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44 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ings for high temperature immersions, designed to withstand a variety of aqueous/hydrocarbon combina- tion of up to 180 degrees Celsius, offers cost effective means of corrosion protection with the flexibility of alternative application methods, which can be applied in-situ to new or existing equipments.

The company's line of coatings benefit from being solvent free, and 100 percent solid. Belzona products can be used for equipments such as oil and gas separa- tors, scrubbers, dearators, hydrocyclones, degassing vessels, and coalessors vessels. The company also offers polymeric products and, more recently, applica- tions for riser repair and protection.

Nuts and Bolts

AUGE Industrial

Fasteners, LLC offers calibrated bars from 0.5 to 4 in. diameter and lengths up to 4 ft. in any type of steel and non ferrous materi- als. Also offered are different grades of nuts from 0.5 to 4 in. in diameter. A selection of coatings, such as PTFE

Resins, Xylan and Teflon are also available, as well as in-house Cadmium, Zinc Plating, clear or yellow.

AUGE carries an inventory of API 6A Monogrammed

R-Oval BX, RX and Combination ring joint gaskets, available in low carbon steel and 316 stainless steel for differing service requirements.

Bolting Equipment

Hytorc’s

Freedom-Line includes the XXI,

AVANTI, and

STEALTH. The

XXI features con- tinuous rotation, anti backlash design, a 360 degree uni-swivel, simula- tor switch, 300,000 psi Alloy-mechanism, and torsion- free internal mechanism. The AVANTI is a light- weight, corrosion-resistant tool with a 360 x 180 degree Uni-swivel. The all-new STEALTH offers twin-speed automatic, anti backlash pawl with a 6- to12-point ratchet. It also has a 360 x 220 degree, flat- fit Uni-sweivel, pin and screw-free click-in cassettes.

Desmond-Stephan Offers Swirl-Off

Swirl-Off from Desmond-Stephan Mfg. Company can be used for removal of paint, rust, scale, and bar- nacles from metal and concrete surfaces. Swirl-Off serves as an alternative to scraping, sandblasting, or using chemicals on surfaces. The product is the incor- porated with cutters to remove paint and rust from ship surfaces.

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