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Scientific Management Associates Announces Acquisition By New Owners The Philadelphia area based firm of Scientific Management Associates, Inc. (SMA) was ac- quired recently by two Washing- ton, D.C., businessmen, George W. Glatis and Louis T. Donatelli, who plan to move the headquar- ters to the Washington metro- politan area. Mr. Glatis is the former chairman of the board of Wheeler Industries, Inc. Mr. Donatelli has an extensive back- ground in investment banking and real estate investment. SMA is a multibillion-dollar in- ternational engineering corpora- tion with offices in Washington, D.C., New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia, and a subsidiary in Aus- tralia. SMA was founded in 1964 to provide naval engineering, ma- rine system design and project support services to governments and industries throughout the free world. Under the new management, Mr. Glatis has assumed the posi- tion of president and chief exec- on * So^oS'-' J06 906 503 r26t> .36^ Ward „ Leonard 31 South Street Mt. Vernon, N Y. 10550 Phone (914) 664-1000 Telex 13-7427 TWX-710-562-0144 i-AfeO .ftec' ,cW c S0PPW SoPPw .163 .20^ Write 212 on Reader Service Card 3.5 LIDGERWOOD ESTABLISHED 1873 MANUFACTURING COMPANY 10)0 THIRD AVE.. NEW YORK. NY. 10021 (212) 421-7005 CARPULLERS BARGE MOVERS SPECIAL HOISTS STEERING GEARS WINDLASSES CAPSTANS WINCHES SUBSIDIARY & MANUFACTURING SUPERIOR-LIDGERWOOD-MUNDY CORPORATION 1101 JOHN AVE.. SUPERIOR, Wl. 54880 (715)394-4444 A new line of inwater cleaning semi-automatic equipment for ship hulls Phosmarine BRUSH KART is a hydraulically powered brushing unit, fitted with three rotary sucking brushes. Cleaning proceeds by 4 ft. (1.20m) wide stripes at an operating speed of 33.44 yds (30.40m) both on vertical walls and flat bottoms. VLCCs can be cleaned within five to six hours during unloading, but only one diver who steers the Kart, effortless and with sufficient visibility. The driving of the Kart requires only a few hours training of the operator, BRUSH KART is extremely robust and requires very limited maintenance. It ensures a high quality cleaning which spares the protective coatings. BRUSH KART is currently in use with the U.S. Navy and the NATO Navy Every 'PHOSMARIN' equipment is manufactured in France only 32 BRUSH-KART HULL CLEANING STATIONS KOREA CANADA SOUTH AFRICA SAUDI ARABIA FRANCE NORWAY GREECE HONG KONG BELGIUM GIBRALTAR SPAIN ITALY SINGAPORE PHILIPPINES USA NOVOROSSISK ODESSA SHARJAH DUBAI JAPAN CHILE CANARY ISLANDS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE APPLY TO: PH0CEENNE SOUS-MARINE SERVICE PHOSMARINE E0UIPEMENT 21. Bd DE PARIS 13002 MARSEILLE IFRANCEI TELEX 401826 PHOSMAR utive officer. Mr. Donatelli has been elected chairman of the board with additional responsi- bilities as vice president of cor- porate development. Other offi- cers appointed under the new corporate structure are former SMA executives and include: Thomas L. Bowe, senior vp/' international operations with re- sponsibility for corporate activ- ities in Australia; Richard C. Fay, vp/engineering; William S. Hare, vp/New Jersey operations; and Thomas J. Graham, vp/ Washington operations. Planning Systems Awarded $4.6-Million Engineering Support Contract Planning Systems Incorporated, McLean, Va., has been awarded a $4,680,057 cost-plus-fixed-fee, level-of-effort, indefinite quantity, delivery order type contract for engineering and scientific sup- port in the areas of ship acous- tics, acoustic intelligence, collec- tion systems, sonar calibration, sonar performance, sonar self- noise, tuba, computer-assisted post-processing, acoustical sig- nal processing and at-sea exper- imental design. David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research and Devel- opment Center, Bethesda, Md., is the contracting activity (N00167- 83-D-0031). Advanced Marine Appoints New Division Manager Karl H. Farber Advanced Marine Enterprises, Inc., a marine engineering and naval architectural firm head- quartered in Washington, D.C., recently announced the appoint- ment of Karl H. Farber to head its Systems Engineering Division. Mr. Farber, a retired naval of- ficer, brings to the company nearly 30 years of experience in the design, acquisition, and con- struction of naval and commer- cial ships. Advanced Marine's Washington Division, under the direction of John J. Nachtsheim, who recent- ly completed a two-year appoint- ment as president of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, welcomed Mr. Farber to their team of professionals. Mr. Farber previously served with Tracor, Inc., where he held a similar position. 66 Write 329 on Reader Service Card Write 299 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News