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Solar Turbines Inc. Wins

Quality Award

Solar Turbines Inc., a

Caterpillar Company, won the

Malcolm Baldrige National

Quality Award in the manufactur- ing category. The company is a leading maker of gas turbine engines and turbo packages.

Foss Re-Power Boosts

Maneuverability

Caterpillar supplied the power for a repower and conversion of two Foss conventional twin-screw harbor tugs to azimuthal stern drive vessels. The vessels —

Daniel Foss and Peter Foss, both received two electronically con- trolled Cat 3512B engines, rated 1,650 bhp (1,230 bkW) at 1,600 rpm, which drive two Ulstein azimuthal stern drives with skewed propellers inside Nautican nozzles.

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Company Takes Market

Share With High-Tech

The Cummins Wartsila have made quite an entrance, with the introduction of two totally new engine lines since its inception four years ago. Cummins and

Wartsila are both well-known and regarded engine makers world- wide, bringing a host of technolog- ical innovation and real-world suc- cess. The cooperation to develop engines has resulted in what the company dubs the Heavy Duty

Compact concept, an engine which combines the high power density and cost effectiveness of the high speed engine with the reliability and durability of the medium speed engine. The CW170 series have a 170 mm bore, with configu- rations of 6 and 8 cylinders in line, and 12, 16 and 18 cylinders V con- figuration. The range of output is 937 to 3,179 bhp, and the normal operating speed is from 1,600 to 1,800 rpm. The CW200 series — manufactured in Mulhouse,

France, have a 200 mm bore and are available in 12V, 16V and 18V configurations. The output range is 2,850 to 4,890 bhp.

Stewart & Stevenson Enters

Agreement On Powerhouse

Stewart & Stevenson Services,

Inc. will combine efforts with

Detroit Diesel and Hollywood

Marine to test a new four-cycle

V12-2000 series commercial marine workboat engine package.

Touted advantages of the compact and durable 2000 series four-cycle engine include reduced fuel and oil consumption, and quieter opera- tion due to its triple wall exhaust system. This feature is also designed to reduce engine room heat. "The new Detroit Diesel four-cycle engine is an environ- mentally friendly marine package which offers unsurpassed depend- ability, low operational costs and high customer satisfaction," said

Don Gollott of Stewart &

Stevenson's marine engine sales. "The 2000 series reduces the rpm and achieves the desired tow speed, plus reduces the fuel burn.

On average, the engine's rpm hit 1,600 when using about 16 gallons per engine per hour and running just under eight miles per hour, all the while pushing 60,000 barrel tows," said Willie Monson,

Hollywood Marine.

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Bon

FINCANTIERI IS

BUILDING FOR THE SEA

The new Fincantieri MDV high-speed ferries are revolutionizing medium-range connections, allowing passengers and their cars to halve crossing time.These monohull ferries of several sizes, built both of light alloy and steel, reach a speed of 40 knots and are capable of accommodating up to 1,800 passengers on board, with up to 850 cars.The design for these new high-speed vessels has been developed out of the experience gained from an exceptional test bench:

The victorious challenge of the "Destriero", the record-ship built by Fincantieri, which won the Blue Riband for the

Atlantic crossing in less than 59 hours at the exceptional average speed of 53 knots, with peaks of over 60 knots.

MORE THAN 7000 SHIPS OVER TWO CENTURIES

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