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GERMAN MARINE INDUSTRY IN THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET ANSCHUETZ Circle 61 on Reader Service Card Anschuetz & Co. GmbH of Kiel- Wik, West Germany, designs and manufactures a comprehensive line of navigation products, including gyrocompasses, autopilots, and steering controls that have been in- stalled on more than 9,000 ships ranging from 500,000-dwt ULCCs to 42-foot motor yachts. Recently appointed exclusive U.S. distributor for the complete Anschuetz product line is Radio- Holland USA, headquartered in Houston with branch offices in New York, New Orleans, Mobile, Long Beach, and Corpus Christi. Radio-Holland USA, B.V. offices are in the following locations: New York—90 Route 22, Springfield, N.J. 07081, (201) 379-2660, telex 132034; Houston—6033 South Loop East, Houston, Texas 77033, (713) 649-1048, telex 795428; Long Beach—1965 Spring Street, Long Beach, Calif. 90806, (213) 595-0039, telex 181584; New Orleans—5515 Pepsi Street, Suite C, Harahan, La. 70123, (504) 773-4024, telex 784433; Mobile—701A South Conception, Mobile, Ala. 36603, (205) 432-3109, telex 782737; and Corpus Chris- ti—3206 Reid Drive No. 12A, Cor- pus Christi, Texas 78404, (512) 851- 9390. BLOHM + VOSS Circle 62 on Reader Service Card Blohm +Voss AG of Hamburg, an integrated engineering and con- struction group, specializes in the design, building, repair, and conver- sion of mobile and stationary off- shore units for exploration and pro- duction, offshore service and con- struction vessels, topside facilities modules, cargo vessels, special- purpose ships, and floating dry- docks. B + V's U.S. operation, Blohm + Voss Company, Inc., is lo- cated in Springfield, N.J. The Cana- dian representative is COM Con- tractors & Engineers Inc. in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The B + V product line includes the well-known Stuelckenmast® car- go gear systems, Accommodation System M1000®, tools for oil/gas ex- ploration, and plant and compo- nents for energy systems. The com- pany also offers project manage- ment, engineering services, consul- tancy, and system technology for shipyards and industrial plants. DEUTZ MWM Circle 63 on Reader Service Card Following the acquisition of the majority of the shares of Motoren- 60 Werke Mannehim AG by Klockner- Humboldt-Deutz AG of Cologne, the engine sales programs for both companies have been coordinated. For marine applications, the new company offers a broad range of medium-speed and high-speed water-cooled engines with outputs of up to 9,722 bhp. New engines in the program are those of Series 234 and Series 604 B. This merger brings together two of the world's major engine manu- facturers, with a combined reputa- tion for quality, durability, and ser- vice excellence, serving both North America and the world market. The North American headquarters of the new company is in Montreal, with a division based in Atlanta, Ga. The Deutz MWM 234 Series rep- resents the state of the art in mod- ern high-power, high-speed diesel engine design in the range of about 135 to 1,210 bhp output. Decisive advances have been made with this development in terms of space/ weight ratio, power/weight ratio, fuel consumption, and durability. This series of water-cooled V-type engines with six to 16 cylinders is available in turbocharged versions with charge air cooling and, if re- quired, naturally aspirated. The compact design is said to be a great advantage for the naval architect, allowing greater flexibility and ease of servicing to be achieved with less effort. The power per volume is 552 kw/cubic meter, and the weight to power ratio is 2.1 kg per kw. These advantages make the 234 Series a good choice for several marine ap- plications. The 604 B engine family, pre- sented for the first time in the spring of 1985, was derived from the 603/604 family. Without changing the outer dimensions, the stroke and bore could be enlarged from 185 to 195 mm and 160 to 170 mm, respectively. This permitted, in combination with a small increase in the mean effective pressure, a 30- percent uprating to a mep of now approximately 18 bar. The maxi- mum power per cylinder was set to 161 bhp at a speed of 1,800 rpm. For main propulsion and auxiliary drive, the engine range includes a 6-cylin- der in-line unit and models in 90- degree Vee configuration available as 8-, 12-, and 16-cylinder units that are rated for a maximum power of 2,575 bhp. The Vee engines have, in the Vee space, exhaust manifolds with insu- lated sheetmetal covering. Charge air manifolds within the engine out- lines, which require no insulation, permit a comparatively narrow con- struction. The power per unit vol- ume of about 220 kw/cubic meter is correspondingly