Maritime Reporter, February 1989

<BODY> <div> SPD Technologies Marks First Full Year And 100th Anniversary In Ceremonies SPD Technologies recently marked its first full year as an inde- pendent operating company and also commemorated the 100th anni- versary of its predecessor company and the birth of its principal prod- uct, the circuit breaker. Ceremonies marking the first and 100th anniver- saries were held at the company's headquarters in Philadelphia. A bound book, tracing the 100- year evolution of the company, will be given to all employees to comme- morate the occasion. The company now called SPD Technologies was originally founded in Philadelphia in 1888 as Cutter Electrical Manufacturing Co. Soon thereafter, founder Henry Cutter and associates developed an im- proved circuit breaker on what was called the "inverse time element" principle. The inverse time element (ITE) principle was to set the standard in circuit breaker design, and lead to the renaming of Cutter as I-T-E Cir- cuit Breaker Co. I-T-E later merged with Imperial Eastman and became I-T-E Imperial, then was acquired by Gould Inc., and finally became SPD Technologies when Gould spun it off to its management group in 1987. The company is the nation's larg- est producer of military circuit breakers, and a prominent supplier of other electronic controls for elec- trical systems protection in the U.S. and abroad. For more information and free lit- erature from SPD Technologies, Circle 75 on Reader Service Card Announcing: 419 Ton Lift with TWIN-PATH EXTRA! TWIN-PATH* EXTRA Lifting Slings .. Photos courtesy of Detroit Wire Rope Splicing These TWIN-PATH® EXTRA Slings are truly amazing and they have one element in common. An incredible material that provides lightweight strength and long term performance. That material is KEVLAR*from DuPont. Southern Industrial uses SLINGMAX® technology to save time and money on a rigging contract. The three TWIN-PATH® EXTRA Slings were sold by Detroit Wire Rope Splicing to lift this 400 ton ship. Each TWIN-PATH® EXTRA Sling was 72' long and weighed 250 lbs. An equal wire rope sling would weigh 1400 lbs. When your rigging job calls for the strongest and lightest sling in the world, call your local SLINGMAX® dealer and find out what lightning service is all about. Put the strength of KEVLARf the strength of DuPONT, and the strength of your SLINGMAX® dealer to work for you. TWIN-PATH® EXTRA plus early warning and back-up protection. We don't recommend the abuse shown in this picture but if this dam- age happened to TWIN-PATH® EXTRA Lifting Slings, chances are good that you could still maintain control of the load. DOUBLE-LAYERED, COLORED COVERS MAKE tHEM EASY tO INSPECT When the orange outer cover is cut, the red inner layer shows through. This tells the inspector to remove the sling from service. MADE OF DUPONT Free! A valuable, pocket-size Rigger's Handbook you can use time and again right on site, containing important conversion tables and much more. Send tor your FREE copy today! Name Company Address _ City State Licensed fabricators make SLINGMAX/* RIGGING PRODUCTS to your exact specifications. You'll always get exactly what you want anytime, anywhere. Contact the one near you! ALBANY, NY (51 8) 465-3461 ATLANTA, GA (404) 351-2600 BOSTON, MA (617) 423-7390 BUFFALO, NY (716) 826-2636 CALGARY,ALBERTA (403) 236-1262 CHICAGO, IL (31 2) 799-591 5 CINCINNATI, OH (51 3) 891-9777 CLEVELAND, OH (21 6) 362-4600 DENVER, CO (303) 799-6271 DETROIT, Ml (313) 585-1 063 EDMONTON, ALBERTA (403) 465-1431 EVANSVILLE, IN (812) 424-4611 FLORIDA (305) 833-6474 FT. WAYNE, IN (21 9) 432-7520 FT. WORTH, TX (817) 589-2404 GREENSBORO, NC (919) 993-6034 HOUSTON, TX (713) 674-2266 INDIANAPOLIS, IN (317) 634-2545 KENTUCKY/TENNESSEE (51 3) 321-7094 LAS VEGAS, NV (702) 798-9473 LOS ANGELES, CA (714) 639-1 1 71 MILWAUKEE, Wl (414) 342-7475 NEW LONDON, CT (203) 442-5801 NORFOLK, VA (804) 855-7139 PHILADELPHIA, PA (21 5) 485-8500 PITTSBURGH, PA (412) 322-4300 SAN DIEGO, CA (61 9) 233-5625 SAN FRANCISCO, CA (41 5) 285-1 954 SEATTLE, WA (206) 623-7822 ST. LOUIS, MO (618) 462-0172 TORONTO, CANADA (416) 624-5131 UNION, NJ (201) 964-3690 WASHINGTON, DC (301) 350-1000 . Zip. SLINGMAX/' RIGGING PRODUCTS P.O. Box 2068 • Aston, PA, USA 19014 215-485-8500 • FAX 215-494-5835 If there is no dealer in your area ...Call (800) 874-3539 SLINGMAX/ RIGGING PRODUCTS Circle 165 on Reader Service Card 13 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>