Krupp Atlas Has Major
Orders For Atlas Polarfix
— Literature Available
The U.S. Army Corps of Engi-
neers is one of several major U.S.
and European survey and port or-
ganizations which have ordered
Krupp Atlas Elektronik's new Po-
larfix combined range/azimuth
laser based dynamic position fix-
ing system. The Corps has com-
missioned a system for general in-
shore survey work in the Delaware
area.
Among leading European au-
thorities which have ordered sys-
tems is the Port of Huelva in
Spain. It plans to carry out major
harbor and channel approach sur-
veys using Polarfix interfaced to
Desco 20 echosounders and an At-
las SUSY 30/16 automated hydro-
graphic survey system for the pro-
cessing of both on and off-line
data. The combination of Polarfix,
Desco 20 and a SUSY 30 system
also forms the basis of a fully au-
tomated Atlas survey configura-
tion scheduled for delivery later
this summer to the Faroese gov-
ernment survey authority,
Landsingenioeren.
Newly developed by Krupp At-
las Elektronik, the Polarfix sys-
tem is designed for short-range po-
sitioning applications. Using a
single shore-based tracking sta-
tion linked to onboard telemetry
facilities, combined tracking and
measuring functions are fully au-
tomatic. The system has an accu-
racy of 0.2m per km of measured
range over distances of 5km or
beyond.
For further information,
Circle 56 on Reader Service Card
New Brochure Available
From American Standard
Heat Exchanger Repair
American Standard Heat Ex-
changer Repair (ASHER), has made
available a brochure on the com-
pany's new facility in Elizabeth,
N.J., which has complete capabil-
ity to repair or rebundle, retube or
replace parts.
Titled "We Get Your Shell &
Tube Heat Exchangers Back Into
Action," the publication discusses
r. MAIN IRON WORKS, INC.
REPAIR SERVICE
SERVING TUGS, PUSHERS, TOWBOATS, CREWBOATS,
SUPPLY BOATS, INLAND & OFFSHORE BARGES
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3500 Ton Dock
200' x 100'
90' Between
Wing Walls
1500 Ton Dock
160' x 80'
70' Between
Wing Walls
850 Ton Dock
60' x 150'
50' Between
Wing Walls
300 Ton Dock
50' x 80
40' Between
Wing Walls
HISTORY
Founded in 1948, Main Iron Works, Inc.'s
current facilities are available tor construction
of new vessels ranging in size from 45' to 250'
in length. Dry docking and a full range ot
repair services are also available, including a
complete machine shop facility, sandblasting
and painting services
With over thirty years experience and our
record of service to the towing industry, Main
Iron Works, Inc. is ready to serve the needs ot
our past, present and future clients.
GENERAL SERVICES
Air control mechanics
Electrical repairs, trouble shooting
Hydraulic mechanics
Piping and plumbing repairs
Sandblasting and Painting
Complete machine shop service
A.B S. approved for stainless steel
Cladding on main shafts
Complete wood working shop
Four Dry Docks:
300-Ton Capacity
850-Ton Capacity
1500-Ton Capacity
3500-Ton Capacity completed 1st qtr 84
Machine Shop:
Lathes: Capacity in feet — 36 Feet
Swing in inches — 30 Inches
Wet Slips:
Three slips available for your boats or
barges to tie up while repairs or supplies
are being completed.
Shaft Storage Rack:
To avoid costly delay in waiting for
transport of shafts, we provide our
customers storage for their spare
main shafts and rubber shafts
Inventory:
Along with our parts inventory, we keep
a stock of steel plates, pipe, angles, flat
bars, and channels, all American Bureau
of Shipping approved
We also have a supply of forgings and bar
castings which enable us to supply your
needs efficiently.
Crane Service:
100 Ton Fixed Stiff leg for Offloading and
Loading Supplies.
All of the services listed above are available on a 24-hour basis, seven days
a week. Quotation and price schedules are available upon request.
Located at 50 Mile Marker
on Intracoastal Waterway
P.O. Box 1918
Houma, Louisiana 70361 M'
CONTACT:
LeRoy Molaison • Henry Brunet
Otto Hughes • Wayne Piazza
(504) 876-6302 • (504) 525-4020^
the company's ability to meet any
need, and to handle the casualties
of customers's daily production
battles in the fastest possible tur-
naround time. ASHER's commit-
ment to both quality and service is
pointed out, and because of this
they operate at full alert 24 hours
per day, seven days per week.
