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MSRC'S SPILL RESPONSE FLEET TO BE FITTED WITH ACS SEPARATORS—The first two of 32 oil/water separators supplied by ACS Industries, of Houston, Texas, to the Washington, D.C.-based Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) were accepted after a thorough sea trial. Each of the 16 MSRC oil spill response vessels will be equipped with two ACS separators ca- pable of processing up to 1,050 gpm of oily water and discharging clean water containing less than five ppm of oil back into the sea. These systems were customed designed for this difficult and environmentally critical application. For free in- formation about ACS Industries' separators, Circle 128 on Reader Service Card Mathers Controls/MMC Heads North To New Facilities In Washington State After nearly 30 years at their Seattle, Wash., location, Mathers Controls, Inc. and its sister company MMC, Inc., manufacturers of marine propulsion control systems, have moved to Burlington, Wash., 60 miles to the north. The new address is 675 Pease Road, Burlington, Wash. 98233. New phone numbers are: Mathers Controls, (206) 757-6265; MMC, (206) 757-1100; and Mathers or MMC fax, (206) 757-2500. The new plant is a two-story, 16,000 square- foot building, with about 6,000 square feet de- voted to office space and the rest to manufactur- ing, storage and R&D. Mathers Controls designs, manufactures and markets control systems and propeller shaft brakes for large commercial applications. Mathers' control systems can be found aboard Washington State ferries, large tugboats, fishing vessels and other commercial vessels. MMC, a Mathers Controls affiliate, serves the pleasure boat and commercial fishing and workboat markets with MicroCommander elec- tronic engine and gear controls. For information on Mathers Controls/MMC, Circle 11 on Reader Service Card CODAG Announces Appointment Of Distributors For Marine Turbines CODAG Marine Turbines, Inc., of Newport, R.I., has announced the appointment of regional distributors in the southeast and northwest U.S. CODAG Marine Turbines is the North and South American distributor of turbine engines for CODAG SMT Ltd., of Bath, England. CODAG SMT is one of the world's only manufacturers of new production marine turbine assemblies in- cluding, as standard equipment, integral reduc- tion gearboxes, computer controls and full instru- mentation, complete, as a package. Typically, a marine turbine weighs only 10 percent of its diesel equivalent. This weight saving leads to lighter structures and smaller engine compartments. These engines offer greater reliability, lower servicing costs (using virtually no lube oil and no oil changes), and elimination of hull-transmitted noise and vibration. All engines are dynamometer tested before shipping and carry a manufacturer's warranty. The CODAG range includes engines of 750, 1,500, 2,400 and 4,800 horsepower. Production will begin on a 25-kW turbine-powered generator which will weigh less than 100 pounds. All CODAG turbines operate on marine diesel fuel. Engine room design, technical support and en- gine installation is available. For more information on CODAG products, Circle 12 on Reader Service Card Norwegian Telecom Offers Automatic High-Speed Data, Video One of the world's first services for automatic setup of calls and high-speed data transfer from mobile units is now being launched by Norwegian Telecom International. Press and television com- panies, ships and oil rigs in most parts of the world can send large data files and pictures direct at a rate of about eight times faster than was before possible, 24 hours a day. Norwegian Telecom has operated a service enabling 18,000 ships, oil rigs and other mobile users to receive voice, data, telex and fax mes- sages, as well as video via Inmarsat. For the shipping and offshore oil industries, the service now opens new opportunities, such as onshore video monitoring of unmanned engine rooms and shore support for non-routine mainte- nance and repairs, medical advice, cargo plan- ning, navigation, etc. The time charges are only double those of ordinary modem communication. The eight-fold speed-up of the transfer rate thus means that time costs are cut by up to 75 percent. A fax sheet goes through in a few seconds. The potential of secondary cost savings is, however, reported to be even more substantial. Such savings include automation enabled by more remote surveillance of unmanned activities and problem solving by communication, which in most cases will be much faster and cheaper than per- sonal onboard visits by experts. For complete information on the new system from Norwegian Telecom, Circle 13 on Reader Service Card New LMX Laser Series From Tanaka Helps Cut Shipbuilding Costs Shipbuilding, as well as other heavy construc- tion projects, requires heavy-duty parts cut from thick steel. Until now, these parts have been cut with plasma arc and oxyfuel machines. Tanaka, a leading manufacturer of both types of ma- chines, has now developed advanced laser tech- nology that can cut mild steel plate up to one inch thick. Their new LMX laser series is reported to be faster, more accurate, cleaner and more effi- cient than plasma or oxyfuel cutting. Cutting speed and accuracy have been en- hanced by mounting the laser resonator together with the cutting head on a gantry which travels the length of the bed. Able to accommodate sheets 20 feet wide with unlimited length, the LMX is considered to be a mammoth machine compared to sheet metal lasers, yet its travelling speed is said to rival the fastest of the smaller machines. Tanaka reports that cuts also have far less dross, so finishing processes are often eliminated. The narrow kerf allows tighter nesting of parts for greater yield per sheet. Tanaka's LMX lasers are marketed in the U.S. and Canada by Mazak Nissho Iwai. For further information on the new LMX laser from Tanaka, Circle 266 on Reader Service Card "IS" MiZT^ana 'weta/working rt A The 1993 AWS International Welding Exposition rounds 14) the latest welding technology at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, April 27-29. For three days, over 500 exhibitors occupying more than 150,000 square feet will display today's leading-edge processes, procedures and everything from fume extractors, to robots, to computer software. More than 20,000 attendees will blaze a trail to the Expo for new insights to operating efficiency and welding science through the many technical sessions and educational symposiums. Network with the entire spectrum of the industry at welding's premier event of the year. For Complete Details Write Today or for Immediate Action, Call TWI-Free f SIB; 800443 9353 (Continental United States only) mm 550 N.W. lejeune Road P.O. Box 351040 j^JRI. Miami, Florida 33135 | 305 443-9353; Telefax 305 443-7559 X; Telex AMWELD SOC 51-9245 ••M mm Circle 201 on Reader Service Card February, 1993 11
