ««V

For more information on SWEP

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