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Trust AlcoTec for
top-quality aluminum
welding wire.
AlcoTec Wire Corporation – a subsidiary of ESAB
®
Welding and Cutting Products – is
the world’s largest producer of aluminum welding wire and the only single source
for all the aluminum alloys currently registered for aluminum welding applications.
Our state-of-the-art drawing and spooling equipment, combined with proprietary
processes, ensure the best dimensional, mechanical and metallurgical control in
the industry. The result is wire with precise diameter, cast, helix and sliding friction
controls for exceptional feedability and lot-to-lot consistency. For your next
aluminum welding job, ask for AlcoTec by name.
1.800.228.0750 www.alcotec.com
Environmentally friendly
packaging designed to
maximize product stability
and quality
AlumaPak 300-lb. drum and
50-lb. AlumaPak Mini provide
continuous twist-free wire for
ease of use and consistent
quality welds
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Product of choice for professional welders.
Great things happen when you put us to work.
MOORING WINCHES --
Our CONGRATULATIONS to Sause Brothers on
doubling this year's double-drum mooring winches
order, for the new oil barges Morro Bay and the
Monterey Bay. Rapp is honored to have also
received Sause' latest order for two towing and two
bow hawser winches.
TOWING WINCHES -- Recent orders in Estonia
and Poland are now followed by still another from
Western Towboat in the U.S. Two newer towing
winch clients have followed in Western's foot-
steps in the last year.
Towing, Mooring, Anchor,
Oceanographic and other Winches
Celebrating
Workboat in New Orleans
next December --
come and visit us at
booth number # 2537
Laser Alignment Tool
Ludeca Inc.'s Boralign laser alignment
tool is for the measurement of stern
tubes, strut bearings, engine and com-
pressor bores. Boralign measures
whether multiple bores are in line with
one another and
with the rotating
centerline of the
shaft. Universal
brackets fit bore
diameters from 5
to 30 in.
Hydraulic Magnetic Drill
CS Unitec's HB-4400- with a 1.5 hp
motor and oil flow of 6.5 gpm at 2,000
PSI- is made for drilling structural steel
and other metals. It performs in a wide
range of jobs including underwater
applications, as well as Class 1 haz-
ardous areas and underground mining.
The stainless
steel construc-
tion is designed
to resists corro-
sion and, at 48.5
lbs, can be used
for a variety of
drilling jobs.
With a cutter
stroke of 3.75
in., it drills holes
up to 2.0625 in. diameter and 3 in. deep
in steel. A 0.75 in. geared chuck con-
verts the HB-4400 into a standard drill
press with a stroke of 6.75 in. for solid
twist drills for up to ½ in. diameter in
steel.
Remove Weld Seam
Corrosion
The DynaRover from Dynabrade is
designed for the removal of weld seam
corrosion with-
out stooping.
Another feature
includes its butt
welds, angle
welds, and pene-
tration welds, which achieve an SSPC-
SP11 profile reading of greater than 1
mm in one pass.
Surgrip Valve Wheel
Wrenches
ITAN Surgrip
Valve Wheel
Wrenches provide
leverage on hand
operated valve
wheels. The special
head design of the
wrench allows for
reduced slippage
when working in
overhead or crowded positions. ITAN
Surgrip Valve Wheel wrenches are
available in six sizes to fit a variety of
valve wheels for different applications.
Carbide Cutters
Arcco Inc.
released the first
in a series of
carbide-coated
cutting tools
designed specif-
ically to for use
in the manufacture of fiberglass boats
and components.
The 4.5 in. 46grit Carbide Combo-
Wheel provides users with the ability to
remove stock with efficiency and
longevity, and also provides cutoff capa-
bility similar to using a Cutoff Wheel all
in one compact tool.
Maritime Tools
Additional information on the products profiled in the "Maritime Tools" section can be found at www.maritimeequipment.com.
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