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Enhanced telex services have been added as well, including telex transmission to fax or E-mail and multiple address transmission from one telex. Early next year, IDB-A's network partner OTC-Australia will modify their coast station in Perth to accept IDB's Inmarsat ID num- ber. A number of companies have en- tered ventures with IDB-A: World Communications Systems is supplying IDB-A with a satellite communications integrator. The WCS 2XA-6 will allow a wide vari- ety of two-wire devices to interface with all two-wire and many four- wire satcom terminals. New Orleans Teleport is acting as IDB-A's Gulf Coast agent for the transport sector, offering easy-ac- cess shore-to-ship services for IDB- A customers. Cruisephone is teaming with IDB- A to offer an integrated cellular/ satellite communications service to the Caribbean cruise industry. Star Clippers and Regency Cruise Lines have already signed on. Morsviazsputnik assists potential IDB-A customers by offering a "one- stop shopping" approach for Inmarsat A mobile terminals in re- mote areas of the USSR. IDB Aero-Nautical, headquar- tered in Rockville, Md., operates sales offices in Houston, New York and London. For free literature detailing the satellite communications services of IDB-A, Circle 54 on Reader Service Card Henschel Awarded Carrier Contract Henschel, Inc. has been awarded a contract for production of the cen- tral amplifier announcing system equipment for U.S. Navy's two new- est aircraft carriers, USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) and USS United States (CVN-75). The systems will provide voice and emergency alarm signal com- munications to the aircraft carrier crew's living quarters, hanger bays, machinery and engineering spaces, as well as the flight decks and deck walkways. Delivery of the new equipment is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 1992. Henschel is a member of the SPD Technologies family of companies, and a premier manufacturer of ship control and interior communications systems. For further information and free literature, Circle 91 on Reader Service Card Wooster Products Offers Full Line Of Stair Treads For Passenger Vessels Wooster Products, Inc., Wooster, Ohio, which has supplied anti-slip October, 1991 29 safety stair and walkway products for over 70 years, offers its Stairmaster line of safety renova- tion stair treads for use in the ma- rine industry, as well as land-based applications. In the marine field, Wooster Prod- ucts has supplied a number of Navy and Coast Guard vessels and com- mercial boats, such as ferries, cruise vessels and casino boats, with Stairmaster safety renovation stair treads. One recent delivery was to the 387-foot riverboat casino Dubuque Casino Belle, built by Patti Shipyard for Robert's River Rides for operation out of Dubuque, Iowa. Other notable passenger vessel and riverboat casino deliveries include the President, Pride of Texas, Belle of St. Louis, Diamond Lady, Emer- ald Lady and Golden Lady. Each order is shipped from Wooster Products custom made and ready to install. The durable stair treads are made of marine grade extruded aluminum with abrasive filler and are available in many col- ors in order to match a wide variety of vessel interiors. The treads promote safety and, according to Wooster Products, are economical to install and offer years of wear. For free literature detailing the Stairmaster line of safety renova- tion stair treads, Circle 93 on Reader Service Card Controlair@ Twin Engine Control Valve works where others fail so your engine doesn't. T ough operating conditions demand a Rexroth pneumatic control valve, a rugged, heavy-duty unit built to last. The valve provides single-handle control for propulsion direction and engine speed for two engines. • Modern, low- profile design • Attractive, chrome-plated brass cover and handles • Enclosed cover for exposed sta- tion installations • Etched cover for handy position reference • May be used in conjunction with Rexroth Gearmaster® and Logicmaster® marine propulsion control systems • Optional speed pressure settings: 10 to 60 psi—standard governor 28 to 70 psi—E.M.D. governor While you'll remember us as Wabco Fluid Power, you can count on Rexroth Pneumatics to continue to provide a complete line of marine controls. For more information on Controlair, call or write: THE REXROTH CORPORATION Pneumatics Division 1953 Mercer Road, Lexington, KY 40511 Tel 606-254-8031 • FAX (606) 233-0958 A mannesmann technology company REXROTH WORLDWIDE PNEUMATICS Mastering the Technology See us at Fish Expo '91 & the Work Boat Show
