Centrico Forms Mineral
Oil Group, Lohmeyer
Named Head Of Unit
Rising demand for Westfalia
oil purifying centrifuges has
spurred the formation of a Min-
eral Oil Group at Centrico, Inc.,
North Vale, N.J., it was recently
announced by Wend Wendenburg,
executive vice president of Cen-
trico.
Centrico, Inc. is the North
American distributor of West-
falia separators and related sys-
tems.
Westfalia oil-purifying sepa-
rators remove both water and
solid particles from fuel and lu-
bricating oil. This allows engines
to burn heavier, less expensive
grades of diesel fuel, as well as
recycle lubricating oil. The re-
sults include major savings in
fuel and lube oil costs, reduced
engine wear, reduced mainte-
nance requirements, and less en-
gine downtime.
Head of the new group will
be Klaus Lohmeyer, manager of
marine and power systems for
Centrico. Mr. Lohmeyer is a for-
mer seagoing chief engineer with
experience in a wide tonnage
range of merchant vessels. Be-
fore coming to Centrico he was
employed at Westfalia Separator
AG for 15 years where he be-
came a specialist in oil purifica-
tion systems. He will be respon-
sible for all sales and engineer-
ing activities in four fields:
(1) marine applications, includ-
ing small boats, offshore drill-
ing, fisheries, etc.; (2) land-based
power plants; (3) gas turbine
fuel purification and washing sys-
tems; and (4) lubricants, cool-
ants and hydraulic fluids, etc.,
used in the metalworking indus-
tries.
For more information on West-
falia,
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Frydenbo Steering Gear
Contract Awarded Triconn
For TAKX RO/RO Vessels
Triconn Corporation of Red-
ding, Conn., was recently award-
ed a contract by General Dynam-
ics, Quincy Shipbuilding Divi-
sion, Quincy, Mass., to furnish
five shipsets of Frydenbo HS 702
D rotary vane steering gear for
the TAKX prepositioning ships
presently under construction.
Each steering gear can produce
15,000,000 in. lbs. of torque and
also acts as the rudder carrier
and upper radial bearing, thus
providing a compact, unitized
steering mechanism to reduce
shipyard installation costs.
In addition, dual independent
power units utilizing reliable low
pressure, constant displacement
screw pumps completes the hy-
draulics package. With this order
a total of eight RO/RO-type ves-
sels being chartered to MSC as
part of the TAKX program have
Frydenbo steering gears.
Frydenbo is the world's larg-
est manufacturer of rotary vane
type steering gears with over
6,000 ships in operation. Triconn
Corporation is their exclusive
U.S. licensee.
For more information,
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$6-Million Title XI Sought
For Posted Drilling Barge
Maritime and Offshore Equip-
ment Leasing Co., a subsidiary
of Paden, Inc., Orange, Texas,
has applied for a Title XI guar-
antee to aid in financing the con-
struction of a posted drilling
barge.
The 209-foot 6-inch by 54-foot
barge will be used in interna-
tional waters of up to 22 feet.
Levingston Shipbuilding Co.,
Orange, Texas, is the proposed
builder of the barge which is
scheduled to be delivered in De-
cember.
If approved, the Title XI guar-
antee would cover $6 million or
75 percent of the estimated ac-
tual cost of $8 million.
Quality builders are also
quality repairers
Brazil's Marine Industry leading position.
Having the know-how to build quality it also has the expertise and managing power to repair
with quality. Thus VEHOLME BRAZIL is now entering the marine repair business. Any kind
of repair, never mind how complex it may be, on ships and offshore equipment.
For that purpose it counts on the best human and technical resources, and the strategic
location of its shipyard in Angra dos Reis. It is also equipped for repairs at site or in other
brazilian or foreign ports.
Very attractive commercial conditions give the "special touch" to the offered services.
i VEROLME
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Shipyard: Km 83 of BR-101 Highway - Rio/Santos
Angra dos Reis - Rio de Janeiro
Main office: Rua Buenos Aires, 68 - 15? - Rio de Janeiro
tel.: (021) 292-3148 - CEP 20070
Telex: 21-23776
March 15, 1983 Write 488 on Reader Service Card 37
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