high. In the spring this year Deutz MWM filed an application with Germanischer Lloyd and other lead- ing classifications societies for ap- proval of the TBD 604 B engine family. The firing pressures ap- proved by the societies are well above the maximum levels experi- enced in field operation. Accord- ingly, the moving parts of the en- gines exhibit an adequate safety re- serve as well as development poten- tial. GRANGES Circle 64 on Reader Service Card Granges Repair Service in Ham- burg has more than 40 years of experience in crankshaft grinding in its modern workshop and on-site repairs aboard ship, grinding crank- shaft pins and main and thrust bearings of diesel engines without dismantlement of the shaft. The company is a specialist for worn or heavily cracked pistons (aluminum and steel), cylinder cov- ers, valves, guaranteed crack weld- ing, etc. It offers flame-hardened or chrome-plated ring grooves. Granges provides worldwide ser- vice, with all precision grinding, boring, and milling machines packed in air baggage. JASTRAM Circle 65 on Reader Service Card The Research, Development and Engineering Department of Jas- tram-Werke GmbH KG in Ham- burg offers a free full-color litera- ture package on its facilities and capabilities, and on the services the company provides for a wide range of activities relating to oil recovery and wastewater purification. This includes recovery of oil from acci- dental spills, harbor cleaning, skim- ming oil off water surfaces, and sep- aration technology. Color photographs illustrate ac- tivities in connection with oil recov- ery fields, as well as various prod- ucts designed and developed by Jas- tram. One photo shows the turning circle of a highly maneuverable ship fitted with a Jastram T-rudder, which can turn around at full speed in a circle of less than two ship lengths. The literature package also con- tains some 12 leaflets that discuss and thoroughly explain, with many illustrations, the Jastram oil recov- ery and separation process. Michigan Wheel Company of Grand Rapids, Mich., markets the Michigan-Jastram transverse thruster to the North American market. KRUPP ATLAS Circle 66 on Reader Service Card A 12-inch AC/TM rasterscan ra- dar designed for either stand-alone or integrated installation aboard all types of small commercial, naval, and fishing vessels, the Atlas 5600 was introduced recently by Krupp Atlas Elektronik (KAE) of Bremen. The German company's U.S. opera- tions are based in Rahway, N.J. Combining continuous radar presentation and dedicated data display functions on a single 44-cm, high-resolution screen, the 5600 sys- tem offers one or more viewers unin- terrupted true daylight viewing of a quality said to be superior to a con- ventional TV picture. The system incorporates a new centered TM display mode that eliminates the disadvantages of true motion presentation by maintaining own ship's position fixed on PPI while indicating moving targets with their true tails. Other main functions include manual acquisition of up to 10 tar- gets, and semiautomatic plotting with target data readout, including CPA and TCPA. An EMB-posi- tioned navigation line and a trail maneuver facility for rapid predic- tion and assessment of surrounding traffic conditions are among other features, which also include compre- hensive self-check procedures in ad- dition to flexible interfacing ar- rangements for other navigational sensors and processing systems. The development of the 12-inch 5600 follows closely on the introduc- tion of the Atlas 7600/8600 series of rasterscan radars, which are said to be the first of their type to offer con- tinuous true daylight viewing on a 16-inch screen under all ambient conditions. Comprising RM, TM, and two ARPA models, all are de- signed to meet or exceed IMO and USCG specifications, and are FFF type-approved. The 7600 RM and TM systems both allow manual acquisition of up to 10 targets, as well as semiauto- matic plotting with target data readout, including CPA and TCPA. The 7600 ARPA also provides full automatic tracking functions. The 8600 ARPA permits manual acquisition of up to 20 targets with automatic tracking and target data readout, including CPA and TCPA. The system also features automatic acquisition and tracking of up to 40 targets with guard zones and limita- tion lines. Other developments from KAE include the NACOS 20 series of integrated bridge control systems designed for one-man operation and precise navigation at reduced cost. Typically comprising two rasterscan radars, a doppler log, echo sounder, and an adaptive radar-controlled autopilot, the central control con- sole also incorporates a full-color navigation information display, to- Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
