OR-15 Rust-Preventative
esists Water, Alkalis, Acids
POR-15, Inc., manufacturers of
ust-preventative coatings for in-
ustry, has announced a new for-
nula specially designed for appli-
ation directly onto rusted or sea-
loned metal surfaces. The mois-
ure-cured coating chemically bonds
,o metal, unlike other coatings that
ust stick to the surface. POR-15
iries to a rock-hard, nonporous fin-
ish that reportedly will not crack,
chip or peel. It is actually strength-
ened by continuous exposure to
moisture.
POR-15, Inc., states that its coat-
ing was made to fight the very na-
ture of rust. Metal rusts when it's
wet, so POR-15 keeps water off
metal. Water and moisture soften
and weaken other coatings, but they
make POR-15 stronger.
POR-15 was tested for 168 hours
at 97 degrees F in a condensing
humidity salt spray. At the end of
this period, coated steel was free of
rust or pitting. Acid and alkali
resistance tests performed found
panels coated were impervious to
gasoline, oil, chromic acid, hydro-
chloric acid, phosphoric acid, so-
dium hydroxide, caustic soda, 50
percent sulfuric acid, and 50 per-
cent hydrofluoric acid. Other tests
included applying over rusty steel
substrate as a finish coat, showing
essentially no undercutting at the
scribed area after 200 hours in a
weatherometer. When a 2mm thick-
ness was applied to a lightly rusted
steel and then exposed to a salt
spray for 1,000 hours, no undercut-
ting was observed in the scribed
area at the end of the test period.
For more information on POR-
15,
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Westinghouse's Series 100
Phone Combines Cellular
And Satellite Functions
Available in 1994, Westinghouse's
Series 1000 maritime phone is part
of a communications network that
links cellular phones to a satellite.
If you're within cellular range, your
calls go through your cellular sys-
tem. The second you fish outside
cellular range, the phone switches
to satellite, for up to 200 miles off
North American shores.
The Series 1000 is private, is re-
portedly unaffected by weather, and
allows the user to make and receive
December, 1993
direct dial calls. Fax, data trans-
mission and GPS options are also
available.
Westinghouse Electric Corp. re-
cently signed a contract with Optus
Mobile Pty. Ltd. of Sydney, Austra-
lia, to supply a minimum of 7,500
Series 1000 mobile telephones for
Optus's MobilesatR service, an ad-
vanced mobile telecommunications
service to begin in 1994 for all of
Australia and 124 miles offshore.
Using the Optus satellite, a cus-
tomer can call anywhere in the world
from anywhere in Australia.
Westinghouse has contracted to
provide similar mobile telephones
in the U.S. and Canada. Last June
the company signed contracts total-
ling $72 million with the American
Mobile Satellite Corporation of the
U.S., and TMI Communications of
Canada, to design and build com-
munications ground systems in both
countries that will provide mobile
satellite (MSAT) communications
coverage in North America.
Westinghouse will also supply sat-
ellite/cellular compatible MSAT tele-
phones.
For more information on
Westinghouse, Series 1000 maritime
phone,
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Adaptive Steering Control
Standard In Sperry's ADG
3000 Gyropilot
Sperry Marine has introduced its
new ADG 3000 Adaptive Digital
Gyropilot. According to Sperry Vice
President John V. DeMaso, the
new steering control system has full
configuration flexibility, compact
size and modular design to meet a
wide range of installation require-
ments. The unit includes automatic
track control, radius of turn control
and rate of turn control. A preset
and accept function for heading or-
der changes offers the user increased
control of autopilot steering in both
gyro and navigator-aided modes. A
full complement of accessories for
customizing the system to a vessel's
specific needs is available.
The ADG 3000 also includes au-
tomatic course order entry from
Sperry Marine's Voyage Manage-
ment System or other navigation
systems, and remote steering loca-
tions may be added to provide bridge
wing or alternate steering stations.
Sperry's proven adaptive steering
control feature is standard in the
ADG 3000. The new compact con-
trol panel for the ADG 3000 has
been ergonomically designed for sim-
plicity, clarity and ease of opera-
tion.
Sperry Marine, Inc., a leading
developer and manufacturer of ma-
rine electronic navigation and guid-
ance equipment, is headquartered
in Charlottesville, Va.
