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forms, and the wood has been replaced by reinforced plastic or composites, becom- ing one of the leading manufacturers of lifeboats and davit (crane) systems in Europe.

Survival craft must withstand extreme strains, especially when hitting the sur- face of the water from heights of almost 100 feet and plunging far below the water when escorting passengers to safe- ty. A Hatecke freefall survival craft can vary in weight up to nine tons, depend- ing on the size of the model, and can hold a capacity of up to 60 passengers.

Ernst Hatecke's freefall lifeboats pro- vide a rapid and safe means of emer- gency escape for all on board. The boats vary in length between four and nine meters, with widths over 2.5 m con- structed of glass fiber laminate with an inside duplicate wall made out of foam.

Hatecke uses Reichhold's NORPOL 420-M880 and NORPOL 850-M851 resins to create these life-saving vessels.

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Clean Seal Celebrates 25 Years

Clean Seal recently celebrated its 25th year. Started in 1978 by Juanita Moore, the company has seen continuous growth in the marketing of extruded rub- ber sealant products. Although Mrs.

Moore passed away in 1997, the compa- ny has continued to grow. "The growth has required us to move into larger facilities three times since 1978, according to Vice President,

General Manager Bill Dawson. "And we've added warehouse and office space at each of the locations until we ran out of space." Dawson continued. Dawson has been with the company since its organization. In the Fall of 2000, the family owned business moved into a large 72,000 sq. ft. facility located at 20900 West Ireland Road in South Bend.

The Moore family continues to operate

November 2003 the business. Clean Seal. Inc. is a national manufacturer and distributor of weather stripping materials to the trans- portation, appliance, boating and recre- ational vehicle industries. Clean Seal custom manufacturers a variety of shapes and sizes of sealants for cus- tomers.

They stock EPDM, Neoprene,

Silicone. Nitrile and Dual Durometer extrusions for Just in Time Delivery. The company also offers vulcanizing servic- es, custom cutting, die cutting, and the application of heat activated adhesive

People & Company News tapes to the extruded rubber and foam seals. They recently entered a strategic partnership with EPHA of Hermiston,

Oregon to market products designed to protect hydraulic hoses against damag- ing abrasion.

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