The brochure contains various
pictorial representations, along
with a list of facility components
and a map showing ASHER's ex-
act location in Elizabeth.
For more information and a free
copy of the brochure,
Circle 68 on Reader Service Card
Telesystems Names Perri
As Director of Echo
Control Development
COMSAT TeleSystems, Inc. has
announced that Michael P. Perri
has been promoted to the position
of director, echo control develop-
ment. In this capacity, he will be
responsible for all development ac-
tivities relating to the company's
analog, digital, and acoustic echo
control product lines.
Since joining TeleSystems in
1983, Mr. Perri has served as
manager of echo control develop-
ment. Previously he held positions
with Conklin Instrument Corpo-
ration, Rockwell-Wescom, Inc., and
GTE Automatic Electric. He re-
ceived his BSEE from the Univer-
sity of Illinois.
COMSAT TeleSystems, Inc., lo-
cated in Northern Virginia, de-
signs, manufactures, markets and
provides worldwide service and
support for a complete line of ad-
vanced analog and digital signal
processing equipment and systems.
Fram Offers 20-Page Color
Brochure On Its CPS-3
Marine Separator
A new 20-page color brochure
describing the Fram CPS-3 marine
separator is available free from
Fram Industrial Filtration & Sep-
aration. The CPS-3 is a highly ef-
ficient coalescing plate separator
designed especially for separation
of oil and solids from shipboard
bilge water. It is ideally suited for
retrofit on existing vessels due to
the ultra-compact size of the unit.
The brochure contains text, color
illustrations, photos, drawings and
graphs fully describing construc-
tion details, performance records,
customized configurations, gravity
flow systems, retrofitting and pres-
surized systems.
The CPS-3 exceeds IMO stand-
ards and is U.S. Coast Guard ap-
proved. The unit will process 3
gallons per minute to purities of
15-ppm oil content or less, with no
costly filter elements or cartridges
that result in hazardous waste
disposal.
It is designed for manual or
fully automatic operation, and re-
quires very little maintenance.
Only periodic cleaning of the plate
packs is required for normal oper-
ation. The unit also eliminates the
need for any holding tanks, and
the need for waiting in line for dis-
charge to an on-shore facility.
For additional information and
a free copy of the brochure,
Circle 49 on Reader Service Card
RCA Corporation Awarded
$11.4-Million Contract
RCA Corporation, Government
Communications Systems, Cam-
den, N.J., is being awarded an
$11,451,500 firm-fixed-price con-
tract plus an option for three ship-
sets of the Integrated Voice Com-
munications (IVC) system for FY-
83 CG-47 class ships with associ-
ated data, repair parts, installa-
tion, checkout spares, engineering
services and test equipment. The
Naval Sea Systems Command,
Washington, D.C. is the contract-
ing activity.
Aqua-Dyne Offers Brochure
On Jet-Blasting Equipment
Aqua-Dyne Corporation of
Houston, Texas, has published a
12-page color brochure on their
high-pressure jet-blasting equip-
ment used as an industrial surface
cleaning tool. Handsomely wrapped
in a panoramic view of the Grand
Canyon with the caption "Nature
took millions of years to cut and
wash the earth with water," the
cover serves as a picturesque
premise on which the brochure
draws a point: utilizing the per-
formance characteristics of water
at ultra-high pressure, Aqua-Dyne-
manufactured jet-blasting equip-
ment works economically using
fresh or salt water to cut and wash
away, in seconds, most natural
and man-made materials.
Surfaces and materials that can
be cut and washed with Aqua-
Dyne jet-blasting equipment are
listed, such as tubes, pipes, plain
surfaces, tanks, etc., and there are
photos of the equipment actually
being used, as well as various Jet-
Blaster models of Aqua-Dyne-
manufactured systems shown in
color with specification data given
for each. Aqua-Dyne pumps are
also discussed with cutaway draw-
ing and photo, and there are some
18 Aqua-Dyne accessories illus-
trated with color photos along with
a description of each.
For more information and a free
copy of the brochure,
Circle 51 on Reader Service Card
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