Maritime Reporter, January 1991

<BODY> <div> New Exxon Plant Provides Customer-Specific Product Blends For Marine Industry Exxon Company, U.S.A. has com- pleted installation of a sophisticated computer control system at the company's new Port Allen Lubri- cants (PAL) Plant in Port Allen, La. The new plant is scheduled to go into full operation next month. When completed it will further en- hance Exxon's ability to provide unique products for application in the marine industry. Computerized operations at the new Exxon facility will provide products that are accurately blended to exact customer specifica- tion; and shipped on time. Employing the latest in sophisti- cated technology, the new comput- erized PAL Plant system will inte- grate all plant operations through a single data base. This integration will allow technicians to schedule, monitor and control blending, stor- age, inventory and delivery activi- ties with a higher degree of accuracy and flexibility than previously at- tainable. For further information and free literature from Exxon, Circle 34 on Reader Service Card MagneTek Names Huggett New RV And Marine Product Line Manager The Queen Wouldn't Be Where She Is Today Without It THE WORLD'SMOST FAMOUS CRUISE SHIP DEPENDS ON THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS COUPLING. THE RATO. The Queen Elizabeth 2 sot where she is (and gets where she's going) with RATO couplings - designed for quiet, depend- able, low-maintenance operation. Four basic series offer three standard torsional stiffness ratings at each size, covering a wide range of horsepower require- ments. Whether it's a work boat or pleasure craft, tug boat or freighter - or even the world's most famous if^ti^ cruise ship - you get where you're going with a RATO coupling. Call American VULKAN today for more information. After all, you don't have to be the Queen to appreciate good performance. American VULKAN Corporation P.O. Drawer 673 • 2S2S Dundee Road • Winter Haven, Florida 33882-0673 • Telephone: 813-324-2424 Circle 205 on Reader Service Card Mark Huggett Mark Huggett has been named RV and marine product line man- ager for MagneTek, Kokomo Divi- sion. Mr. Huggett oversees the manu- facturing procedures and heads new product development. He is respon- sible for all domestic marketing pro- grams including advertising, trade shows, public relations, publications and sales representative training. MagneTek is the leading supplier of power conversion units for the RV industry, serving the U.S. and Canada. For more information and free lit- erature on MagneTek, Circle 19 on Reader Service Card 1991 Ship Production Symposium Issues Call For Papers A call for papers has been issued for the Ship Production Symposium to be held in San Diego, Calif., Sep- tember 4-6,1991. The event is spon- sored by The Society of Naval Ar- chitects and Marine Engineers and the Ship Production Committee, National Shipbuilding Research Program. The theme of the symposium is "Building the Ships and Boats of 2010: The Way Forward." Subjects to be considered include: Facilities/Environmental Effects; Outfitting and Production Aids; De- sign/Production Integration; Plan- ning/Control; Contracts and Pro- ducibility; Human Resource Inno- vations; Marine Industry Stand- ards; Supplier/Production Integra- tion; Welding; Industrial Engineer- ing & Automation; Education and Training; Surface Preparation and Coatings; Quality Control; Accuracy Control & Measurement; Advanced Materials; and Lessons Learned From Other Industries. Those interested in preparing a paper for the conference should send a one-page abstract by January 15, 1991, to: Jay Carson, Cochair- man, Technical Program Commit- tee, 1991 Ship Production Sympo- sium, c/o Engineering Department, M/S 05, NASSCO, P.O. Box 85278, San Diego, Calif. 92186-5278, fax 619 544-3543. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by February 1, 1991. First draft manuscripts are required by April 15, 1991. Maritime Reporter/Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>