Maritime Reporter, March 1997

<BODY> <div> with airless spray equipment, rollers, brushes or dipping tech- niques. Isotrol's low surface ten- sion penetrates rust, bonding firm- ly to the substrate. Isoguard, the pigmented topcoat, is engineered to meld into Isotrol to form a single coat that will not peel or separate. Circle 60 on Reader Service Card E Paint Company, Inc. E Paint Company, Inc. offers No Foul ZDF Commercial Grade paint. This product is an EPA reg- istered bottom paint and is com- patible with aluminum. Circle 65 on Reader Service Card Sigma Coatings Sigma Coatings has provided Cyprus-based Metz Ship's fleet of 10 container vessels with all neces- sary paint and coatings require- ments, including sea stocks and systems for drydocking and main- tenance. Metz also anticipates using surface-tolerant Sigma Multimastic self-priming epoxy coatings system for cargo holds and general maintenance onboard Metz Italia. Sigma products used onboard the Metz fleet include: Sigmaplane TA; long-life antifoul- ing Sigmapilot; and coal tar epoxy Sigma TCN 300. Circle 61 on Reader Service Card Earl Industries Earl Industries' ultra-high pres- sure water jetting system removes tightly adhered coatings, paints and deposits from areas including underwater hulls, exterior top- sides and ballast tanks. This cleaning method reportedly removes soluble salts, minimizes waste, is dustless and allows other activities to continue while coat- ings removal is in progress. Surfaces are prepared to a finish which meets industry-wide sanita- tion criteria, including NACE, SSPC, SIS, the interim NACE/SSPC Joint Standard, U.S. Navy and International Paint standards. Earl Industries pro- vides on-site engineering and repair through its major business divisions worldwide. The company specializes in the removal, contain- ment, collection and application of a wide variety of marine and industrial coatings. Circle 62 on Reader Service Card March, 1997 Hempel Coatings Inc. Hempel Coatings Inc. special- izes in providing ballast tank coat- ings to the marine industry. The company has developed a new line of products designed for aging fleets, as well as newbuildings. Circle 67 on Reader Service Card Applied Surfaces, Inc. Applied Surfaces, Inc. provides a line of coatings products to the maritime industry specifically designed to be easy to use and environmentally friendly. Products include the Neutra-rust line of rust converters and barrier primers; Durabak, a skid-resis- tant, ADA compliant, one-part polyurethane with rubber coating; a crumb aggregate; IMCO sealers and hardeners; and chemical resis- tant, super-tough maintenance coatings. Circle 66 on Reader Service Card * 71 Do you really have a choice? Yes, Kamewa Group presents the world's most complete range of propulsion concepts and deck machinery. Kamewa PROPELLERS Kamewa WATER JETS Aquamaster AZIMUTH THRUSTERS Rauma WINCHES Kamewa SERVICE K AM E WFAGI-oup EXCELLENCE IN PROPULSION KAMEWA AB, P.O. Box 1010. S-681 29 Kristinehamn, Sweden Phone: +46 550 84000, Fax: +46 550 181 90 AQUAMASTER-RAUMA Ltd, P.O.Box 220, FIN 26101 Rauma, Finland Phone: + 358 2 83791 , Fax: + 358 2 8379 4804 ^^ Part of the Propulsion Technology Division of Vickers PLC Circle 208 on Reader Service Card </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>