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The 1997 Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) Conference and the 16th Annual

International Marine Exposition is set for Ottawa, Canada. The much anticipated event is always the set- ting for lively debate on maritime technical matters. The following pages provide a brief glimpse of some of the exhibitor's plans for the exhibition.

Airriiime Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Airchime is a manufacturer of marine horns and controls, air horns, electric piston horns, self-contained air horns, steam whistles, auto- matic whistle controls and accessories. Booth

No. 614

Allied Marine Crane (Division of

Allied Systems Company)

Allied Marine Crane is a designer and manu- facturer of specialized heavy lift equipment, including marine cranes, boat davits and winches. Booth No. 201

American Bureau of Shipping

American Bureau of Shipping — a ship classifi- cation society that establishes and administers standards for the design, construction, and operation maintenance of ships and other marine structures — will feature at its exhibit

SafeHull and SafeNet and provide information on other classification services. Booth No. 509- 511

Appleton Marine, Inc.

Appleton Marine, Inc., has supplied marine deck machinery including cranes, winches, windlasses, and capstans, for military and com- mercial shipbuilding for the last 25 years, booth will feature past as well as rec< developed products. Booth No. 700

Autonav Marine Systems Inc.

Autonav manufactures autopilots and steering systems. Booth No. 707

Barco Chromatics

Barco's exhibit will feature a 21-in. GL and

ECDIS-ready high resolution monitor, a 2K x 2K high performance VTS workstation, a full range of rugged displays, and graphics and video controllers. Booth No. 203-205

Bedawat Manufacturing Inc.

Beclawat manufactures windows and doors for the shipbuilding and transit industries. Booth

No. 624

California Maritime Academy

The California Maritime Academy, a campus of the California State University system, has been providing professional training since 1929. Its graduates are trained as facilities, marine and mechanical engineers for the nation's marine-oriented industries and busi- nesses. Booth No. 517

Caterpillar

Caterpillar specializes in diesel engines from 80-10,000 hp. Booth No. 402

Cerberus Pyrotronics

Cerberus manufactures marine fire detection systems. Booth No. 515

Debis Financial Services, Inc.

Debis offers flexible and innovative financing programs for the commercial marine industry.

Booth No. 321

FCS, Inc.

FCS is a marine engineering/naval architecture firm offering services including: ship design/conversions; diesel/steam/gas turbine power plants; system integration; pollution abatement; and environmental consulting ser- vices. Booth No. 324

Fleet Technology Ltd.

FTL provides advanced marine engineering/design support and trials services and will exhibit its prototype marine event recorder. Booth No. 523-525

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