ring winches and anchor wind-
es to Avondale Shipyards for
cebreaker. In addition, AAJInc
arnishing anchor windlasses to
linger Shipyards for crane
•ges being built for the U.S.
my. The company has also
veloped an emergency towing
stem for tankers designed to
jet IMO and OPA 90 regulations,
well as ABS type approval.
CW Marine, Inc.
TCW offers HIAB sea cranes
icluding seven different models.
Tie company specializes in han-
lling equipment which features
\BS, DNV and U.S. Coast Guard
approvals. TCW has offices in
Newport Beach, Calif., Fort
Lauderdale, Fla., and will soon
open a location in Philadelphia,
Pa.
Alimak Elevator Co.
Alimak provides elevators for
container cranes, offshore rigs,
shipping vessels and drydocks.
These elevators feature rack and
pinion drives, galvanized compo-
nents and safety devices.
Alimak now offers a new SE
Series, the first unit of which has
reportedly been installed on a con-
tainer crane in Singapore.
Allied Systems Co.
Allied Systems, manufacturer of
specialized cranes and winches,
recently supplied RIB davits for
use on U.S. Army LSV-4 William B.
Bunker and on the Navy's LPD-12
Shreveport. These davits are
equipped with Allied's CT-5 con-
stant tension winch. Allied is also
under contract to supply slewing
arm davits for the Navy's LHD-7
and USS Enterprise, as the compa-
ny continues to supply davits for
U.S. Coast Guard coastal buoy ten-
ders and buoy cranes for the seago-
ing buoy tenders currently under
construction at Marinette Marine
Corp.
Fascan International, Inc.
Fascan International, Inc. has
introduced the FM line of Fassi
marine cranes, specifically built for
the marine industry and designed
to operate in salt water environ-
ments.
Inner and outer ram rods on the
FM marine cranes have been spe-
August, 1997
cially treated with hardened chem-
ical nickeling to a thickness of 50
microns, and chromium plating to
a thickness of 100 microns.
The cranes are painted with
epoxy bicomponent primer to a
thickness of 40/50 microns, with
two finishing coats of bicomponent
polyurethane enamel to a thick-
ness of 60/80 microns. The
hydraulic system is equipped with
standard double-acting rams with
piloted check valves and a load-
limiting device.
The cranes also feature a double-
piloted check valve with a flow reg-
ulator and end-stroke antishock
system.
Accessories of the FM marine
cranes include: dual motor reduc-
ers on models with slew ring and
bearing continuous rotation; fold-
able hydraulic extensions and tele-
scope manual extensions;
hydraulic winches fitted to crane
boom; and electro-hydraulic power
packs with a variety of design spec-
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