For more information on the ADG
3000 from Sperry,
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Scientific-Atlanta's Satellite
Systems Inmarsat-Approved
For Fax Services
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.'s
MariStar-MR and MariStar Multi-
M™ satellite communication sys-
tems have been approved by
Inmarsat to provide maritime fac-
simile services. The units, which
were introduced in August 1992,
remain the only maritime terminals
approved for use with the Inmarsat-
M digital satellite network.
The MariStar-M consists of a
lightweight above-deck antenna and
a VCR-sized, below-deck electronics
unit. The radome-protected antenna
is mounted on the outside of the
vessel and the indoor unit is easily
installed inside a cabinet or on a
shelf. The antenna weighs only 65
lbs. and is 24 inches in diameter.
Scientific-Atlanta also recently
introduced a portable briefcase-sized
satellite terminal for use on land.
The TerraStar™ is designed for pro-
fessionals who travel to areas where
telecommunications services are not
available.
Scientific-Atlanta designs, engi-
neers, manufactures, installs, tests
and maintains satellite communi-
cations and cable television systems,
and has provided 45,000 earth sta-
tion systems to more than 135 coun-
tries. Scientific-Atlanta's Network
Systems Group, Atlanta, of which
the Mobile Satellite Systems is a
part, recently became ISO 9001-cer-
tified.
For more information on Scien-
tific-Atlanta's products,
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Simplex-Turner Becomes
U.S. Rep For Klehma's Hatch
Cover Seal Products
Dusseldorf-based Klehma Rub-
ber Engineering have appointed
Simplex-Turner, Inc. of New York
as their U.S. Representative.
Klehma has pioneered and con-
tinues to develop its unique process
of hatch cover seal repair for vari-
ous vessels, including but not lim-
ited to bulkers and reefer vessels.
The Klehma process is also appli-
cable to Ro/Ro or door seals.
The Klehma process utilizes cold-
vulcanization of a complex rubber
compound which is unique to the
industry. Klehma claims that no
other product can rejuvenate seals
time and time again to the original
shore hardness and specifications.
Klehma's process is reportedly
acknowledged by major shipowners
to be a cost-effective remedy for
hatch cover seal wear. The Klehma
process meets the watertightness
requirements of most major class
societies and regulatory bodies.
For more information on
Klehma's hatch cover seal products,
Circle 101 on Reader Service Card
ABB Turbocharger
"FABDAB" Database
Reduces Downtime
ABB Turbocharger uses an in-
house database and registration
system of technical specifications
and modifications carried out by
authorized service centers during
the operating life of ABB turbocharg-
ers delivered — called "FABDAB"
— to provide better and faster ser-
vice for its customers requiring spare
parts and service.
All relevant data on VTR, VTC
and RR series turbochargers is now
computerized.
The data pertaining to the ship is
linked to the ship's name. With
that, ABB Turbocharger personnel
can access serial numbers and speci-
fications and identify the correct
spare parts for over 200,000 turbo-
chargers in service.
ABB Turbocharger Co. of North
Brunswick, N.J. is linked on line,
via the ATURB information system,
to the FABDAB network data bank
at ABB Turbo Systems' head office
in Baden, Switzerland. More than
30 service centers are expected to be
connected by the end of 1993.
For more information on ABB
Turbocharger products,
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Astilleros And Ficantieri
Extend Supply Pact With
Harding Safety
Two leading European shipbuild-
ers, Ficantieri group in Italy and
Astilleros Espanoles (AESA) in
Spain, have extended their joint
supply agreement with Harding
Safety, a world leader in safety equip-
ment.
The agreement is part of a com-
mitment which the two shipbuild-
ers have made to cooperate in the
purchasing of marine equipment. It
was reached under the Global Sourc-
ing Project implemented by AESA
and Ficantieri in order to classify a
limited and selected number of qual-
ity suppliers on a long-term basis.
The concept behind the Global Sourc-
ing Project is to establish a real
cooperation between Italian and
Spanish shipbuilders and well-
known European suppliers to get
the highest levels of competitive-
ness, to reduce costs, to increase
quality and to achieve conditions for
jointly developing engineering con-
cepts to reduce lead-time for deliv-
eries.
Harding Safety of Norway is a
leading designer and manufacturer
of survival craft, cruisetenders, free-
fall survival craft, rescue craft, dav-
its and launching systems, all ap-
proved by leading classification so-
cieties worldwide.
For more information on Harding
Safety,
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